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Ingigærðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
Yngvi "the name of a god" and
garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Ingimóð f Old NorseCombination of
Ing and the Germanic name element
móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
Ingimundr m Old NorseOld Norse combination derived from the name of the Germanic god
Ing combined with
mundr "protection".
Ingirún f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
Yngvi "the name of a god" and
rún "secret".
Ingit m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hinduism, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - sign, secret aim, indication, movement, gesture, change of voice
Inglor m LiteratureInglor was the name of a Ñoldor Elf who was the father of Gildor Inglorion.... [
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Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of
Ing and either the Old Norse element
nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element
ný "new moon; waxing moon".
Ingobald m GermanicDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania."
Ingoberga f FrankishIngoberga (c. 520 - 589) was a Queen of Paris and the first wife of Charibert I. She was the mother of Bertha of Kent, who was married to king Æthelberht of Kent, the initiator of the Gregorian mission... [
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Ingobert m GermanicDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with Old High German
beraht "bright." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania."
Ingobrand m GermanicDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with Old Norse
brand "sword." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania."
Ingofrid m GermanicDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with Old High German
fridu "peace." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania."
Ingohart m Old High GermanCombination of
Ing meaning "belonging to the tribe of the Ingaevones" or "belonging/dedicated to the Germanic god" and
harti "hard, strong".
Ingtrud f GermanicDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with
þruþ "strength." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania."
Inguma m Basque MythologyIn Basque mythology, Inguma is a nocturnal spirit who enters the home at night and tries to disturb the sleep of those who live at the place (similar to the Alp and Mara in Germanic folklore). To ward him off, one needs to seek help of Saint Agnes.
Ingund f Germanic, HistoryDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with Old High German
gund "war." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania." Ingund was the third wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Ingveig f NorwegianCombination of
Ing and the Old Norse name element
veig "power; strength", first used in 1895.
Ingvelde f German (Rare), LiteratureThe name is probably an invention by the Austrian writer Joseph Christian Von Zedlitz (1790–1862) who wrote a novel titled "Ingvelde Schönwang".... [
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Ingwë m LiteratureUsed in J.R.R. Tolkien's books for the High King of the Vanyar and also the High King of the Elves in Valinor.
Ing-Wen f & m Taiwanese (Rare)Alternate transcription of
Yingwen chiefly used in Taiwan. A notable bearer is Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), the current president of Taiwan.
Ingyin f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of evergreen tree of the genus Shorea.
In-ha f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
仁 In "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and
夏... [
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Inho m & f KoreanFrom 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)
In-hui f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (
in), and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" (
hui).
In-hye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".
In-hyeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 顯 "manifest, display; evident, clear". A famous bearer is Queen Inhyeon of Joseon (1667-1701).
Ini m Ancient EgyptianEtymology uncertain, possibly a nickname. This was the birth name of several pharaohs.
Inias m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendOne of the 7 angels reprobated by the church council in Rome (745 C.E.) The others were Uriel, Raquel, Simiel (Semibiel), Tubuel, Tubuas, and Saboac.... [
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Iniko m IgboMeaning "born during troubled times" or "born in a time of trouble" in Igbo, historically given to boys. A notable bearer of this name is the mononymous American singer Iniko.
Iníon f HistorySimply from the Irish word
iníon meaning "daughter" (the modern form of Old Irish
ingen; see also
Innogen). Iníon Dubh (literally "dark daughter") was the nickname of Fionnghuala MacDonald, the Scottish-born mother of Red Hugh and Rory O'Donnell, the last two kings of Tyrconnell.
Ínisaĸ m GreenlandicEither a variant of
Ínarik or means "one who was given life through the aid of
innersuit (the fire beings; helper spirits)". According to legends a powerful shaman could mention this name in the ear of a deceased person and they would come back to life.
Inita f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of
Ina and a variant of
Ineta.
Inja f KoreanFrom 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 子 "child"
In-jeong m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (
in), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 正 "right, proper, correct" (
jeong).
Inji f Arabic (Egyptian)Egyptian borrowing of Turkish
İnci. Inji Hanim (died 5 September 1890) was the first wife of Sa'id Pasha, Wāli of Egypt and Sudan from 1854 until 1863. She was known among the Europeans as Princess Sa'id.
Injilia f MinahasanFrom the Indonesian word
injil, ultimately derived from Arabic الإنجيل (
al-Īnjil) meaning "gospel".
Injoon m Korean (Sinicized)From Sino-Korean 仁 meaning “humaneness”, “benevolence”, “kindness” and 俊 meaning “talented”, “capable”, “handsome”.
Inkasisa f QuechuaMeans "royal flower" in Quechua from
inka meaning "royal, king", and
sisa meaning "flower".
Inko m TheologyInko is one of the Basque names of God, used in the Basque dialect of the Ainhoa region of Lapurdi.
In-na f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Yoo In-na (1982-).
Inna f East FrisianShort form of names containing the Germanic name elements
agin and
ein.
Ino f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 偉 (
i) meaning "admirable, great, excellent" combined with 野 or 埜 (
no) both meaning "field, area". In the
Naruto franchise there is a female character called Ino written with Japanese Hiragana いの (
Ino)... [
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Inocente m Spanish, GalicianDerived from Spanish and Galician
inocente, meaning "innocent, blameless; naïve". It is used in reference to the Christian festival
Día de los (Santos) Inocentes (Childermas) celebrated on December 28.
Inoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese, it means "wild boar child". 猪 (ino) meaning "boar" or "wild boar" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Inon m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
ino meaning "jaguar" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Inori f & m JapaneseDerived from the Japanese word 祈り (
inori) meaning "prayer".... [
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Inosuke m JapaneseInosuke means growing or old child inosuke is the name for inosuke Hashibira form demon slayer:Kimetsu no yaiba
Inoyatbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
inoyat meaning "grace, kindness" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Inoyatxol f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
inoyat meaning "grace, kindness" and
xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".
Inphone m & f LaoFrom Lao ອິນ
(in) referring to the Hindu god
Indra and ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing".