This is a list of submitted names in which the language is English.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Iliad f & m English (Rare)Derived from the
Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer.
Imla m BiblicalMeaning "whom God will fill up," "fullness" or "replenisher." Father or progenitor of Micaiah the prophet.
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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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).
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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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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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.
Inspektor m EnglishSwedish for inspector, meaning "overseer, superintendent," from Latin
inspector "one who views or observes," agent noun from past participle stem of
inspicere "look at, observe, view; look into, inspect, examine,"
Inward m English (Puritan)From Old English
inweard, inneweard, innanweard. Referring to Psalm 51:6, "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."
Ishiah m BiblicalCan mean either "whom YHWH lends", "Godsend", "God exists" or "it is the lord", depending on interpretation. From the Bible, the fifth of the five sons of Izrahiah, one of the heads of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David.
Isley f & m English (Modern)Transferred use of the surname
Isley. This name is pronounced identically to
Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
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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Ivey f & m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of
Ivy.
Ixora f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the name of a tropical flower (and genus) also known as West Indian jasmine. It is derived from Sanskrit ईश्वर
(īśvara), itself derived from ईश्
(īś) meaning "to rule" and वर
(vará) meaning "best".
Izetta f American (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)This name was used at least as early as the 1870s in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. Notable bearer is New Jersey born actress Izetta Jewel (1883-1978) who advocated for women's legal right to vote in the US.
Izri m BiblicalLikely meaning "creator", from the verb
יצר yasar, meaning "to fashion or form". Identical to
Zeri.
Izziah m BiblicalMeans 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
Jaazaniah m BiblicalMeaning "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... [
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Jacen m English (American, Modern), Popular CultureVariant 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.