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This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with E in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with A in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
Beatrice ( / ˈbiː ( ə) trɪs / BEE- (ə-)triss, Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe]) [1] is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French Béatrice, which came from the Latin Beatrix, which means "blessed one". [2] Beatrice is also the Italian language version of Beatrix. The Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz.
A feature film of the same name written by Robert Rossen and starring Jean Seberg and Warren Beatty was released in 1964. In the 2024 adult animated series Hazbin Hotel, Lilith is depicted as the wife of Lucifer and the queen of Hell. Charlie, the protagonist of the series, is Lilith's daughter.
Gloria is a female hippopotamus who resided in the Central Park Zoo as an attraction, all the while being good friends with Alex, Marty, Melman, and becoming the latter's girlfriend as of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Gloria comically serves as the height and weight of the gang, both intentionally and in situations she accidentally falls into.
Janice is a modern feminine given name, an extended version of Jane, an English feminine form of John which is itself derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning ('Graced by god') or Yehohanan ('God is gracious'). The name Janice was first used by American author Paul Leicester Ford for the heroine of the 1899 novel Janice Meredith. [1]
Vera ( Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning "true". In Slavic languages, Vera means faith. [1] The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. [2]
The name owes its popularity to the character of Tristan, one of the Knights of the Round Table and the tragic hero of Tristan and Iseult. Alternate form Tristram has also been in use since the Middle Ages [2] and was the more usual form of the name after the publication of the 1759-60 comic novel Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne .