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Dog names starting with E

Every name in our list that starts with E, for girls, boys and either, with the meaning of each. A name that starts with a hard sound carries further across a park than a soft one.

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Girl names (129)

Eala
Irish for swan · Irish
Earhart
Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator
Earline
Feminine of Earl, nobleman
Ebba
Swedish pet form of Eberhard, an old noble name · Swedish
Ebony
A dense black tropical wood
Echeveria
A rosette shaped succulent from Mexico · Latin · small dogs
Echinacea
The purple coneflower of the American prairies · Greek
Edelweiss
White alpine flower of the German mountains · German
Edie
Pet form of Edith, Old English for riches and war
Edith
Old English, prosperous in war
Edna
Hebrew name that peaked around 1900 · Hebrew
Edwina
Feminine of Edwin, rich friend
Effie
The escort in flamboyant wigs of The Hunger Games
Eggshell
A very pale creamy white
Egret
A slender white heron
Eiche
German for oak · German
Eilean
Scottish Gaelic for island · Scottish
Eilidh
Scottish Gaelic name taken as a form of Helen · Scottish
Eilis
Irish form of Elizabeth · Irish
Einav
Means grape in Hebrew · Hebrew
Eir
Norse goddess of healing and mercy · Norse
Eira
Welsh word for snow · Welsh
Eirini
Greek for peace · Greek
Eirlys
Welsh, snowdrop · Welsh
Eithne
Irish name meaning kernel · Irish
Elaichi
Cardamom, the perfumed pod used in chai and sweets · Hindi
Elaine
Old French form of Helen, a lady of the Arthurian legends · French
Elara
A moon of Jupiter, named for a lover of Zeus in myth · Greek
Elba
Tuscan island in the Mediterranean · Italian
Elderberry
The small dark berry of the elder tree · small dogs
Elderflower
The fragrant creamy flowers of the elder tree
Eleanor
Old French name long used across Britain · French
Electra
Determined heroine of Greek tragedy · Greek
Elena
Greek, a torch or bright light · Greek
Eleni
Greek form of Helen, meaning shining light · Greek
Elia
Greek for olive · Greek
Elinor
Sensible elder sister in Sense and Sensibility · English
Elisa
Spanish short form of Elisabet · Spanish
Eliska
Czech pet form of Elizabeth · Czech
Elissa
Another name for Dido, queen of Carthage · Phoenician
Eliza
Hebrew rooted name meaning God is my oath · Hebrew
Elizabeth
Hebrew Elisheba, my God is an oath · Hebrew
Elke
A German and Frisian given name · German
Ella
Germanic for all or other, a Norman favourite
Elle
French for she, also short for Eleanor or Gabrielle · French
Ellen
Medieval form of Helen, torch
Ellie
Short for Eleanor or Elizabeth
Elma
Means apple in Turkish · Turkish
Elmira
Arabic, from amira, princess · Arabic
Elnora
A form of Eleanor, light, popular in the American South
Elodie
French name meaning foreign riches · French
Eloise
French name meaning healthy and wide · French
Elora
An Ontario village beside a limestone gorge
Elowen
Cornish for elm tree · Cornish
Elpis
Greek personification of hope · Greek
Elsa
Short for Elisabeth in German and Scandinavian use
Elsie
Short for Elizabeth
Elspeth
Scottish form of Elizabeth · Scottish
Eltanin
The brightest star of Draco, Arabic for the great serpent · Arabic
Eluned
Welsh name from Arthurian legend · Welsh
Elvira
Spanish, of Visigothic origin, all true · Spanish
Embla
First woman in Norse myth, shaped from a tree · Norse
Emeline
Old French form of Emmeline, from Germanic amal, work · French
Emer
Wife of the hero Cu Chulainn in Irish legend · Irish
Emerald
The green variety of beryl
Emi
Blessed with beauty · Japanese · small dogs
Emilia
Spanish form of Emily, meaning eager · Spanish
Emily
From the Roman family name Aemilius, rival · Latin
Emma
The matchmaking heroine of Jane Austen
Emmy
Pet form of Emma or Emily, whole or rival
Empanada
Baked or fried pastry turnover from Latin America · Spanish
Empress
A woman who rules an empire, from the Latin imperatrix
Enchilada
Rolled tortilla baked under chilli sauce · Spanish
Enfys
Welsh word for rainbow · Welsh
Enid
Welsh, soul or life · Welsh
Enola
An American name of the 1800s, often read as alone backwards
Enora
Breton name from the word for honour, borne by the wife of Saint Efflamm · Breton
Ensaimada
A coiled sugar dusted pastry from Majorca · Spanish
Ensaymada
A soft coiled brioche topped with butter, sugar and cheese · Filipino
Enya
Irish name meaning kernel or little fire · Irish
Eorna
Scottish Gaelic for barley · Scottish
Eos
Greek goddess of the dawn · Greek
Epona
Celtic goddess who protected horses · Celtic
Eponine
The devoted, tragic girl of Les Miserables
Erica
The Latin name for heather, also a well loved given name · Latin
Erin
A poetic name for Ireland · Irish
Eris
Dwarf planet further out than Pluto
Eriu
The goddess who gave her name to Ireland · Irish
Erma
Germanic ermen, whole or universal
Ermine
A stoat in their snow white winter coat · small dogs
Erna
German name meaning earnest · German
Ernestine
Feminine of Ernest, serious
Esi
Akan day name for a girl born on Sunday · Akan
Esme
Old French name meaning esteemed or loved · French
Espasol
A soft Filipino rice flour roll dusted with toasted flour · Filipino
Espelette
A red chilli from the Basque village of Espelette · French
Esperance
A town in Western Australia with some of the whitest beaches in the world · French
Esperanza
Spanish for hope · Spanish
Espiga
Spanish for an ear of wheat · Spanish
Essie
Pet form of Esther, Persian for star · Persian
Estella
Cool beauty in Dickens's Great Expectations · Latin
Estelle
French name meaning star · French
Esther
Kind narrator of Dickens's Bleak House · Hebrew
Estrella
Spanish for star · Spanish
Estrellita
Spanish for little star · Spanish · small dogs
Ethel
Old English, noble
Etna
The great volcano of Sicily · big dogs
Etoile
French word for star · French
Etta
Short form of Henrietta, home ruler
Etude
A study piece written to build skill · French
Eudora
Greek, good gift, after the writer Eudora Welty · Greek
Eugenia
Greek, well born · Greek
Eugenie
Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III · French
Eula
Greek, well spoken, short for Eulalia · Greek
Eulalia
Greek, sweetly speaking · Greek
Eunbi
Silver rain · Korean
Eunice
Greek name meaning good victory · Greek
Eunji
Kindness and wisdom · Korean
Euphonia
A small finch of the Americas, Greek for sweet voiced · Greek · small dogs
Europa
Icy moon of Jupiter with an ocean beneath the crust · Greek
Eurydice
The wife Orpheus went to the underworld to find · Greek
Eva
Hebrew name meaning life · Hebrew
Evangeline
Greek, good news, from Longfellow's poem · Greek
Eve
From Hebrew Chawwah, linked to to breathe or to live · Hebrew
Evelyn
English name at its height in the 1920s · English
Evi
Greek pet form of Evangelia · Greek
Evie
Pet form of Eve or Evelyn, Hebrew for living · Hebrew
Ewe
A female sheep
Eyre
The surname of Charlotte Bronte governess heroine

