ayasmina's Personal Name List

Greek form of Cytherea.

Variant of Cyrielle and Kiriella.

Variant of Kiriana.

Variant of Kyrion.

"Red Apple"

Feminine form of Kyle, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and la.

Combination of the name prefix ky and Asia 1.

From Japanese 黒百合 (kuroyuri) meaning “Black Lily”. In Hanakotoba, the Japanese language of flowers, the kuroyuri means love/curse.

The name comes from 黒 (kuro) and 百合 (lily).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 九郎 (see Kurō).

Means "crimson" in Japanese, originally deriving as a contraction of 呉の藍 (kure no ai), made up of 呉 (kure), referring originally to the ancient Chinese state of Wu and later China as a whole, the possessive particle の (no) and 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo." The safflower plant (or 紅花/benibana in Japanese), from which the kurenai colour dye was extracted, was brought over from China to Japan.

This name is rarely given to girls, if given at all.

Japanese translation of Clara/Klara, given to Japanese girls over the last several decades.

This name can be used as 久良々, 玖良々 or 玖蘭々 with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story," 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)," 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" and 蘭 (ra, ran) meaning "Holland, orchid." 々 is used to denote the duplication of the preceding character.

One bearer of this name is model and actress Kurara Chibana (知花 くらら) (1982-).

Means "red, glow" in Māori.

Means "hawk" in Chechen.

Combined with the names Kristen 2 and Anna.

A famous bearer is American actress Kristanna Loken.

Derived from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) meaning "black, dark". This is the name of a Hindu deity believed to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas he was the youngest of King Vasudeva's eight sons by Devaki, six of whom were killed by King Kamsa because of a prophecy that a child of Vasudeva would kill Kamsa. However, Krishna and his brother Balarama were saved and he eventually fulfilled the prophecy by slaying the evil king. He then helped the Pandavas defeat the Kauravas in the Mahabharata War. His philosophical conversation with the Pandava leader Arjuna forms the text of the important Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita.

In some Hindu traditions, Krishna is regarded as the supreme deity. He is usually depicted with blue skin. He is also known by many epithets, such as Govinda, Gopala, and the patronymic Vasūdeva.

Koi means "Love, Affection, Yearn For" similarly to Ai 1, but it mostly refers to "Romantic, Passionate" love, rather than compassionate love. This is rarely used at all, my source is in the notes.

Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.

Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 愛 (ai) meaning "love".

From Japanese 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant of Kiana 2.

Diminutive of Katherine.

From Japanese 北 (kita), meaning "north" and 刃 (ha), meaning "edge" or "blade."

Name of a character in the 'Mortal Kombat' series of video games, based on the Japanese words kitsune (see Kitsune) and katana (see Katana).

Originally a Transylvanian diminutive of Anna by way of combining the name with Hungarian kis "small, little", it is now used as a given name in its own right.

Either a corruption of Keziah or else derived from or influenced by Romani kissi "purse" (ultimately from Sanskrit koza "box; pocket; cask; treasure; bud").

Variant of Kyriana.

Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.

From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kiri is the Japanese word for the Paulownia tree, specifically referring to P. tomentosa; it is also known as the "princess tree" after princess Anna Paulowna, queen consort of The Netherlands (1795–1865), daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia.

It was once customary to plant a Paulownia tree when a baby girl was born, and then to make it into a dresser as a wedding present when she married. Paulownia is the mon of the office of prime minister of Japan and also serves as the emblem of the cabinet and the government (vis-à-vis the chrysanthemum being the Imperial Seal of Japan).

It is one of the suits in hanafuda, associated with the month of December.

From the onomatopoeic adverb きらり (kirari), which describes a momentary flash of light, cognate with Kirara.
A single kanji which relates to the adverb can be used, like 煌 meaning "glitter," 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" or 輝/耀 meaning "brightness, brilliance," and a ri kanji, like 里 meaning "village," can be suffixed.
It can also be written with multiple, mainly using a ki kanji, like 希/稀 meaning "rare," 綺 meaning "thin silk" or 姫/妃 meaning "princess" or 祈 meaning "prayer," and combining it with a kanji that, again, relates to the adverb, like 星, normally hoshi meaning "star." The second element can be split into two, using a ra kanji, like 良 meaning "good," 来 meaning "arrival," 羅 meaning "thin silk, gauze" or 楽 meaning "comfort, ease," and a ri kanji, like 莉, part of 茉莉 (matsuri), referring to the Arabian jasmine, 理 meaning "reason, logic," 梨 meaning "pear" or 利 meaning "advantage, benefit."

