Names I Would Actually Use

• Eleanor, Eleonora: from the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor. Means 'compassion, light'.
• Elizabeth: from Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath' or perhaps 'my God is abundance'.
• Eowyn: means 'horse joy' in Old English.
• Esther: possibly means 'star' in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar; meaning unknown. Ishtar was the Babylonian and Assyrian mother goddess who presided over love, war and fertility.
• Evelyn: from an English surname; derived from the given name Aveline, a diminutive of Avila which is derived from the Germanic element avi which is of unknown meaning, possibly 'desired'. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as mainly feminine.
• Everleigh: a surname name; derived from a place name meaning 'wild boar wood' in Old English.

Guilty Pleasure

• Eden: means 'place of pleasure' in Hebrew.
• Élodie: the French form of Alodia; possibly from a Visigothic name derived from the Germanic elements ala 'other, foreign' and od 'riches, wealth'.
• Eloise: from the Old French name Héloïse which is probably from the Germanic name Helewidis; composed of the elements heil 'hale, healthy' and wid 'wide'. It is sometimes associated with the Greek word helios 'sun' or the name Louise, though there is not likely an etymological connection.
• Elora: possibly related to the Hebrew Elior meaning 'God is my light' or a short form of Elnora, a contracted form of Eleanora. A place name; Elora is a community in Ontario, Canada named for a ship belonging to the founder's brother. The ship's name had been inspired by the Ellora Caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
• Emerisa: unknown meaning.
• Emerson: an English surname; means 'son of Emery', a Norman form of Emmerich; a Germanic name derived from ermen 'whole, universal', amal 'work, labour', or heim 'home'. The second element ric means 'power'. Because of Emmerich this name is a relative of Amalric and Henry.
• Emmanuelle: feminine form of Emmanuel which is from the Hebrew name Immanu'el meaning 'God is with us.
• Erica: feminine form of Eric; from the Old Norse name Eiríkr which is derived from the elements ei 'ever' and ríkr 'ruler'. It also coincides with the Latin word for 'heather'.
• Esmeralda: means 'emerald' in Spanish.