IvenmGerman, Literature, Low German Iven is a variant of the Gemanic name Ivo 1 which is traced to a word meaning "yew" (the wood of the yew was used for building good bows).... [more]
IverimGeorgian Derived from the name of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia, which existed from about 302 BC to 580 AD. The name of the kingdom is an exonym, meaning: it was not created by the Georgians themselves. The inhabitants of the kingdom referred to it as ქართლი (Kartli).... [more]
IwaemJapanese (Rare) From 巌 or 巖 (gan, iwa, iwao, kewa.shii) meaning "rock, crag" combined with 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness." Other kanji combinations are possible.
IwakamimJapanese From Iwa meaning “Rock” (岩) and Kami meaning “Deity, god” (神).
Iwalayem & fYoruba THE IWALAYE / IWALAIYE IS THE NAME OF A FAMILY (A ROYAL NAME )IN THE YORUBA LAND,EFFO-AMURO, KOGI STATE.
IwanmJapanese From Japanese 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" combined with 蕃 (wan) meaning "multiply, increase". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
IwanmIndonesian Possibly means "earth, soil" in Indonesian or derived from Arabic إِيوَان (ʾīwān) meaning "porch, entrance, balcony" (of Persian origin).
IwaomJapanese From Japanese 巌/巖 (iwao) meaning "rock, crag, boulder". It can also be formed from 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male, man, son", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, male, manly" or 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end", as well as other kanji combinations.
IwawaldanmGermanic Reconstructed Ancient Germanic name derived from íwaz ("yew tree") and waldaz# ("ruler").
IxionmGreek Mythology Probably derived from the Greek noun ἰξός (ixos), which can mean "mistletoe" as well as "birdlime". In Greek mythology, Ixion was king of the Lapiths (the most ancient tribe of Thessaly) and a son of Ares or Antion or the notorious evildoer Phlegyas.
Ixpantonf & mNahuatl Probably derived from Nahuatl ixpan, meaning "before, in front of; to present or manifest to someone", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
İxtiyarmAzerbaijani Means "right, authority, power, strength" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic اختيار (ikhtiyār).
Ixtlam & fNahuatl It means "a place where Obsidian abounds"
IxtliltonmAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "ink at the face", from Nahuatl īxtli, "face, eye" combined with tlīlli "black ink" with diminutive suffix -tōn. In Aztec mythology, Ixtlilton is a god of medicine and healing and therefore was often allegedly alluded to as the brother of Macuilxochitl, the god of well-being or good luck.
IyannoughmWampanoag Means "Captain" or "One who intimidates" in Wampanoag. It is the name of the chief sachem of the Mattakeeset tribe who helped the Pilgrims find a lost boy, John Billington.
Iyarf & mHebrew (Modern, Rare) Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [more]
Iyarif & mMexican Possibly from Huichol 'iyáari meaning "heart, soul".
IyarrimNear Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology Meaning uncertain. Iyarri was a god of plague and war in both the Hittite and Luwian pantheons. He is known from oaths sworn in the in the Šuppiluliuma-Šattiwazza treaty, where he is depicted as a man standing on the back of a lion.
IzailmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian исполнитель заветов Ильича (ispolnitel' zavetov Il'icha) meaning "executor of the testament of Ilyich" or of the Soviet slogan Исполняй заветы Ильича! (Ispolnyay zavety Il'icha!) meaning "Fulfill the legacy of Ilyich!" The last word in both sentences refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose patronymic was Ilyich.... [more]
IzanmJapanese From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 夷 (i) meaning "Ainu", 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" or 為 (i) meaning "benefit" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Izanm & fArabic From Arabic إذْعان (iḏʻān), meaning "obedience, submission."
Izanam & fJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture From the stem of verb 誘う (izanau) meaning "to invite, ask (someone to do), call (for); to tempt, lure, entice."... [more]
IzanshimJapanese From Japanese 移 (i) meaning "change", 山 (zan) meaning "mountain" combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IzbygniewmPolish The first element is either related to Old Polish izba "room, hut" or to the Polish verb zbywać "to dismiss, to dispose". The second element is derived from Polish gniew "anger", which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger"... [more]
IzbylutmPolish (Rare) From the Slavic elements, izby meaning "to get rid of", "to dispose of", "to rid", "to do away with", "to clear out", "to dispense with", "to divest", "to choke off", "to bundle off", "to bundle out", "to deliver oneself of" and lut meaning "dour", "sharp", "acute", "pungent", "nipping", "strident", "with an edge", "clarion"... [more]
Izcahuatlm & fNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly "one who leaves here, one who is abandoned here", derived from Nahuatl iz "here" and cahua "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".
IzdârasenmBerber Means "the mighty, the strong" in Tamazight.
Izelf & mTurkish Possibly the Turkish form of Eidel or Israel, or perhaps from the Turkish iz 'footprint, track, trace, mark' and el 'hand, country, homeland'.
Iz̦elmBashkir From Bashkir Иҙел (Iz̦el), which is derived from Old Turkic Etil, which is the old name of the Volga River in Russia.
IzharmArabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian Means "manifestation, demonstration, display" in Arabic, from the root أظهر (ʾaẓhara) meaning "to show, to exhibit".
Izukum & fJapanese From Japanese i, meaning "clothing, garments", zou, meaning "three", and ku, meaning "a long time ago". Other kanji combinations are also possible. A famous bearer is Izuku Midoriya, the protagonist of the Japanese anime series 'My Hero Academia'.
Izumom & fJapanese (Rare) From 出雲 (Izumo), the name of an old province, a city and a grand shrine (taisha).... [more]
IzuomJapanese From Japanese 泉 (izu) meaning "fountain, spring" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]
Izuruf & mJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 出 (izuru) meaning "(something that) comes out" or also 出 (izu) combined with 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli".... [more]
Izzatulf & mMalay, Indonesian First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عزت ال (ʿizzat al) meaning "glory of the, power of the". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
IzziahmBiblical Means either "God unites" or "May Yahweh Sprinkle". Izziah was a descendent of Parosh and one of the Israelites who divorced their foreign wives during the purge of Ezra
JaamacmSomali, Muslim Somali transcription of the Arabic word جامع (jāmaʿa) meaning "mosque". This name has the same roots ج-م-ع (j-m-ʿ) of the Islamic day of prayers, coinciding with "Friday".
JaazaniahmBiblical Meaning "Jehovah Has Given Ear". Toward the end of the kingdom of Judah it seems that this was a rather common name; all four men mentioned in the Bible by this name lived within the same short period of time... [more]
JabbamPopular Culture Jabba Desilijic Tiure or Jabba the Hutt is a character appearing in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. He is depicted as a large, slug-like alien.
JabrumNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of an obscure but very old god in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language. Most sources equate him with the Babylonian god Anu 2, so he must have been a god of the heavens... [more]
JacawitzmMayan Mythology Means "mountain" in the lowland Maya language, as well as "first mountain" in the Cholan languages; also compare the highland Maya word qʼaqʼawitz meaning "fire mountain". This was the name of a K'iche' Maya mountain god, a companion of the sun god Tohil... [more]
JacenmEnglish (American, Modern), Popular Culture Variant of Jason. This is the name of Han Solo and Princess Leia's oldest son in the Star Wars Legends books, Jacen Solo. Since Jacen Solo's first appearance in the books in 1993, the name has risen in popularity in the United States.