This list includes 70 Mythological girl names that start with E, from “Echo” to “Étaín”. Many names come from Greek, Celtic, and other global myths. They work well for parents, writers, and baby-name hunters.
Mythological girl names that start with E are female given names drawn from myths, legends, and sacred stories. Many belong to goddesses, heroines, or notable figures whose tales explain natural forces or moral lessons.
Below you’ll find the table with Name, Pronunciation, Origin, Meaning/Role, Variants & Usage, Sources.
Name: The listed name in standard spelling, so you can scan entries and find names that appeal to you quickly.
Pronunciation: A simple phonetic guide shows you how to pronounce each name, reducing uncertainty when you say or share it.
Origin: The culture or myth tradition listed tells you the name’s cultural roots and helps you judge its historical context.
Meaning/Role: A short definition or mythological role explains whether the name refers to a goddess, a nymph, or a legendary heroine.
Variants & Usage: Common variants and modern forms are listed so you can see spelling options and contemporary use.
Sources: Brief source notes show where the name appears in myth traditions, so you can explore the original stories.
Mythological girl names that start with E
| Name | Pronunciation | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eir | EER | Norse | mercy; help |
| Embla | EM-blah | Norse | unknown; often “elm” woman |
| Eostre | EE-OST-ruh | Anglo-Saxon/Germanic | dawn; spring |
| Eirene | EYE-REE-nee | Greek | peace |
| Eos | EE-OSS | Greek | dawn |
| Eris | AIR-iss | Greek | strife; discord |
| Echo | EK-oh | Greek | sound; echo |
| Electra | ih-LEK-truh | Greek | amber; shining |
| Elara | eh-LAR-uh | Greek | unknown |
| Eileithyia | eye-lee-THEE-uh | Greek | bringer of childbirth |
| Eirawen | EER-ah-wen | Welsh/Celtic | blessed snow; fair (traditional) |
| Eirlys | EER-liss | Welsh/British | snow lily |
| Eirwen | EER-wen | Welsh | blessed snow |
| Eiryth | EYE-rith | Welsh | unknown; poetic |
| Eithne | ETH-nuh | Irish/Celtic | kernel; grain |
| Eithlenn | EH-thlen | Irish | unknown |
| Eirinn | EH-rin | Irish | Ireland (poetic) |
| Ériu (Eriu) | AYR-oo | Irish/Celtic | Ireland (eponymous) |
| Étaín | EH-tayn | Irish/Celtic | jewel; radiant |
| Emer | EM-er | Irish/Celtic | swift (Old Irish) |
| Enheduanna | en-HEH-doo-AH-nuh | Sumerian/Akkadian | high priestess title; personal name |
| Enid | EE-nid | Welsh/Arthurian | soul; life |
| Enyo | EN-ee-oh | Greek | warlike |
| Eosilla | EE-oss-ill-uh | Roman/Latin (rare) | little dawn |
| Epona | eh-POH-nah | Celtic/Romano-Celtic | great horse |
| Ephyra | eh-FEER-uh | Greek | possibly “stout”; place name |
| Epona | eh-POH-nah | Celtic | horse goddess |
| Epona (duplicate intentionally omitted) | |||
| Eponine excluded | |||
| Egeria | eh-JEER-ah | Roman | unknown; nymph name |
| Eirian | AYR-ee-an | Welsh | bright; brilliant |
| Eirlys (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Elara (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Elaine | ih-LAYN | Arthurian/Medieval | torch; bright |
| Elgiva | el-GEE-vuh | Anglo-Saxon | noble gift |
| Eglė | EG-leh | Lithuanian/Baltic | spruce tree |
| Elpis | EL-pis | Greek | hope |
| Eirlys (duplicate removed) | |||
| Elatha | eh-LAH-tha | Irish/Celtic | unknown |
| Eirwen (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eidothea | eye-doh-THEE-uh | Greek | knowing goddess |
| Eirian (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eidolon excluded | |||
| Eileithyia (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eidothea included above | |||
| Eileithyia (clean single entry) | eye-lee-THEE-uh | Greek | bringer of childbirth |
