Christian Names Meanings for Baby Boys Starting with E

Ellias

Origin of the name Elias: A borrowing from the Greek, Elias is a cognate of the Hebrew Eliyahu, which is derived from 'ēlīyāhū (Jehovah is God). The name is a variant of Elijah, the name borne in the Bible by a prophet of Israel in the 9th century B.C.

Meaning: Jehovah is god

Ellick

English: habitational name from either of two places called Elwick, in North Yorkshire and Northumberland, named with the Old English personal name Ella (or in the case of the first, possibly an unattested Ægla) + Old English wic 'outlying (dairy) farm'.

Meaning: God is salvation

Ellijah

From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH", derived from the elements אֵל ('el) and יָה (yah), both referring to the Hebrew God. Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament.

Meaning: Jehovah is my god Origin: Hebrew

Elling

Norwegian name derived from the Old Norse Erlingr meaning "descendant of Jarl (chieftain)." Famous real-life people named Elling: | Edit. Kurt Elling, American jazz musician.

Ellington

English: habitational name from places in Cambridgeshire, Kent, Northumbria, and North Yorkshire; most are so named from Old English Ellingtun 'settlement (Old English tun) associated with Ella', a short form of the various compound names with a first element ælf 'elf', but the one in Kent has its first element from ...

Elliot

The name Elliot is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Elliot is: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God.

Meaning: Crime fighter Origin: Hebrew

Elliott

(EL-ee-ət)

The name Elliott is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Elliott is: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God.

Meaning: A form of elijah Origin: Hebrew

Elliotte

Elliotte is a feminine twist on the boy name staples Elliot and Elliott, as well as less frequently used Eliot and Eliott, a name of Greek and Hebrew origins (Marla is Jewish) meaning “the Lord is my God.”

Meaning: God Origin: French

Ellis

(EL-is)

'Ellis' is the Westernized version of the Hebrew name 'Elias' or 'Elijah'. ... In either Hebrew or the Afro-Semitic form, it translates as 'for life' or 'for God'. In Greek, it (Helios) would mean 'the light of God' (sun).

Meaning: A form of elias Origin: Hebrew

Elliston

Elliston Name Meaning. English: patronymic from Ellis. Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Elliston, near Bowden, in Roxburghshire.

Meaning: Son of elder Origin: English