Why is the letter $\mathcal{E}$ used to denote the dual of the space of smooth functions?

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In the theory of Topological Vector Spaces, there are several examples of function spaces and their duals. For example, $\mathcal{D}(\Omega)$ (the smooth function with compact support in $\Omega$) and $\mathcal{D}'(\Omega)$ (Distributions in $\Omega$), $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ (Schwartz space).

My question: I would like to know if there is any reason or what was the reason for denoting by $\mathcal{E}'(\Omega)$ the space of distributions with compact support in $\Omega$. That is, why use the letter $\mathcal{E}$?

Generally the notation has some relation with the name of the space or with some property of it. But in this case, I can't see that.