Feminine Submitted Names

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Ingebjør f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingebjørg (compare Embjør).
Ingebor f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.
Ingeborga f Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian, Polish
Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish form of Ingeborg.
Ingeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingeborre f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant form of Ingeborg.
Ingegjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.
Ingel f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Ingrid and Inge. Its use as a given name in its own right may have been influenced by Estonian ingel "angel".
Ingel m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Engel as well as a short form of related names that start with Ingel-, such as Ingelbert, Ingelhard and Ingeltrud... [more]
Ingeliese f German, Danish
German variant of Ingelise.
Ingelin f Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Ing and lin or a variant of Ingilín.
Ingelore f German (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Lore 1.
Ingemarie f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie or feminine form of Ingemar.
Ingemerete f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Merete.
Ingemette f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Mette.
Ingemo f Swedish
Modern form of Ingemodh, traditionally found in Småland.
Ingemodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Iŋger f Sami
Sami variant of Inger.
Ingerda f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Ingegerd.
Ingeri f Old Swedish
A character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
Ingerid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of the names Ingrid and Ingri.
Ingert f Swedish
Younger form of Ingerth or variant of Inger.
Ingerth f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Ingiärd.
Ingerun f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ingirún.
Ingetrud f Germanic
Variant spelling of Ingtrud.
Ingfrid f Norwegian
Variant of Ingrid.
Ingfrida f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ingfrid recorded in the late 19th century.
Ingfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ingfried.
Ingga f Filipino (Rare)
A nickname for Dominga
Inggerd f Swedish
Variant of Ingert.
Inggit f Indonesian
Meaning unknown.
Ingheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Also compare Heiður.
Inghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Inghild.
Ingi f Estonian
Variant of Inge.
Ingiara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingiärd f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Ingigärdh.
Ingibiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Ingibjǫrg.
Ingibjørg f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingibjǫrg.
Ingiborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingiburgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiborg.
Ingifinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".
Ingifrith f Medieval English (Anglicized, Archaic)
Medieval English form of the Old Norse name Ingifríðr.
Ingifríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ingifríðr.
Ingigærðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Ingigärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingigærðr.
Ingigerður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ingegerd.
Ingild m & f Swedish
Variant of Inghild.
Îngile f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ingrid.
Ingilín f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.
Ingimodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingimóð f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
Ingimoth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingimóð.
Ingimunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Ingimundur.
Ingiøy f Old Norse
Likely a combingation of Ing(i)- and øy.
Íngipôĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ingiborg.
Iŋgir f Sami
Sami form of Inger.
Ingirith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiríðr.
Ingiríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ingifríðr.
Ingiríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingríðr via Old Norse variant Ingiríðr.
Ingirún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and rún "secret".
Ingirun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingirún.
Ingisól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element sól "sun".
Ingiþóra f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element þórr "thunder".
Ingiveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingveig.
Ingiwara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingjäl f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingegärd.
Ingjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.
Ingka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Inga.
Ingken f Frisian
Frisian variant of Inken.
Ingleberta f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name of Inglebert Fitzwig's eldest daughter. She was also Antionette Fitzwig's granddaughter.
Inglina f Romansh
Derivative of Angela via Angiolina.
Inglis f Swedish
Contracted form of Ingelise.
Inglise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ing and maj "May".
Ingmarie f Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie.
Ingnerûlaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'lacerate dandelion'.
Ingnora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingnor recorded in the late 19th century.
Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and either the Old Norse element nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element "new moon; waxing moon".
Ingoberga f Frankish
Ingoberga (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... [more]
Ingqondo f Zulu
Means "intelligence" in Zulu.
Ingreda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Ingrid.
Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.
Ingrida f Lithuanian, Slovak
Lithuanian form and Slovak variant of Ingrid.
Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.
Ingrith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Ingríðr.... [more]
Ingrið f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingríðr.
Ingrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingirún.
Ingrun f German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish
Formed from the Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a god) and run "secret; rune".
Ingryda f Polish
Polish form of Ingrid.
Ingryð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Ingrid and feminine form of Ingfrið, derived from Old English personal name Ing "ancestor" and friþ "peace".
Ingtrud f Germanic
Derived 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."
Inguhilt f Old High German
Combination of Ing and hilta "battle, fight".
Inguna f Latvian
Variant of Ingūna.
Ingund f Germanic, History
Derived 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.
Ingvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingveig.
Ingveig f Norwegian
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element veig "power; strength", first used in 1895.
Ingvelde f German (Rare), Literature
The name is probably an invention by the Austrian writer Joseph Christian Von Zedlitz (1790–1862) who wrote a novel titled "Ingvelde Schönwang".... [more]
Ingveldur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Yngvildr.
Ingvilda f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Ingvild.
Ingvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Yngvǫr.
Ingvor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious".
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 Burmese
From the name of a type of evergreen tree of the genus Shorea.
Ingyinn f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese အင်ကြင်း (see Ingyin).
In-ha f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean In "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and ... [more]
Inha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁(In) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 夏(Ha) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other many combinations can exist.
