German Girl Names Starting With "E"
Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter E.
Edelgard
/EH-DEH-LGAH-RD/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Edeltraud
/EH-DEH-LTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: Noble strength
Origin: German
Edeltraut
/EH-DEH-LTRAH-OO-T/Meaning: Variant of Edeltraud
Origin: German
Edith
/EH-dit/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: Old English
Editha
/EH-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Edith.
Origin: Greek
Eleanor
/EH-LEH-AH-NOH-R/Meaning: The other Aenor
Origin: German
Elena
/EH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Eleonora
/EH-LEH-OH-NOH-RAH/Meaning: Form of Eleanor in several languages.
Origin: German
Eleonore
/EH-LEH-OH-NOH-REH/Meaning: German form of Eleanor.
Origin: German
Elfi
/EH-LFEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Elfriede.
Origin: German
Elfreda
/EH-LFREH-DAH/Meaning: Elf strength
Origin: German
Elfriede
/EH-LFREEDEH/Meaning: Elf strength, peaceful strength
Origin: German
Elisa
/EH-LEE-SAH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Elisabeth
/eh-LEE-zah-bet/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: Hebrew
Elisabetta
/EH-LEE-SAH-BEH-TTAH/Meaning: Italian form of Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Elise
/EH-LEE-SEH/Meaning: Short form of Elizabeth
Origin: German
Elke
/EL-keh/Meaning: Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.
Origin: Germanic
Ella
/EH-LLAH/Meaning: Beautiful, fairy, light
Origin: German
Ellen
/EH-LLEH-N/Meaning: Medieval English form of Helen.
Origin: German
Elli
/EH-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Elly
/EH-LLY/Meaning: Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1, Elizabeth and other names beginning with El.
Origin: German
Elma
/EH-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmine
Origin: German
Elsa
/EL-sah/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Elsbeth
/EH-LSBEH-T/Meaning: Contracted form of Elisabeth.
Origin: Greek
Else
/EH-LSEH/Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
Origin: German
Elvira
/EH-LFEE-RAH/Meaning: Happy
Origin: German
Emilia
/EH-MEE-LEE-AH/Meaning: Industrious, rival
Origin: Latin
Emilie
/EH-MEE-LEE/Meaning: German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Origin: German
Emily
/EH-MEE-LY/Meaning: English feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil) [1][2][3].
Origin: German
Emma
/EH-mah/Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: Germanic
- Emma Schweiger (Popular young German actress)
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Emmy
/EH-MMY/Meaning: Diminutive of Emma or Emily.
Origin: German
Eormenhild
/EH-OH-RMEH-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Erika
/EH-REE-KAH/Meaning: Eternal ruler
Origin: German
Ermendrud
/EH-RMEH-NDROO-D/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Ermengard
/EH-RMEH-NGAH-RD/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Ermentrude
/EH-RMEH-NTROO-DEH/Meaning: Variant of Ermendrud
Origin: German
Erna
/EH-RNAH/Meaning: Serious, earnest, eagle
Origin: German
Ernestine
/EH-RNEH-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Ernest.
Origin: German
Erzsebet
/EH-RTSSEH-BEH-T/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Esther
/EH-STEH-R/Meaning: Star
Origin: Greek
Eugenia
/OYGEH-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene).
Origin: Latin
Eugenie
/OYGEH-NEE/Meaning: German and English form of Eugénie, the French form of Eugenia.
Origin: German
Eva
/EH-fah/Meaning: Form of Eve used in various languages.
Origin: Hebrew
Eve
/EH-FEH/Meaning: To breathe
Origin: German
Evelin
/EH-FEH-LEE-N/Meaning: German, Estonian and Hungarian form of Evelina.
Origin: German
Evelina
/EH-FEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Variant of the
Origin: German
Evi
/EH-FEE/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Eva, meaning 'life' or 'living one'.
Origin: German