german names.meanings and their origins
| N A M E | O R I G I N | M E A N I N G | M / F |
| Edwin | German | prosperous friend, heir's axe | Boy |
| Edwina | German | prosperous friend, heir's axe | Girl |
| Egbert | German | sword, famous, shiny | Boy |
| Egmont | German | weapon, defender | Boy |
| Ehren | German | Honorable | Boy |
| Eldwin | Old German | old friend | Boy |
| Elisabeth | Hebrew/Germanic | God's oath | Girl |
| Elise | German | Consecrated to God | Girl |
| Elke | German | Noble, Kind | Girl |
| Ella | Old English/Old German | beautiful fairy woman, all | Girl |
| Ellard | German | Nobly Brave | Boy |
| Ellery | German/Latin | one who lives near the elder tree, cheerful | Boy |
| Elsie | German | Consecrated to God | Girl |
| Emera | German | Industrious Leader | Girl |
| Emery | German | ruler of work, powerful home | Boy |
| Emil | Old German | industrious, to emulate | Boy |
| Emily | Old German/Latin | industrious, eager | Girl |
| Emma | Old German | universal, all-embracing | Girl |
| Emmet | German | Strong Worker | Boy |
| Emory | German | Leader | Boy |
| Erika | Old Norse, Old English, Old German | ever-powerful | Girl |
| Erna | German | Earnest | Girl |
| Ernest | Old German | earnest, vigorous | Boy |
| Ernestine | Old German | earnest, vigorous | Girl |
| Ernie | German | From the name ERNEST | Boy |
| Erno | German | Form of ERNEST | Boy |
| Evert | Germany | hard brave hardy | Boy |
| Faiga | Germanic | a bird | Girl |
| Farica | German | Chief of Peace | Girl |
| Ferdinand | Old German | courageous traveler | Boy |