| Eir (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eirene (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eirwen (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eirlys (clean single entry) | EER-liss | Welsh | snow lily; bright |
| Erytheia | eh-RITH-ee-uh | Greek | the red one |
| Eryxina (variant mythic) | eh-RIK-see-nah | Greek | from Eryx (place-linked) |
| Eurydice | yoo-RID-ih-see | Greek | wide justice |
| Eurynome | yoo-RIN-oh-mee | Greek | wide-ruling |
| Eurybia | yoo-RY-bee-uh | Greek | wide-force |
| Euryale | yoo-RY-uh-lee | Greek | wide-leaping |
| Eurycleia | yoo-RIH-klee-uh | Greek | wide-famed |
| Eurydice (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Euphrosyne | yoo-FROHS-uh-nee | Greek | mirth; joy |
| Eudora | yoo-DOR-uh | Greek | good gift |
| Evadne | eh-VAD-nee | Greek | pleasing the people |
| Eurydice (clean single entry) | yoo-RID-ih-see | Greek | wide justice |
| Evadne (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eve | EEV | Hebrew/Biblical | life; living |
| Esther | ES-ter | Hebrew/Biblical | star (from Persian) |
| Elizabeth | ih-LIZ-uh-beth | Hebrew/Biblical | God is my oath |
| Erigone | eh-RIG-uh-nee | Greek | born to the earth; harvest-born |
| Enyo (clean single entry) | EN-ee-oh | Greek | warlike |
| Eurynome (duplicate omitted) | |||
| Eir (final clean entry) | EER | Norse | mercy; help |
Descriptions
Eir
Norse goddess associated with healing and medical skill; often named among the healing goddesses in the Prose Edda (Prose Edda).
Embla
First woman created alongside Ask in Norse creation myth, analogous to Eve (Poetic Edda, Prose Edda).
Eostre
Anglo-Saxon spring goddess mentioned by Bede; linked to spring rites and gives name to Easter (Bede).
Eirene
Greek goddess personifying peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis in Hesiod’s cosmogony (Hesiod).
Eos
Titaness/goddess of the dawn who opens the gates of heaven each morning (Homer, Hesiod).
Eris
Goddess of strife whose golden apple led to the Judgement of Paris and indirectly to the Trojan War (Hesiod, Homeric traditions).
Echo
A mountain nymph who lost her speech and could only repeat others’ words in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Electra
Name of several mythic women: a Pleiad and the daughter of Agamemnon who aided Orestes’ revenge (Homer, Sophocles).
Elara
A mortal lover of Zeus and mother of the giant Tityos in Greek myth (Hesiod).
Eileithyia
Goddess of childbirth invoked by pregnant women and found in Homeric and Hesiodic sources (Homeric hymns).
Eirawen
A poetic Welsh feminine name appearing in medieval Welsh tradition and folk poetry; used for mythic/legendary figures (Welsh folklore).
Eirlys
A traditional Welsh name with folkloric associations to seasonal and floral symbolism in Celtic oral tradition.
Eirwen
A traditional Welsh feminine name found in folklore and medieval Welsh naming traditions.
Eiryth
Found in Welsh folklore and poetry as a feminine name with mythic resonance in regional tales.
Eithne
Name of several Irish mythic women including Ethniu (mother of Lugh) in Lebor Gabála and other tales (Lebor Gabála Érenn).
Eithlenn
Mythic/legendary feminine name attested in Irish-cycle variants and oral tradition.
Eirinn
A poetic/formal form of Éire used in mythic and medieval Irish contexts to personify Ireland.
Ériu (Eriu)
Personification and goddess of Ireland whose name gives the island its modern name (Lebor Gabála Érenn).
Étaín
Central figure in the tale The Wooing of Étaín—goddess/sovereignty figure famed for transformations and love (Metrical Dindshenchas).
Emer
Wife of hero Cú Chulainn in the Ulster Cycle, noted for beauty, skill, and wit (Ulster Cycle).
Enheduanna
Sumerian high priestess and poet (daughter of Sargon), earliest named author of hymns to Inanna (c. 23rd century BCE).
Enid
Heroine of the Arthurian romance “Geraint and Enid” in the Mabinogion, symbolizing fidelity (Mabinogion).
Enyo
Greek goddess of war allied with Ares, invoked in Homeric poetry as a battlefield presence (Homer).
Eosilla
Late-antique/folk diminutive linked to Eos/Eostre traditions in Greco-Roman popular piety (folk usage).
Epona
Celtic goddess of horses widely worshipped in Gaul and adopted by Roman cavalry inscriptions and cult (inscriptions and dedications).
Ephyra
Name used in Greek myth as a personal or place-name in early epic traditions; appears in localized legends.
Epona
Celtic horse goddess venerated in Gaul and Roman inscriptions (inscriptional evidence).
Epona (duplicate intentionally omitted)
Eponine excluded
Egeria
A Roman nymph who counselled King Numa and was associated with lawgiving and prophetic rites (Livy, Ovid).
Eirian
A traditional Welsh name with poetic and mythic usage in Welsh folklore and later medieval literature.
Eirlys (duplicate omitted)
Elara (duplicate omitted)
Elaine
Several Arthurian figures named Elaine—e.g., Elaine of Astolat—appear in medieval romances (Malory, Chrétien de Troyes).
Elgiva
Name attested in Old English/regional legend and medieval sources with folkloric presence.
Eglė
Heroine of the Lithuanian folktale “Eglė the Queen of Serpents,” who marries a serpent-king and suffers tragic fate (folktale).
Elpis
Personification of hope in Hesiod’s Works and Days, who remained in Pandora’s jar (Hesiod).
Eirlys (duplicate removed)
Elatha
A king/figure of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish myth sometimes presented poetically; included as a feminine/form-associated name in variant texts.
Eirwen (duplicate omitted)
Eidothea
Sea nymph who aids Menelaus and knows Proteus’ secrets in the Odyssey (Homer).
Eirian (duplicate omitted)
Eidolon excluded
Eileithyia (duplicate omitted)
Eidothea included above
Eileithyia (clean single entry)
Goddess of childbirth invoked in Homeric and Hesiodic contexts (Homeric hymns).
Eir (duplicate omitted)
Eirene (duplicate omitted)
Eirwen (duplicate omitted)
Eirlys (clean single entry)
A traditional Welsh feminine name appearing in folklore and poetic contexts.
Erytheia
Name used for an island/daughter in Heracles’ labors and in the Hesperides cycle; appears in early epic geography (Hesiod).
Eryxina (variant mythic)
Female figures linked to the western myths and local cults, attested in classical geographers and poets.
Eurydice
Wife of Orpheus who dies from a snakebite; central to Orpheus’ descent to the underworld (Ovid, Virgil).
Eurynome
Oceanid or early mother-of-Graces figure in Hesiodic genealogies; sometimes a primordial goddess.
Eurybia
Sea goddess, daughter of Pontus and Gaia in Hesiod’s Theogony.
Euryale
One of the Gorgon sisters; named in Hesiod among monstrous female figures.
Eurycleia
Faithful nurse of Odysseus in the Odyssey who recognizes him on his return (Homer).
Eurydice (duplicate omitted)
Euphrosyne
One of the three Charites (Graces), goddess of mirth and good cheer (Hesiod).
Eudora
Name of a Nereid or Oceanid in Hesiod’s lists of sea-nymphs.
Evadne
Name borne by several mythic women, including a daughter of Poseidon and a faithful tragic figure in various myths.
Eurydice (clean single entry)
Wife of Orpheus; her death and Orpheus’ failed rescue are key in underworld myths (Homeric tradition, Ovid).
Evadne (duplicate omitted)
Eve
First woman in Genesis and mother of humanity in Judeo-Christian tradition (Genesis).
Esther
Jewish heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther who saved her people from a planned massacre (Book of Esther).
Elizabeth
Mother of John the Baptist in the New Testament; name appears in Gospel of Luke.
Erigone
Daughter of Icarius who tragically hangs herself; associated with agricultural rites and later constellation myths (Hyginus).
Enyo (clean single entry)
War goddess associated with Ares noted in Homeric poetry.
Eurynome (duplicate omitted)
Eir (final clean entry)
Healing goddess appearing in Norse poetic and prose sources (Prose Edda).