One fictional bearer of this name is Kirari Momobami (桃喰 綺羅莉) from manga and anime 'Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'.

From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.
A single kanji which relates to the adjective can be used, like 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow," 輝 meaning "brightness, brilliance" or 慧 meaning "wisdom, enlightenment."
It can also be written with multiple, mainly using a ki kanji, like 希/稀 meaning "rare," 綺 meaning "thin silk" or 姫/妃 meaning "princess," and combining it with a kanji that, again, relates to the adjective, like 星, normally hoshi meaning "star," 月, normally tsuki meaning "moon," or 空, normally sora meaning "sky." The second element can be split into two, using a ra kanji, like 来 meaning "arrival," 良 meaning "good," 羅 meaning "thin silk, gauze," 蘭 meaning "orchid" or 楽 meaning "comfort, ease." The first ra kanji can be repeated with duplication or by way of the repeating mark 々 or a second different ra kanji can be chosen.

One fictional bearer of this name is Kirara (雲母), one of the protagonists from manga and anime 'Inuyasha'.

Variant of Ciara 1.

Means "star" in Malagasy.

Kinana means “quiver”, as in a container that holds arrows. Kinana is also the name of an Arabian tribe to which the Prophet Muhammad belonged. (He belonged to the Quraysh, a branch of the Kinana.)

From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

From Lakota kimímela meaning "butterfly".

Diminutive of Kimberly.

"Adventurous" or "sailor" Kukiyu tribe in the nation state of Kenya.

Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.

Many baby name sites and books list this name as meaning 'butterfly' in Shoshone, but that is incorrect; the Shoshone word for butterfly is a'ipputoonkih or a'yapodoongi.

Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Variant of Kiara influenced by the spelling of Sierra.

Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Variant of Kiana 1 influenced by Sienna.

Likely to be a variant of Kiara.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Kiara/Ciara 1, Ciarán/Kiaran or Chiara.
This is the birth name of American rapper Offset, his full name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus.

Variant of Ciara 1 or Chiara. This name was brought to public attention in 1988 after the singing duo Kiara released their song This Time. It was further popularized by a character in the animated movie The Lion King II (1998).

From Japanese 宣 (ki) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Variant of Cian.

Means "charitable, benificent" in Arabic, a derivative of خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, charity".

Cara
Cara may be used as a shortened form of Catrina

Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic. The title caliph was given to the successors of the Prophet Muhammad, originally elected by the Islamic populace.

Feminine form of Khalid.

Derived from Arabic خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, charity".

Likely a variant of Keziah (compare Kesiah and Kesia).

Kessia Embry (b. 1982 Kessia Koredelle Randall) is an actress and sister of actor Ethan Embry.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of Kerri, a feminine form of Kerr and a direct adoption of the plant name kerria which was named after Scottish gardener and plant hunter William Kerr, the first Western professional full-time plant collector (d. 1814).

Means "love" in Cornish.

Derived from Greek κερά (kerá) meaning "lady, mistress" (an alternative form of κυρά (kurá)). It is also associated with the Greek word κερασιά (kerasiá) meaning "cherry tree".

The 15th-century Greek saint Matrona of Chios was also known by the names Kerasia, Kera and Kyratso.

From the Turkish name for the ancient region of Canaan.

From Hebrew ךְּלִיל (kelil) meaning "crown, wreath, garland" or "complete, perfect".

Hawaiian form of Cheryl.

Variant of Qiana.

From Japanese 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly" combined with 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 慧 (kei) meaning "intelligent", 圭 (kei) meaning "gemstone" or 慶 (kei) meaning "celebration". This name can also be formed from other kanji or kanji combinations.

From an Irish surname, a variant of Kane.

The name Kayona means "Act Singing".

Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements kay and da.

From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume" or 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward" combined with Japanese 耶 (ya), a phonetic character.

Kaya was used in Japan for girls as early as in the Edo Period (starting in the 1600s), usually spelled in Hiragana.

Short form of Katherine and other names beginning with K.

Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.

Anglicized form of Caitrìona.

Perhaps an elaborated form of Katia or Catira. This name was used by Puerto Rican dancer and singer Iris Chacón for her daughter born 1978.

Italian and French form of Katya, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name.

German form of Katherine.

Form of Katherine in several languages.

The name of a character in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Her name was apparently taken from the Arabic word قطرة (qatra) meaning "raindrop, droplet".

Commonly associated with the Japanese word (刀) referring to a single-edged sword, derived from a combination of 片 ‎(kata) meaning "one-sided" and‎ 刃 ‎(na) meaning "edge." The name is borne by a fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe.

As a given name, is extremely rare in Japan.

Feminine form of Kasimir.

Means "fire" or "flame".

This feminine name means "The Dark One" in Armenian.

Japanese version of Karla.

From Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā) meaning "compassion, mercy".

The creator, according to the Bandicoot clan of the Arandan aborigines of Australia.

Elaborated form of Karin.

Means "I prayed for her" in Ijaw.

Alternate transcription of Arabic كريم (see Karim). A famous bearer of this name is basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947-).

From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".

Fictional bearers of this name include Karasu (鴉) from 'YuYu Hakusho' and Karasu (烏), a ninja puppet from 'Naruto'.

It is not a given name in Japan, but it is used as a surname and place name.

Derived from Turkish karanlık "dark; indistinct".

Means "red ochre" in Maori. Also a loan word from English, meaning "caramel".

From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 香 (kaori) meaning "fragrance". It can also come from an alternate reading of 香 (ka) combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weaving". Other kanji combinations are possible. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 栞 (kan) meaning "bookmark" and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 莞 (kan) meaning "lenient, gentle" combined with 爾 (ji) meaning "speech". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Catháin, derived from the given name Cathán.

From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. It is often written in hiragana. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Tana and Kamara).

From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Camilla or Camila.

From Japanese 樺 (ka) meaning "birch", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant of Kamara.

From Arabic qamar meaning "moon", also the root of the name of the island country of the Comoros.

Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Tana and Kamora).

Transferred use of the surname Kamani.

Means "sing with expression" in Malagasy.

Variant of Calea.

Means "viburnum tree" in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Polish.

Means "the black one", derived from Sanskrit काल (kāla) meaning "black". The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. According to stories in the Puranas, she springs from the forehead of Durga in order to defeat various demons. She is typically depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword. As a personal name, it is generally masculine in India.

Perhaps based on the English word kaleidoscope, coined in 1817 by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), from Greek kalos "beautiful" with eidos "shape" and the suffix scope (to resemble the word telescope); its literal meaning is "observer of beautiful forms".

This name would literally mean "beautiful form", from simply the first two elements: kalos "beautiful" and eidos "form".

Means "joy, happiness" in Hawaiian.

Alternate transcription of Thai กัลยา (see Kanlaya).

Hawaiian form of Clyde.

Variant of Kaya 2.

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Derived from the town of Cana mentioned in the Bible.

From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and mana "power". It is also Hawaiian meaning "diamond", derived from the English word diamond.

From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and lani "sky, heaven".

Diminutive of Katarina or Katariina.

Can be made of many different kanji, including commonly the kanji 海 meaning "ocean".

Derived from Arabic الكاهنة (al-Kāhina) meaning "the diviner, the fortuneteller". This was a title applied to the 7th-century Berber queen Dihya, who resisted the Arab expansion into North Africa.

From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 華 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Originated from the Hindi culture. Kaeya means monsoon flower. Kaeya is pronounced as \ka(e)-ya\.

This name is mostly feminine, though has also taken a masculine route of a popular character from "Genshin Impact"

From Japanese 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing" or 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Kaera Uehara, a Japanese actress.

From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 楓 (kae) meaning "maple", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 華 (ka) meaning "flower" or 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 重 (e) meaning "fold, layer" combined with 笑 (emi) meaning "to laugh, to smile", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth". Other kanji combinations are possible.

This name is most of the time given for females, but rarely given to males, if given at all.

Means "leader of dance/song" in Māori.

From Japanese 可 (ka) meaning "fruit", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Japanese voice actress Kae Araki.

Means "value" in Turkish.

From Esperanto juvelo meaning "jewel".

An elaborated form of the English word justice. Justicia is also a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. The genus name honors the Scottish horticulturist James Justice.

Polish form of Juno.

Meaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "young", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.

From the English word for the type of tree, derived ultimately from Latin iuniperus.

Feminine form of Junius. This is the name of an early Christian mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a woman Junia or a man Junias).

From the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess Juno. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.

