This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 6.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
İncəsu f AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
incə meaning "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" and
su meaning "water".
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.
Induja f HindiInduja is Hindi for daughter of the moon, and I've heard it is also another name for the river Narmada.
Ingeri f Old SwedishA character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
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.
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.
Inseon f KoreanDeriving 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"... [
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Inyoni f ZuluDerived from Zulu
inyoni meaning "bird".
Inyuwa f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf 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... [
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Inzali f BurmeseMeans "salutation, gesture of respect" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit अञ्जलि
(añjali).
Ioreth f LiteratureMeans "old woman" from Sindarin
iaur "old, ancient" combined with the feminine personal noun suffix -
eth. It occurs in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) belonging to a wise old woman of Gondor.
Iórunn f Old NorseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
*jorr "wild boar" or
jǫfurr "chief, king" or
iór /
jór "horse" and either
unnr "wave" or
unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow".
Iostha f MohawkName of Allyson Pratt's character on Mohawk Girls.
Ioveta f HistoryIoveta (c. 1120 - after 1161, before 1178) was a princess of Jerusalem and an abbess of the Sisters of Bethany. She was the fourth and youngest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Morphia of Melitene.
Iratxe f BasqueFrom the name of a monastery located in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
iratze, meaning "fern grove".
Iriaka f MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Iriaka Rātana (1905-1981) from New Zealand.
Iriani f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
Irian, the former name of the western part of the island of New Guinea (also known as Papua). This name was most popularly given to children who were born around the time of the Dutch expulsion from Western New Guinea in 1962.
Írildë f LiteratureA character mentioned in the works of JRR Tolkien. The name is from the fictional Quenya language, and is possibly derived from the name element... [
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Irimia f Galician (Modern, Rare)After
Pedregal de Irimia ("Scree of Irimia"), the name of the source of the Miño river, which is the most prominent river in Galicia. This was the place chosen for the first Pilgramage of Galician Believers in 1978, and thus gives name to the Christian-Galicianist association Irimia.
Iringó f HungarianHungarian feminine name from the Hungarian word "iringó" which means "eryngium"
Iriome m & f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)This name has been (rarely) used in the Canary Islands since the 1980s. A known male bearer is Spanish footballer Iriome González (1987-).
Ironia f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 惟 (i) meaning "only" combined with 露 (ro) meaning "dew", 仁 (ni) "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 空 (a) meaning "sky". Other kanji can be used.
Irshad m & f UrduDerived from Arabic إرشاد
(irshad) meaning "guidance, direction".
Irulan f LiteratureThe name of a fictional character in the
Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is an anagram of her mother's name Anirul. The character of Ghanima points out in the book that her name is also an anagram of "ruinal" and refers to her as "ruinous Irulan", it has therefore sometimes been interpreted as meaning "ruinous".
Isagel f Swedish (Rare), Literature, AstronomyIsagel is a fictional character and spaceship pilot appearing in Swedish author Harry Martinson's poem of science fiction 'Aniara', published in 1956. Isagel is also the name of an exoplanet (HD 102956 b) orbiting the star
Aniara (HD 102956).
Iselin f NorwegianNorwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element
isarn meaning "iron" (e.g.,
Isengard,
Iselinde,
Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of
Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name
Aisling (compare
Isleen).
Isemay f Medieval EnglishPerhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *
Ismegi or *
Ismagi, *
Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from
isan, itself from
îsarn "iron" (see
Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be
îs "ice") combined with
magan "strength, might"... [
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Ishara f Near Eastern MythologyAn ancient Hittite goddess associated with love and oaths. Her name possibly comes from the Hittite word for "treaty, binding promise", or may be related to the name of the goddess
Ishtar.
Ishgen m & f MongolianPossibly derived from Mongolian ишиг
(ishig) meaning "goat kid".
Ishiko f Japanese (Rare)From 石 (
ishi) meaning "stone" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat" in Japanese. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ishiyo f Japanese (Rare)From 猪 (
i) meaning "wild boar", 賜 (
shi) meaning "gift", and 洋 (
yo) meaning "ocean". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Ishizu f JapaneseJapanese form of
Isis. Ishizu Ishtar is a fictional character and it is also a Japanese surname.
Ishpal m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit एषा
(eṣā) meaning "desire, wish" and पाल
(pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Isilee f LiteratureFrom Shannon Hale's novel
The Goose Girl, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale. ... [
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Isilmë f LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "moonlight" in the fictional Quenya language, derived from
isil meaning "moon".
Iskuhi f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
իսկ (isk) meaning "real" or "reality, verity" and the feminine suffix
ուհի (uhi). Íslaug f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and
laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Ismaya f & m IndonesianOne of the names of Semar, a Javanese Wayang character from Indonesia.
Ištanu m & f Near Eastern MythologyDeriving from the Hattic
estan meaning "Sun deity, day". This was an epithet likely used to refer to the of the Sun Goddess of Arinna. It was also used in reference to a solar deity known as the Sun God of Heaven (equivalent to the Hurrian Simige).
Istoda f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
istod meaning "milkwort".
Ísveig f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
íss "ice" (compare Icelandic
ís) and
veig "power; strength".
Isyana f HistoryEtymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regent of the Medang Kingdom, in modern day East Java.
Itaura f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "red light" or "shining light" ("ita" and "ura").
Itella f Yiddish(Polish?) Yiddish elaboration of
Itta (via its variant
Ita), found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Ithaca f & m English (Rare)This name comes from the name of a Greek island, a legendary home of Odysseus, located in the Ionian Sea.... [
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Itoitz m & f BasqueUsed in reference to a village in Navarre.
Itonia f Greek MythologyMeans "of Iton, Itonian" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena originating in the ancient town of Iton (also known as Itonos), south of Phthiotis, in Thessaly. Some ancient sources say that Athena Itonia was given her epithet from a king or priest named
Itonus.
Itoshi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (itoshi) meaning "love, affection", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Itsara m & f ThaiMeans "free, independent" in Thai.
Itsari f ThaiDerived from Thai อิศร
(itsara) meaning "great, sovereign".
Itsuka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (itsu) meaning "one" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 郁 (ka) meaning "fragrance, perfume", 樺 (ka) meaning "birch", 袈 (ka) meaning "Buddhist cassock", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, glide"... [
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Itsuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 慈 (itsu) meaning "mercy", 逸 (itsu) "flee, escape, break loose" or 淑 (itsu) meaning "graceful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itsumi f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 逸 (itsu) meaning "superb, great, outstanding", 一 (itsu) meaning "one", 乙 (itsu) meaning "strange" or 五 (itsu) meaning "five" combined with 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches... [
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Iuhcan m & f NahuatlMeans "similar place, such a place" in Nahuatl.