Eh

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Eh is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Burmese given name15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Myanmar (Burma), United States, Singapore, Malaysia

  Also written Êĥ, Êh, Èĥ, Ëĥ, Éĥ

• Hindi given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Malaysia, Russia, United States

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Ęh, Ĕh, Ëh

• Arabic given name15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Egypt, Syria, Morocco, United States

  Also written Ëh, Êh, Éh, Ęh, Ĕh

• Portuguese given name6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, India, Portugal

  Also written Éh, Ëh, Èh, Ěĥ, Ėh

• French given name12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Senegal

  Also written E-H, Éh, Ę-H, Èh, Ěh

• Thai given name9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Malaysia, India

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written อูเอชิ, อุเอชิ, Eht, อเอช, Éh

42 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Eh is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In cdo, A coll. wordjdenotingpet- tishnesB or obstinacy : eh， eh、 means I will I or I'll not I ac^ cording to circumstances.

  as a word·An Alphabetic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, vehement, radical, violent BRAVE war party, radicals, bolsheviks, N. Brie AE provocation will produce a change (in him for the worse). BUA SR F to excite persons to anger. woe very angry, (hiing-gék). $y BX to excite to a high pitch

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, a the visible and invisible world separated hy only the thickness of paper. the two judges of black aad white faces in Hades. ing-idng-tigng-cid6- [PAK EE marriages are determined by heaven

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, to fix the eyes on, to stare at, (céu Berth = to concentrate one’s mind, (céu-é). BE; LE X to look far with a fixed gaze

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, to confer a title or rank hE labels for sealing on letters or houses

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Eh mean, and where does it come from?

Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Eh?

In Malay /əh/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Eh a male or female name?

Eh is used for both men and women. National registers that list it by sex count it under both: United States (Census Bureau, 2020), Norway (SSB) and Finland (DVV). We don't publish a percentage split.

In which country does Eh have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 3.9 thousand people named Eh, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled eh.

How common is the name Eh?

In the United States, the national register counted 3,941 people named Eh in 2020, about 1 in 84 thousand residents.