From Japanese 淳 (jun) meaning "pure", 潤 (jun) meaning "moisture", 純 (jun) meaning "pure, clean, simple", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

From the name of the month, which was originally named for Julius Caesar.

From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from Julius. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from Juliana, eventually becoming Gillian).

Simply from the English word joy, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudium. It has been regularly used as a given name since the late 19th century.

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Joseph.

Feminine form of Jordan.

From the name of the river that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarḏen), and it is derived from יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend, flow down". In the New Testament John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children. There may have been some influence from the Latin name Jordanes, notably borne by a 6th-century Gothic historian.

This name died out after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. In America and other countries it became fairly popular in the second half of the 20th century. A famous bearer of the surname is former basketball star Michael Jordan (1963-).

Latinization of Joyce.

Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes (see John). A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947-2016).

Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic, ultimately from the root جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

From Japanese 仁 (jin) meaning "compassionate" or other kanji having the same reading.

Variant of Gianna.

Means "ravine" or "valley" in Hebrew.

Variant of Jett.

Variant of Yesenia.

From Ἰεσσαί (Iessai), the Greek form of the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishai). This could be a derivative of the word שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or יֵשׁ (yesh) meaning "existence". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation.

A famous bearer was Jesse James (1847-1882), an American outlaw who held up banks and stagecoaches. He was eventually shot by a fellow gang member for a reward. Another famous bearer was the American athlete Jesse Owens (1913-1980), whose real name was James Cleveland (or J. C.) Owens.

Variant of Jenny. Use of the name was popularized in the 1980s by the character Jenna Wade on the television series Dallas [1].

Diminutive of Jeanne.

Variant of Jeannine.

Diminutive of Jeanne.

Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This has been the most reliably popular French name for girls since the 13th century. Joan of Arc is known as Jeanne d'Arc in France.

Variant of Jeannette.

Diminutive of Jayne.

Variant of Jane.

Variant of Jane.

Means "lord of victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".

Variant of Jace.

Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious". This is the name of a son of the Hindu god Indra and the goddess Indrani, as well as other legendary figures.

Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (long final vowel) and the masculine form जय (short final vowel), both of which are used as names or epithets for several characters in Hindu texts. As a modern personal name, this transcription is both feminine and masculine in southern India, but typically only feminine in the north.

Short form of names beginning with the sound J, such as James or Jason. It was originally used in America in honour of founding father John Jay (1749-1825), whose surname was derived from the jaybird.

From Latin Gaspar, perhaps from the Biblical Hebrew word גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) meaning "treasurer" [1], derived from Old Persian ganzabarah. This name was traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since the Middle Ages. The name can also be given in reference to the English word for the gemstone.

From the Greek name Ἰάσων (Iason) meaning "healer", derived from Greek ἰάομαι (iaomai) meaning "to heal". In Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts. After his uncle Pelias overthrew his father Aeson as king of Iolcos, Jason went in search of the Golden Fleece in order to win back the throne. During his journeys he married the sorceress Medea, who helped him gain the fleece and kill his uncle, but who later turned against him when he fell in love with another woman.

This name also appears in the New Testament, belonging to man who sheltered Paul and Silas. In his case, it may represent a Hellenized form of a Hebrew name. It was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation.

From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes. It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), which is also a Persian name. In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity from the 1970s, especially among African Americans [1]. It reached a peak in the early 1990s shortly after the release of the animated Disney movie Aladdin (1992), which featured a princess by this name.

Form of Jasmine in several languages.

Combination of Jasmine and Maira/Myra. Could also be a variant of Jasmira

From the name of the month, which was named for the Roman god Janus. This name briefly charted on the American top 1000 list for girls after it was borne by the protagonist of Jacqueline Susann's novel Once Is Not Enough (1973).

Variant of Janine.

Means "garden, paradise" in Arabic. In Islam this term refers to the concept of heaven.

Spanish and Catalan form of Ianeira.

Diminutive of Jane.

Elaborated form of Jane, influenced by Vanessa.

Diminutive of Jane. It has been in use only since the 20th century.

Derived from Portuguese janeiro "January".

Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan. In the first half of the 20th century Joan once again overtook Jane for a few decades in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only nine days, British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-), and American actress Jane Fonda (1937-). This is also the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847), which tells of Jane's sad childhood and her relationship with Edward Rochester.

Derived from Old Tupi jurandira, itself derived from jura "mouth" and ndieira "honey bee", and thus commonly interpreted as "she who says sweet words".
This is also the name of a sea goddess worshipped by the Bakairi people of Brazil, who speak a Carib language. It has been used as Brazilian given name since the 20th century.

Feminine form of Jamil. This was the name of a wife of the caliph Umar.

From an English surname meaning "son of James".

Feminine form of Jalil.

Combination of the popular phonetic elements jy, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Aiyana.

This is used as the German translation of Jane in the 1881's opera Patience.

Variant of Jada 1.

Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi जय (see Jay 2), as well as a Tamil masculine form of Jaya.

From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.

From an English surname meaning "son of Jack". A famous bearer of the surname was American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

Means "honey moon" in Tupi, from îasy "moon" and yra "honey".

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Hyacinthus.

Variant of Jaciane.

From Tupi îasy meaning "moon".

Short form of Jason, sometimes used independently. It was brought to limited attention in America by the lead character in the western television series Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955-1958). Towards the end of the 20th century it began steadily increasing in popularity, reaching the 66th spot for boys in the United States in 2013.

Meaning unknown. This name was borne by Saint Ia of Persia, a 4th-century martyr who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Combination of Ivy and Rose. Ivyrose was given to 17 girls in 2017.

Combination of Ivy and Anne 1.

Combination of Ivy and Anna.

From the English word for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. It is ultimately derived from Old English ifig.

From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance that comes from elephant tusks and was formerly used to produce piano keys.

Diminutive of Ivone.

Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the element iwa meaning "yew". Alternative theories suggest that it may in fact be derived from a cognate Celtic element [2]. This was the name of saints (who are also commonly known as Saint Yves or Ives), hailing from Cornwall, France, and Brittany.

Combination of Ivy and Etta.

Diminutive of Ivan.

Feminine form of Iviu.

Czech, Slovak and Latvian form of Yvette.

From a Scandinavian origin meaning "son of Iver".

Spanish form of Yvelise, especially used in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Feminine form of Ivaylo.

Variant of Evalia.

Diminutive of Italo.

Diminutive of Italia.

From the Italian name of the country of Italy, Italia (see Italus).

Means "nocturnal journey" in Arabic, derived from سرى (sarā) meaning "to travel by night". According to Islamic tradition, the Isra was a miraculous journey undertaken by the Prophet Muhammad.

Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
The name Ismeria is now most frequently found in association with the legend of Saint Ismeria, an obscure figure who dates back to 12th century European folklore. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend (c.1260), Ismeria was the sister of Saint Anne, the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus. Ismeria herself was the mother of Elizabeth, and therefore grandmother of Saint John the Baptist.
The origins and meaning of the name itself are debated. Theories include a feminine variant of the Germanic name Ismar, a Picard corruption of some unidentified Arabic name, a corruption of Ismenia and a corruption of Arabic Isma and Asma.

Portuguese form of Ismene.

As a medieval German name, some academics consider this name to be derived from a Latin dative form of Isla.

Variant of Islay, typically used as a feminine name. It also coincides with the Spanish word isla meaning "island".

From Japanese 勇 (isa) meaning "courage" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Late Latin name meaning "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.

Alternate transcription of Thai อิสระ (see Itsara).

From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yeshaʿyahu) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Isaiah is one of the four major prophets of the Old Testament, supposedly the author of the Book of Isaiah. He was from Jerusalem and probably lived in the 8th century BC, at a time when Assyria threatened the Kingdom of Judah. As an English Christian name, Isaiah was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

Italian form of Isaiah, as well as the Old Church Slavic form.

Variant of Isidora. A famous bearer was the American dancer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927).

Latinate form of Isabel. This name was borne by many medieval royals, including queens consort of England, France, Portugal, the Holy Roman Empire and Hungary, as well as the powerful ruling queen Isabella of Castile (properly called Isabel).

In the United States this form was much less common than Isabel until the early 1990s, when it began rapidly rising in popularity. It reached a peak in 2009 and 2010, when it was the most popular name for girls in America, an astounding rise over only 20 years.

A famous bearer is the Italian actress Isabella Rossellini (1952-).

Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

Form of Irene in several languages.

Means "related to Iris or rainbows", ultimately from Greek ἶρις (genitive ἴριδος). It briefly entered the American top 1000 list in 1995, likely due to a Mexican singer named Iridián.

A variant of Iris.

This was the name of a character in the Disney Tinker Bell film series. Perhaps based on the English word iridescent, which is derived from the Latin elements iris meaning "rainbow" (see Iris) and the suffix -escent "resembling".

Greek variant of Iris, from the genitive form Ἴριδος (Iridos).

From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Russian and Spanish form of Herais.

Means "honey lips" in Tupi, from yra "honey" and tembe "lips". This is the name of an 1865 novel by José de Alencar, about the relationship between a Tupi woman and a Portuguese man during the early colonial period. Alencar may have constructed the name so that it would be an anagram of America.

Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Io was a princess loved by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Means "envy" in Latin. This was the Roman goddess of vengeance, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nemesis.

Thai form of Indira.

Means "wife of Indra" in Sanskrit. This is a Vedic Hindu goddess who is the wife of Indra. She is associated with beauty and jealousy.

Borrowed from the name of a lake and river in the Utena district municipality of north-eastern Lithuania, derived from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."
This was also the name of the personification of the planet Jupiter in Lithuanian mythology, sometimes attributed as meaning "water witch" and probably related to Indra. She was a daughter of the sun goddess Saulė. Originally a water spirit, she was meant to marry the god of thunder, Perkunas, on a Thursday; when she was taken away from her wedding, she turned into the planet Jupiter.

Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) meaning "a drop" and र (ra) meaning "acquiring, possessing". Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain, frequently depicted riding the elephant Airavata. He is the chief god in the Rigveda.

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was India's first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).

Most likely a variant of Indigo or a Latinized masculine form of India.

This is the name of Robert Downey Jr's oldest son.

From the English word indigo for the purplish-blue dye or the colour. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ἰνδικόν (Indikon) meaning "Indic, from India".

Possibly a diminutive of India or Indiana, but also likely inspired by the term indie, short for independent, which is typically used to refer to media produced outside of the mainstream.

From the name of the American state, which means "land of the Indians". This is the name of the hero in the Indiana Jones series of movies, starring Harrison Ford.

From the name of the country, which is itself derived from the name of the Indus River. The river's name is ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". India Wilkes is a character in the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell.

Means "care, concern" in Arabic.

Possibly derived from Sumerian nin-an-a(k) meaning "lady of the heavens", from 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and the genitive form of 𒀭 (an) meaning "heaven, sky". Inanna was the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war. She descended into the underworld where the ruler of that place, her sister Ereshkigal, had her killed. The god Enki interceded, and Inanna was allowed to leave the underworld as long as her husband Dumuzi took her place.

Inanna was later conflated with the Semitic (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian) deity Ishtar.

This name can be used as 衣鞠, 伊鞠, 一鞠, 伊万里 or 衣麻里 with 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one", 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari) meaning "ball", 万 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000", 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."

One bearer of this name is actress Imari Tsuji (辻 伊万里), born Tamako Tsuji (辻 毬子) (1921-).
One fictional bearer of this name is Imari (いまり), from the light novel, manga and anime series Inukami!, who is one of the twin sisters contracted to Kaoru. The second one is Sayoka (さよか).

Imari (伊万里) is also used as a surname and a place name.

Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إيمان (ʾīmān).

From the Malagasy ilo meaning "purest portion of oil" or "torch" (see Ilo) and aina meaning "life".

Feminine given name derived from the name of a minor goddess of feasts, via the Estonian ilu meaning "beauty" but also possibly the word ilo meaning "delight, joy, happiness", the Livonian word īla meaning "nature" or the Pite Sami word âllo meaning "urge".

Feminine form of Ilias (Greek) or Iliya (Bulgarian).

Italian feminine form of Hilarius.

Probably from a Germanic name derived from the element idal, an extended form of id possibly meaning "work, labour" [1]. Unrelated, this was also an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, given because the city of Idalion on Cyprus was a center of her cult.

This name was borne by the heroine of the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki's play Fantazy (1841, published 1866).

From the English word that denotes water frozen to a solid state. In the case of American rapper Ice Spice (2000-) it is a short form of Isis, her real name. A fictional bearer is Ice, a DC comic book superheroine. This name was also used by American rapper Gucci Mane for his son, Ice Davis (2020-).

Means "lady of the water" in Tupi, from y "water" and îara "lady, mistress". In Brazilian folklore this is the name of a beautiful river nymph who would lure men into the water. She may have been based upon earlier Tupi legends.

Possibly from Greek Ἰάν (Ian), a variant of Ἴων (Ion) meaning "Ionian", the Ionians being a Greek tribe. The name Ianeira was borne by a few characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids and one of the Oceanids.