Boy names (116)

Eachann
Old Gaelic name meaning brown horse · Scottish
Eagle
The great bird of prey of cliffs and crags · big dogs
Eamon
Irish form of Edmund · Irish
Ean
Irish for bird · Irish
Eanna
Irish name meaning bird like · Irish
Earl
An English rank of the nobility
Earl Grey
A black tea scented with bergamot
Earnslaw
A snowy peak above Lake Wakatipu
Earp
After Wyatt Earp, lawman at the OK Corral gunfight in 1881
Easton
English place name, east town
Ebbe
Scandinavian short form of Eberhard, meaning brave boar · Swedish
Ebenezer
Ebenezer Scrooge of A Christmas Carol, from Hebrew for stone of help · Hebrew
Ebisu
Japanese god of good fortune and fishermen · Japanese
Eccles
A flaky currant cake from Lancashire
Edam
A round Dutch cheese in red wax · Dutch
Eddie
Pet form of Edward, Old English for rich guardian
Eddy
A little whirl of water or air turning against the current
Edgar
Old English name meaning wealthy spear · English
Edison
English surname, son of Edward, after the inventor
Edmond
French form of Edmund, rich protector · French
Edmund
Old English name meaning prosperous protector · English
Edouard
French form of Edward, meaning rich guard · French
Edsel
Germanic, noble, a form of Etzel
Edward
Old English Eadweard, rich guardian
Eero
Finnish form of Eric · Finnish
Efe
Means a brave hero of the Aegean in Turkish · Turkish
Egmont
The old English name of Mount Taranaki
Egon
German name meaning edge of a sword · German
Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the Eiffel Tower · French
Eiger
The Bernese Alps peak with the famous north face · big dogs
Einar
Norse name meaning lone warrior · Norse
Eitan
Means strong or enduring in Hebrew · Hebrew
El Greco
The Greek born painter of Spain's golden age · Spanish
El Jefe
Spanish for the boss · Spanish
Eland
The biggest antelope in Africa · Afrikaans · big dogs
Elang
Means eagle in Malay and Indonesian · Malay
Elbert
Variant of Albert, noble and bright
Elbrus
The highest peak in Europe · Russian · big dogs
Eldur
Icelandic word for fire · Icelandic
Electron
The tiny charged particle that whizzes around an atom
Elgar
English composer of the Enigma Variations · English
Eli
Hebrew for ascension, the priest who raised Samuel · Hebrew
Elias
Hebrew name meaning the Lord is my God · Hebrew
Elijah
Hebrew for my God is Yahweh · Hebrew
Elio
Italian form of Helios, the sun · Italian
Elk
One of the largest deer · big dogs
Elkhound
After the Norwegian Elkhound, a hardy hunting dog
Ellington
Duke Ellington, the great jazz bandleader and composer
Elliot
Medieval diminutive of Elias, Hebrew for my God is Yahweh · Hebrew
Elm
A broad crowned shade tree · big dogs
Elmer
A firm favourite of the early 1900s · English
Elnath
The star at the tip of the bull's horn in Taurus · Arabic
Elon
Hebrew for oak tree · Hebrew
Elroy
A form of Leroy, the king · French
Elvis
From an Irish surname, carried by the singer Elvis Presley
Elwood
English place name, elder tree wood
Emanuel
Hebrew for God is with us · Hebrew
Emerson
English surname, son of Emery
Emil
German name meaning eager and industrious · German
Emilio
Italian name from the Roman family Aemilius · Italian
Emir
An Arabic title for a prince or commander · Arabic
Emlyn
Welsh region in Carmarthenshire · Welsh
Emmental
The Swiss cheese with big holes · German
Emmett
German rooted name meaning universal or whole · German
Emory
Germanic Emmerich, work and power
Emperor
The ruler of an empire · Latin · big dogs
Emrys
Welsh form of Ambrose, immortal · Welsh
Emu
Tall flightless bird on the coat of arms
Enceladus
Moon of Saturn that sprays water into space
Endal
Labrador assistance dog who could work a cash machine
Endymion
A handsome shepherd who sleeps forever under the moon · Greek
Enforcer
A tough player who protects teammates
Enif
The star on the nose of Pegasus · Arabic
Enki
Sumerian god of fresh water and clever ideas · Sumerian
Enkidu
Wild companion of Gilgamesh, raised among animals · Mesopotamian
Enlil
Sumerian god of wind and air · Sumerian
Enoch
Hebrew for dedicated, the father of Methuselah · Hebrew
Envoy
A messenger sent on a special mission
Enzo
Italian short form of Lorenzo or Vincenzo · Italian
Eoghan
Irish name meaning born of the yew tree · Irish
Eoin
Irish form of John · Irish
Epazote
A pungent Mexican herb cooked with beans · Mexican Spanish
Ephraim
Hebrew for fruitful · Hebrew
Ercole
Italian form of Hercules · Italian · big dogs
Erez
Means cedar tree in Hebrew · Hebrew · big dogs
Eridanus
The great river constellation · Greek
Erik
Norse, sole ruler · Norse
Ernest
Germanic, serious and earnest
Ernesto
Spanish and Italian form of Ernest, serious · Spanish
Ernie
Pet form of Ernest, Germanic for serious and resolute
Ernst
German for serious and earnest · German
Eros
Greek god of love · Greek
Erwan
Breton form of Yves · Breton
Eryr
Welsh for eagle · Welsh
Esau
Jacob's twin brother, traditionally said to mean hairy · Hebrew
Eshel
Means tamarisk tree in Hebrew · Hebrew
Espen
Norwegian name meaning bear of the gods · Norwegian
Espressino
A small espresso with cocoa and milk · Italian · small dogs
Espresso
Strong black coffee forced through grounds under pressure · small dogs
Esteban
Spanish form of Stephen · Spanish
Estragon
French for tarragon · French
Ethan
Hebrew for solid, enduring · Hebrew
Etienne
French form of Stephen · French
Euan
Scottish form of Eoghan, born of the yew · Scottish
Euclid
Ancient Greek mathematician who set out geometry · Greek
Eugene
Greek name meaning well born · Greek
Euler
Leonhard Euler, the great Swiss mathematician · German
Evander
From Greek for good man, an Arcadian hero who settled in Italy · Greek
Everest
The highest mountain above sea level · big dogs
Everett
English surname from Everard, brave as a boar
Excalibur
The legendary sword of King Arthur
Exmoor
The rolling moorland of Somerset and Devon, home of wild red deer
Eyal
Means might or strength in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ezekiel
Hebrew for God will strengthen · Hebrew
Ezio
Italian form of the Roman name Aetius · Italian
Ezra
Hebrew name meaning help · Hebrew