In-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (in), and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" (hui).
In-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".
In-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 顯 "manifest, display; evident, clear". A famous bearer is Queen Inhyeon of Joseon (1667-1701).
Ini f & m Western African, Ibibio
Means "time" in Ibibio.... [more]
Iniabasi m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means "God's time" in Ibibio.
Inibrakemi f Ijaw
Means "your destiny is in your hands" in Ijaw.
Inid f English (Rare)
Variant of Enid.
Inie f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Inge.
Iniekenimi f & m Ijaw
Means "know only your own" in Igbo.
Iniemem f & m Efik
"Time of peace"
Iñiguez f Medieval Spanish
Possibly derived from the masculine given name Íñigo.
Inika f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Gujarati (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the Indian name Anika 2.
Iniku f Amharic
Means "jewel" in Amharic.
Inin f & m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "perfumed" in Shipibo.
Inina f Polynesian, Chamorro, Chuukese
Means "glimmer, a faint intermittent light", from the Polynesian, Chamorro and Chuukese word ininä; ina.
Inioluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "property of the lord" in Yoruba.
Iníon f History
Simply 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.
Inipere f & m Ijaw
Means "here is my wealth" in Ijaw.
Inis f Quechua
Quechua form of Ines.
Inita f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Ina and a variant of Ineta.
Iniya f Tamil
Means "sweet" in Tamil.
Inja f Korean
From 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 子 "child"
Injana f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian
Name: Injana इञ्जना / इंजना... [more]
In-jeong m & f Korean
From 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 Minahasan
From the Indonesian word injil, ultimately derived from Arabic الإنجيل (al-Īnjil) meaning "gospel".
Inju f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Inzhu.
Inka f Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of names containing the element in, for example Ivana, Inoslava, Anina, Ines, Ingrid, etc.
Inkan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo inka meaning "Inca" and the genitive suffix -n.
Inkasisa f Quechua
Means "royal flower" in Quechua from inka meaning "royal, king", and sisa meaning "flower".
Inke f & m Frisian
Variant of Ine.
Inkie f English
Variant of Inky.
Inkini f & m Aymara
Means "lucky" in Aymara.
Inkyu f & m Japanese
“In” means sound and “kyu” means ball
In-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Yoo In-na (1982-).
Inna f Estonian
Diminutive of Ingrid and Linda.
Inna f East Frisian
Short form of names containing the Germanic name elements agin and ein.
Innaliatta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ínaliáta.
Innàssia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Ignazia.
Innegrit f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Annegret and Ingrid.... [more]
Iŋŋer f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Inger.
Inngi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ínge.
Inngiliita f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ingilîta.
Inngipooq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Íngipôĸ.
Inngyin f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese အင်ကြင်း (see Ingyin).
Innocence f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word innocence.
Innocencia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Innocentia.
Innocente f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Innocent.
Innocentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Innocentius.
Innocenza f Italian
Feminine form of Innocenzo.
Innogen f Literature
Probably derived from Old Irish ingen meaning "daughter" or "girl" (see Imogen).... [more]
Innokentiya f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Innocentia.
Innozentia f German
Feminine form of Innozenz.
Ino f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, she was the second wife of Athamas, a Theban maenad who raised her dead sister Semele's son Dionysos and who was apotheosized into the sea goddess Leucothea.
Ino f Japanese
Derived 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)... [more]
Inobat f Uzbek
Means "trust, faith" in Uzbek.
Inoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Inocência f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese feminine form of Innocentius (see Innocent).
Inogen f Arthurian Cycle
A daughter of Merlin in Richard Hole’s Arthur.... [more]
Inogena f Portuguese, Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Innogen. While Imogênia is the portuguese form of Imogen
Inoka f & m Sinhalese
Meaning uncertain.
Inoke m & f Fijian, Tongan
Tongan form of Enoch.
Inoko f Japanese
From Japanese, it means "wild boar child". 猪 (ino) meaning "boar" or "wild boar" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Inola f Svan, Georgian (Rare)
Contracted form of Irinola, which is used as an independent name in its own right.
In'oma f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek in'om meaning "gift".
Inon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo ino meaning "jaguar" and the genitive suffix -n.
Inooraq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Inôraĸ.
Inôraĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "little human being" in Greenlandic.
Inori f & m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese word 祈り (inori) meaning "prayer".... [more]
Inoslava f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Inoslav.
Inoyat m & f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Inayat.
Inoyatbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek inoyat meaning "grace, kindness" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
Inoyatxol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek inoyat meaning "grace, kindness" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".
Inpaeng m & f Lao
Etymology unknown.
Inphone m & f Lao
From Lao ອິນ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
Inrica f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Enrica.
Insaf f & m Arabic, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "fairness, impartiality, justice, equity" in Arabic, from the root أنصف (ʿanṣafa) meaning "to act justly, to be fair".
Inse m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Frisian variant form of Ine. Sometimes also said to be a Frisian short form of Germanic names that have Ing for a first element, such as Ingulf... [more]
Inseon f Korean
Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 仁 (in), meaning "benevolence, kindness, humaneness", and 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 仙 (seon) meaning "immortal, transcendent, Taoist super-being"... [more]
İnşirah f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Ultimately from Arabic انشراح (inshirāh) meaning "relief, cheerfulness".
Insiya f Arabic (Rare), Urdu (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Persian (Rare)
Means "humanity", from Arabic انسن (ʾinsān) "human".
Inske f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
For boys it's a short version of Ine 5 for girls it's a short version of names containing ine or a feminine version of the male name Ine 5.
Instancia f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Latin īnstantia meaning "perseverance".
In-suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".
Intarîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Hendrina.
Integrity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word integrity, which is derived via Middle French from Latin integritās meaning "soundness, integrity".
Inten f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Intan.
Intercidona f Roman Mythology
Goddess who provides the axe without which trees cannot be cut (intercidere).
Interduca f Roman Mythology
The goddess that accompanies the child in leaving and returning to the home. See also Adeona.
Inthira f Thai
Alternate transcription of Intira.
Inthurat f Thai (Rare)
From Thai อินทุ (inthu) meaning "moon" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Inti f Indonesian
From Indonesian inti meaning "essence, core".
Inti Qhana f Aymara
From the Aymara inti meaning "sun" and qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Intisar f & m Arabic, Urdu
Means "victory, triumph, conquest" in Arabic, from the root انتصر (intaṣara) meaning "to gain victory, to triumph". It is typically masculine in Pakistan and feminine elsewhere.
Intissar f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic انتصار (see Intisar).
İntizar f & m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Intizar. A known bearer of this name is the Turkish singer İntizar Arslan (b. 1974).... [more]
Intizar m & f Arabic, Kazakh, Turkmen, Urdu
Derived from the Arabic noun انتظار (intizar) meaning "wait" as well as "anticipation" and "expectation".... [more]
Intizara f Kazakh (Rare), Turkmen (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Intizar.
Intizor m & f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Intizar. This name appears to be strictly feminine in Uzbekistan, whilst it is unisex in Tajikistan (though it is more often used on males there).
Intizora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Intizara.
Intra f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Inta, a variant of Dzintra, a variant of Antra as well as a purely phonetic coinage.
Intza f Basque (Modern)
From the name of a town in the municipality of Araitz (Navarre), possibly related to Ihintza.
Inu f Japanese (Rare)
Means "dog" in Japanese.
Inuecas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ines.
Inugpaluk f Greenlandic
Possibly a combination of Inuk with the Greenlandic suffix -paluk meaning "dear little".
Inûguk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Inûjôĸ m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Inûjuk.
Iñuk m & f Yupik, Greenlandic, Inuit
Variant of Inuk.
Inûna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic pet name for a baby, probably related to Nûno.
Inuna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inûna.
Inuppaluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inugpaluk.
Inuuguk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inûguk.
Inuujooq m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inûjôĸ.
Inuujuk m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Inûjuk.
Inuuna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inûna.
Invi f Indonesian
Short form of "Inviony".
Invicta f English (American, Rare)
From the Latin word meaning “unconquered”.
Inxhi f Albanian
Derived from Albanian inxhi "pearl" and thus a cognate of İnci.
Iny f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant and diminutive of Ina.
Inyang m & f Efik
Inyang f Filipino
Diminutive of Herminia.
Ïnyï f Bashkir
Means "pearl" in Bashkir.
Ïnyïgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir ынйы (ïnyï) meaning "pearl" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
Ïnyïqay f Bashkir
Possibly a diminutive or pet form of Ïnyï.
Inyoni f Zulu
Derived from Zulu inyoni meaning "bird".
Inyuwa f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Inyuwa Nampitjinpa (b. between circa 1920 to 1922, d. 1999), an Australian Aboriginal painter who was also the mother of fellow painters Walangkura Napanangka (b... [more]
Inyz f English (Rare)
Variant of Inez.
Inza f Popular Culture
The name of a DC Comics' character. She is the wife of Kent Nelson, who is also Doctor Fate.
Inzali f Burmese
Means "salutation, gesture of respect" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali).
Inzhanya f Mordvin
Means "hospitable" in Erzya.
Inzilbêth f Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Inzilbêth was a noble woman of Númenór, the wife of Ar-Gimilzôr, the twenty-third King of Númenor, and a Queen of Númenór.
Io m & f Japanese
From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on" combined with 皇 (o) meaning "emperor", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 生 (o) meaning "live", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 旺 (o) meaning "prosper" or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]
Ioanina f Romanian
Diminutive of Ioana.
Iocaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iokaste (which is also Latinized as Iocasta). This is the name of one of Jupiter's moons.
Iochabed f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jochebed, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Iochebed f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jochebed.
Iodhnait f Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish idan meaning "pure, faithful, sincere".
Ioei m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joey.
Ioi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joy.
Iokasti f Greek
Modern transcription of Iokaste.
Ioke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἰωκή (ioke) meaning "rout, pursuit, attack", from the verb διώκω (dioko) which means "to pursue, to chase (in war or hunting)" and "to drive away, to chase away"... [more]