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Imee f FilipinoDiminutive of
Imelda. A bearer of this name is Imee Marcos, a Filipino politician.
Imekanu f AinuAinu female name, borne most notably by a mythologist and poet (Japanese name: Kannari
Matsu (金成 マツ)) credited with preserving numerous Ainu epics (Yukar).
Imentet f Egyptian MythologyMeans "she of the west". In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess representing the necropolis west of the Nile River and the consort of
Aken. Typically depicted wearing the hieroglyph for 'west' on her head, she often appeared on tombs to welcome the deceased into the afterlife... [
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Imeraarsuk m GreenlandicSaid to mean "nice little water", derived from Greenlandic
imeq "water" (cf.
Imi) and a diminutive suffix.
Imfrid m Medieval GermanA hypocoristic of Old High German
ermen, Old Saxon
irmin "strong" and Old High German
fridu, Old Saxon
frithu "peace".
Imilce f Ancient IberianImilce was the Spanish wife of Hannibal Barca according to a number of historical sources.
Imîna m GreenlandicPossibly combined with Greenlandic
imiit "scoop, bailer, mug or chalice" and
-na (Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name).
Imínguaĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "sweet little water". Combination of
Ime and
-nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Imis f LiteratureMeaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "The Palace of Revenge" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Imis is a princess who is beloved and captured by the evil enchanter Pagan.
Imisława f PolishDerived from the Slavic name element
imi meaning "seize, take" or "begin" and
sława meaning "fame, glory".
Imla m BiblicalMeaning "whom God will fill up," "fullness" or "replenisher." Father or progenitor of Micaiah the prophet.
Imlac m LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Imlac, derived from the Old Gaelic imeallach or imleach, meaning "marginal land" or "marshy shore-land."... [
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Immalee f LiteraturePossibly a variant of
Emily used by Charles Robert Maturin for the female protagonist in his novel 'Melmoth the Wanderer' (1820).
Imobach m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Possibly derived from an unattested place name in the island of Tenerife. Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of a Berber title, itself allegedly derived from Berber
imâwgen, meaning "man who stops" or Tuareg
amâhagah (plural form
imûhagh), meaning "noble man".
Imogène f Theatre (Gallicized)French form of
Imogen. In France, this mostly refers to the character from Shakespeare's play Cymbeline and is rarely, if ever, used as a given name.
Imoinda f Literature, TheatreUsed by Aphra Behn for a character in her novel
Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave (1688).
Imoinda or She Who Will Lose Her Name (2008), a re-writing of Behn's novel, is the first libretto to be written by an African-Caribbean woman, Dr Joan Anim-Addo.
Imola f Hungarian, LiteratureDirectly taken from Hungarian
imola "centaury, knapweed, starthistle". This name was first used by Hungarian writer Mór Jókai in his novel 'Bálványosi vár'.
Imona f InuitMeaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).
Imrahil m LiteratureMeaning unknown; probably originates from the Númenórean language. In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth and the uncle of
Boromir and
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Imronbek m UzbekFrom the given name
Imron combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master"
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 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.
Inaara f English (Modern, Rare)Derived from Arabic ﺇِﻧَﺎﺭَﺓ
(ʔināra), which is the verbal noun form of أنار
(ʔanāra) meaning "to light, to illuminate". It was popularized in the United States by the socialite Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey, 1963-) when she married Prince Karim Aga Khan in 1998... [
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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.
Inara f English (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Inaara. This name was popularized in the United States by character Inara Serra on the space Western TV show
Firefly (2002).
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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