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Imsety m Egyptian MythologyIn Egyptian mythology he was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of
Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar that held the liver of the deceased.
Ina f LatvianLatvian short form of
Inese as well as a short form of names ending in
-ina.
Ina f JapaneseThis name may have been used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant." Since it is mainly written in hiragana before and in the early stages of modernisation of Japan, it's not clear if the name is derived from that particular kanji.... [
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Ina f Chinese (Modern)Combination of Chinese Characters "一" meaning "One", and "娜" meaning "Graceful", "Elegant". Other Combinations possible.
Inabat f & m KazakhMeans "respect, deference, courtesy" in Kazakh.
Inachia f LiteratureUsed by the 1st-century BC Roman poet Horace. It was possibly intended to be a reference to the Greek mythological figure Io, whose father was named
Inachus.
Inachus m Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Inachus was the first king of Argos after whom a river was called Inachus River, the modern Panitsa that drains the western margin of the Argive plain. Most modern mythologists however understand Inachus as one of the river gods, all sons of
Oceanus and
Tethys and thus to the Greeks part of the pre-Olympian or "Pelasgian" mythic landscape.
Inala f Indigenous Australian (Rare)A suburb of Brisbane which literally means "rest time, night time" in a local language, but is often glossed as "place of peace".
Inalegwu m Africanpopular among the Idoma people of Benue State of Nigeria.translate in English 'as Innocent'.
Inam m UrduMeans "reward, prize" in Urdu, from Arabic إنعام
(in'am).
Inamalhaqq m ArabicMeans "bestower of the truth" from
إنعام (
in'am) meaning "giving, bestower" and
الحق (
al-haqq) meaning "the truth"
Inanç m & f TurkishTurkish form of
Faith. In modern Turkey mainly used as a masculine name.
Inar m BasqueDerived from Basque
inar "spark; sunray, ray of light".
İnarə f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic إِنَارَة
(ʾināra) meaning "illumination, light".
Inara f Hittite MythologyIn Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god
Teshub.
Ina-ṣilli-esabad f BabylonianMeans "In the protection of Esabad" (the temple of the medicine goddess
Gula), from the Akkadian
ina ṣilli ("under the aegis of, in shadow, in the shade").
Inazuma f Popular CultureNotably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲
(ina), the ancient bound form of
ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫
(tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [
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Inbae m KoreanFrom 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".
In-bok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
İncə f AzerbaijaniMeans "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" in Azerbaijani.
İncənay f AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
incə meaning "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" and
ay meaning "moon".
İncəsu f AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
incə meaning "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" and
su meaning "water".
Ínchi f AguarunaFrom the Awajún name for a variety of sweet potato.
Incoronata f ItalianMeans "crowned" in Italian. This name is given in reference to the Virgin Mary in her role as queen of heaven.
Increase m & f English (Puritan)Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [
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Inda f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
ind "enthusiasm, zeal" and a truncated form of
Linda.
Indaiá f Brazilian, TupiDerived from Tupi
ini'yá "thread fruit", itself derived from Tupi
inĩ "hammock" and Old Tupi
'ybá "fruit", referring to the use of fruit fibers for the production of (sleeping) hammocks.
Indaletius m History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning uncertain, though allegedly derived from
indal eccius which is said to mean "messenger of the gods" in a language of pre-Roman Iberia (present-day Spain and Portugal). This is the name of the patron saint of Almería, Spain - a 1st-century Christian martyr.
Independence f English (Puritan)Means "freedom from control or influence," partly on the pattern of French
indépendance. Used much more commonly during the times of the pilgrims (Puritans) who settled in New England in America... [
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Indiasa f AmericanSpanish and Indonesian meaning-waters of healing or blessings of salvation
Indiges m Roman MythologyMeaning uncertain. It is used as an epithet of certain deities, such as the deified Trojan hero
Aeneas under the title
Jupiter Indiges.
Indis f LiteratureMeans "bride" in Quenya. This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Tolkien's the Silmarillion. Indis was the second wife of Finwë and the grandmother of Galadriel.
Indra f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of the Indian (male) deity's name
Indra (compare
Indraja), a transferred use of the name of the Latvian river
Indra (also known as
Indrica), and a feminine form of
Indriķis.