Names for either (47)

Earnshaw
Family name in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights · English
Easel
The wooden stand that holds an artist's canvas
Ebi
Means shrimp or prawn in Japanese, for a tiny dog · Japanese · small dogs
Echidna
The spiny egg laying anteater of Australia · Greek
Echo
The Greek nymph who could only repeat what she heard
Eclair
French choux pastry filled with cream, the name means flash · French
Eclipse
When one body passes in front of another and hides it
Ecru
The pale beige of unbleached linen · French
Edamame
Young soya beans steamed in the pod · Japanese
Edel
German, noble · German
Eden
Hebrew name meaning delight or paradise · Hebrew
Edfu
A town on the Nile with one of the best kept Egyptian temples · Ancient Egyptian
Eel
A long wriggly fish, for a dog who slips out of every collar
Eheu
Means wing in Hawaiian, for a light-footed dog · Hawaiian
Ehu
Hawaiian for a reddish brown tinge · Hawaiian
Eider
A sea duck famous for their soft down
Eight Ball
The black ball in pool, potted last to win
Eirian
Welsh name meaning bright and splendid · Welsh
Ekor
Means tail in Malay, for a dog with a waggy one · Malay
Eldorado
The legendary city of gold, Spanish for the golden one · Spanish
Electrum
A natural blend of gold and silver used for the first coins · Greek
Elephant
The biggest land animal, for a gentle giant of a dog · big dogs
Elf
Santa's little helper in the toy workshop · small dogs
Ellis
Welsh name meaning benevolent · Welsh
Elote
Grilled corn on the cob with toppings · Mexican Spanish
Ely
A tiny cathedral city in the Cambridgeshire fens
Emas
Means gold in Malay and Indonesian, for a golden dog · Malay
Ember
A glowing coal
Emery
German name meaning brave and powerful · German
Encore
French, again · French
Enoki
A slender white mushroom with tiny caps · Japanese · small dogs
Equinox
The day when light and dark are equal
Erne
An Irish river and lakes in County Fermanagh
Ertjie
Means little pea in Afrikaans, for a tiny dog · Afrikaans · small dogs
Eryri
The Welsh name for Snowdonia, the land of eagles · Welsh
Escargot
French word for snail · French · small dogs
Esquites
Corn kernels in a cup with lime and chilli · Mexican Spanish
Etching
A print made from a metal plate marked with acid
Etesian
The yearly summer winds of the Greek islands, from the Greek for annual · Greek
Eton Mess
Strawberries, cream and broken meringue, served at Eton College
Eucalyptus
The gum tree of Australia, from the Greek for well covered · Greek
Euphonium
A mellow tenor brass instrument, from the Greek for sweet sounding
Eureka
Greek for I have found it, shouted by Archimedes in his bath · Greek
Everglades
A vast Florida wetland of alligators and sawgrass
Evergreen
A tree that keeps its leaves all year round
Explorer
Someone who travels to unknown places to discover them
Ezhil
Means beauty in Tamil · Tamil

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