English Words Starting With E

• eric

  nounLow (as a common noun: extremely rare/nonexistent; as a name: common)
  /ˈɛrɪk/A male given name of Old Norse origin, meaning 'sole ruler' or 'eternal ruler'.
• eric the red

  nounC2
  /ˌerɪk ðə ˈred/The Norse explorer credited with founding the first settlement in Greenland; a proper name.
• eric xiv

  nounVery Low
  /ˌerɪk ðə fɔːˈtiːnθ/The name of a specific Swedish monarch, King Eric XIV of Sweden (1533–1577).
• erica

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrɪkə/A low-growing evergreen shrub of the heath family, with small needle-like leaves and clusters of bell-shaped flowers, typically growing on acidic soils.
• ericson

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrɪksən/A proper noun, specifically a surname of Scandinavian origin.
• ericsson

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrɪks(ə)n/A proper noun referring to a major Swedish multinational telecommunications and networking company.
• eridanus

  nounLow (Specialist/Astronomy/Classics)
  /ɪˈrɪdənəs/Proper noun: A large, faint constellation in the southern hemisphere, represented as a river.
• eridu

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛrɪduː/An ancient Sumerian city, considered one of the oldest in Mesopotamia.
• erie

  nounRare
  /ˈɪə.ri/Proper noun referring to one of the Great Lakes of North America.
• erie canal

  nounLow
  /ˌɪə.ri kəˈnæl/A historic artificial waterway in New York State, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
• erigena

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˌɛrɪˈdʒiːnə/A proper noun, the surname of the 9th-century Irish philosopher John Scotus Eriugena, often Latinized as 'Erigena', meaning 'born in Ireland'.
• erigeron

  nounvery_low
  /ɪˈrɪdʒərɒn/a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, commonly known as fleabanes
• erigone

  nounObscure/Rare
  /ɪˈrɪɡəniː/A proper noun from Greek mythology and astronomy, referring to a figure or celestial body.
• erik

  nounLow (as a common noun/verb, it does not exist; frequency pertains only to its use as a personal name.)
  /ˈɛrɪk/A Scandinavian masculine given name.
• erika

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrɪkə/A feminine given name of Germanic origin, meaning 'eternal ruler'.
• erikson

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrɪks(ə)n/A proper noun, most commonly referring to the developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson.
• eriksson

  nounLow (as a common noun it is not used; as a proper noun, frequency depends on context)
  /ˈɛrɪks(ə)n/A Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Erik'.
• erin

  nounC2
  /ˈɛrɪn/A poetic or archaic name for Ireland.
• eringo

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ɪˈrɪŋɡəʊ/A plant of the genus Eryngium, typically having spiny leaves and thistle-like flower heads, especially Eryngium maritimum (sea holly).
• erinus

  nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
  /ɪˈraɪnəs/A genus of small alpine flowering plants in the plantain family, native to rocky habitats in southern Europe and North Africa.

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