Dog Names That Start With E

A variation of the German Irma, Erma emerged in the 19th century in English-speaking countries where its similarity to timeless Emma might have helped it gain popularity. In fact, if you follow its Germanic roots, it relates back to irmin meaning "whole, great", the same as Emma does.

Eleven didn't feel more namelike than any other number...until the (female) "Stranger Things" character came along. Now it seems like a possibility - albeit a rare one - for both sexes. Other associations include the number of players in a football team, and Apollo 11, the spacecraft of the first moon landing.

English surname used as one of the middles for Boris Becker's son Amadeus.

A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.

An Edwardian coinage from the Welsh word for gold, plus the suffix -wen.

A rare yet familiar sounding Spanish compound name, blending Evaristo and Eduardo together. It also appears in the Oz novels by L. Frank Braum (the source of the musical Wicked).

Earlene is even more out of style than Earl. These are among the names that have not been revived ala the Hundred Year Rule.

Fur names. We don't think so.

The Icelandic transcription of Elin, closer in sound to Ellen.

Elf is an adorable nickname for the otherwise-clunky Elfrida or Elfrieda. Elf was used for the tragic sister in Miriam Toews' novel All My Puny Sorrows.