Indraja f Lithuanian (Rare), Baltic MythologyBorrowed 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."... [
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Indrawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
indra meaning "sense" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Indrė f LithuanianEither a short form of
Indraja or a direct borrowing from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian
indrė (standard Lithuanian
nendrė) meaning "reed."
Indri f IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit इन्दिरा
(indira) meaning "beauty, splendour".
Indrid m Popular Culture, FolkloreIndrid Cold is the name of a being originating in North American folklore, whose appearance usually coincides with sightings of UFOs or other cryptids.
Indro m Indian, ItalianPossibly a form of
Indra. In was popularized in Italy as well by Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Italian journalist, historian and writer.
Indulis m Latvian, TheatreOriginally a diminutive of
Indriķis, now used as a given name in its own right. Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used this name on the titular character of his play
Indulis un Ārija (1911).
Indus f & m English (Rare)Derived from
Indus, the name of a river in Asia. It starts in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan, where it ends in the Arabian Sea.
Industrializatsiya f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)Derived from the Russian noun индустриализация
(industrializatsiya) meaning "industrialization". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union, which at the beginning was predominantly agricultural.
Indzhe m HistoryDerived from Ottoman Turkish
ince "slim". Indzhe Voyvoda (born
Stoyan Voyvoda) (c. 1755, Sliven – 1821, Sculeni) was a renowned Bulgarian leader (voivod) of an armed band of outlaws (hajduks) in Ottoman-held Bulgaria... [
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Ine m West Frisian (Rare)Derived from the particle
in, which is usually used to give extra emphasis to something. Scholars have not been able to find any other explanation for the meaning of this Frisian name.
Ine f JapaneseThis name can be used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" or イ子 with イ representing the phonetic character for 'i' and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "sign of the rat (first sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [
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Inejirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 稲 (ine) meaning "rice plant", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Ineĸunâĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "handsome", "beautiful", "sweet", "attractive" (variant form of
Ineĸo).
Inela f BosnianMeaning unknown at this time. A famous bearer of this name is Inela Nogić (b. 1976), a Bosnian woman who won a beauty pageant contest during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996). The story behind the contest as well as amateur footage of it led to the making of a documentary titled
Miss Sarajevo, which added to the international pressure to end the siege... [
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Ineqaglas m Old IrishPrimitive Irish name derived from the Proto-Celtic
*enekʷom meaning "face" and
*glastos (see
glas) meaning "green, blue".
Ineta f LatvianLatvian name which has only been used since the middle or latter part of the 20th century (first recorded during 1950-1975), possibly a variant of
Inta (feminine form of
Ints, itself from
Indriķis),
Inita (which is either from Latin
initus "a beginning, an entrance" or a diminutive of
Ina) or
Inese (variant of
Agnesa,
Agneta).
Iney f ManxOf debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of
Eithne, others derive it from Manx
inney "daughter (of)". This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Annie.
Ingalbald m Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old High German
bald "bold".
Ingalrada f Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
rād, Old High German
rāt "counsel, advice".
Ingalsinde f Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
swīth, Gothic
swinþs from Proto-Germanic
swinþaz "strong".
Ingaltrude f Germanic, Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Proto-Germanic
þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic
trut "maiden".
Ingarde f Medieval FrenchOld Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
gard, Old High German
gart "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Ingbald m Medieval FrenchOld Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old High German
bald "bold".
Inge f BasqueMaybe from a Basque word meaning "cane, reed", though it may also be a Basque form of
Inge.
Ingel f EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Ingrid and
Inge. Its use as a given name in its own right may have been influenced by Estonian
ingel "angel".
Ingeld m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon MythologyPossibly derived from the Old English intensive prefix
in- and
geld "payment, tribute" (from
geldą). This was the name of a legendary prince of the Heathobards who appears in Anglo-Saxon tales, including the 8th-century epic poem
Beowulf.
Ingeles m Arthurian CycleThis is the name of a character appearing in Syre Gawene and the Carle of Carlyle, a Middle English tail-rhyme romance who is one of King Arthur’s knights.
Ingeri f Old SwedishA character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
Ingerman m FrankishIngerman (c. 750-818), was a Frankish noble and Count of Hesbaye, son of Sigram of Hesbaye and grandson of Sigramnus of Hesbaye. Ingerman married Rotrude, of unknown parentage. Ingerman and Rotrude had one daughter, Ermengarde, who married into the Frankish royal family, the Carolingians, and was the first wife of King Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne.