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Baby names starting with E: modern, yet rooted in India

E names are fewer, but they are gentle and travel well between Indian languages and English. Here are ten names for the letter E: five for girls and five for boys. Each one sounds current, with its meaning and root beside it.

5 girl names starting with E

  • Esha (Sanskrit): desire; a name of Parvati.
  • Ekta (Hindi): unity.
  • Ela (Sanskrit): the earth; also cardamom.
  • Ehsaas (Urdu): a feeling, awareness.
  • Eshani (Sanskrit): the north-east; linked with Parvati.

5 boy names starting with E

  • Eshan (Sanskrit): a name of Shiva; the sun.
  • Ekansh (Sanskrit): one part; whole.
  • Eknath (Marathi): one lord; the name of a Maharashtra saint-poet.
  • Ekam (Sanskrit): one; oneness.
  • Eshwar (Sanskrit): lord, God.

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Before you finalise

  • Say the name aloud with the surname, and check the initials.
  • Check the meaning in more than one language, and ask the elders in the family.
  • Think about the nickname it will get at school.
  • The spelling you choose will appear on every document, so pick one and keep it.

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Please note: there is no official ranking of baby names in India. These lists are our own picks of names that appear often in recent Indian baby-name lists. Meanings differ between sources, so check with a family elder, a dictionary, or your own priest or maulvi before you decide.

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