ImînamGreenlandic Possibly combined with Greenlandic imiit "scoop, bailer, mug or chalice" and -na (Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name).
ImizafGermanic Likely a variant of Irmiza, which is a short form of feminine names that contain the Germanic element irmin meaning "whole, great", such as Irmentrud and Irmingard.... [more]
ImlacmLiterature Transferred use of the surname Imlac, derived from the Old Gaelic imeallach or imleach, meaning "marginal land" or "marshy shore-land."... [more]
ImolafHungarian, Literature Directly taken from Hungarian imola "centaury, knapweed, starthistle". This name was first used by Hungarian writer Mór Jókai in his novel 'Bálványosi vár'.
ImonafInuit Meaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).
InalafIndigenous 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".
InarafHittite Mythology In Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god Teshub.
InarafEnglish (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).
IndisfLiterature Means "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.
IndrafLatvian Of 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.
IndrėfLithuanian Either a short form of Indraja or a direct borrowing from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."
IndrifIndonesian Derived from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indira) meaning "beauty, splendour".
IndromIndian, Italian Possibly a form of Indra. In was popularized in Italy as well by Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Italian journalist, historian and writer.
Indusf & mEnglish (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.
Ineĸof & mGreenlandic Short form of inequnaq meaning 'sweet', 'cute'.
InelafBosnian Meaning unknown at this time. A famous bearer of this name is Inela Nogić (b. 1976), a Bosnian woman who won a beauty pageant contest during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996). The story behind the contest as well as amateur footage of it led to the making of a documentary titled Miss Sarajevo, which added to the international pressure to end the siege... [more]
InetafLatvian Latvian name which has only been used since the middle or latter part of the 20th century (first recorded during 1950-1975), possibly a variant of Inta (feminine form of Ints, itself from Indriķis), Inita (which is either from Latin initus "a beginning, an entrance" or a diminutive of Ina) or Inese (variant of Agnesa, Agneta).
IngelfEstonian 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".
IngnyfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Ing and either the Old Norse element nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element ný "new moon; waxing moon".
IniasmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend One of the 7 angels reprobated by the church council in Rome (745 C.E.) The others were Uriel, Raquel, Simiel (Semibiel), Tubuel, Tubuas, and Saboac.... [more]
InikomIgbo Meaning "born during troubled times" or "born in a time of trouble" in Igbo, historically given to boys. A notable bearer of this name is the mononymous American singer Iniko.
IninafPolynesian, Chamorro, Chuukese Means "glimmer, a faint intermittent light", from the Polynesian, Chamorro and Chuukese word ininä; ina.
IníonfHistory 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.
InitafLatvian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Ina and a variant of Ineta.
Inorif & mJapanese Derived from the Japanese word 祈り (inori) meaning "prayer".... [more]
Insaff & mArabic, Tatar, Bashkir Means "fairness, impartiality, justice, equity" in Arabic, from the root أنصف (ʿanṣafa) meaning "to act justly, to be fair".
In-SikmKorean From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "compassionate" or 寅 (in) referring to the third of the twelve Earthly Branches (itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac) combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, tree, to plant, to grow"... [more]
Inskef & mEast 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.
In-soomKorean From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" combined with 秀 (soo) meaning "excellent, outstanding". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]
In-sukfKorean From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".
IntefmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian jnj-jt.f meaning "(he) whom his father brought", derived from jnj "to bring", jt "father", and .f "his". This name was borne by several Egyptian pharaohs.
IntrafLatvian (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.
IntzafBasque (Modern) From the name of a town in the municipality of Araitz (Navarre), possibly related to Ihintza.
InuusmRoman Mythology Meaning, "entry." The phallic god Mutunus Tutunus, and Pertunda enable sexual penetration. Inuus, sometimes identified with Faunus, embodies the mammalian impulse toward mating... [more]
InxhifAlbanian Derived from Albanian inxhi "pearl" and thus a cognate of İnci.
InzakmSemitic Mythology Of uncertain origin, this was the name of one of the main gods worshipped in Dilmun. A proposed etymology is from the Sumerian nin-za-ak ("lord of the beads"), however this is disputed.
IorekmLiterature Meaning unknown. Author Philip Pullman used this name for one of his main characters Iorek Byrnison, an armored polar bear, in his His Dark Materials series, first released in 1995. While the Dutch name Yorick sounds the same, it is unknown whether Pullman based his character's name on it.
IoriomMedieval Italian, Italian (Tuscan) Medieval Italian form of Giorgio originally used in Southern Italy. After Gabriele D'Annunzio used this name in his tragedy La figlia di Iorio (1904) the name has been used mostly in Toscana (Tuscany) and Emilia-Romagna (both in central Italy).
IoulafGreek (Rare) Possibly a variant of Ioulia or even Gioula. Technically, it could also be a corruption of Ioulo or be a feminine form of the related masculine names Ioulas and Ioulos, but all those names are archaic.
IoulifGreek Probably a variant of Ioulia. However, this name could also be derived from Greek Ιούλη (Iouli), which is the genitive singular of Ιούλης (Ioulis), one of the Greek names for the month of July... [more]
IoulofGreek Mythology Basically means "related to corn sheaves", derived from the Greek noun ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "down" (the first growth of the whiskers and beard) as well as "corn sheaf" (see Ioulos).... [more]
IovelmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Yo'el (see Joel). This name was borne by a 5th-century archbishop of Mtskheta and a 7th-century Catholicus of Iberia.
IovelmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian исполняющий обязанности Владимира Ленина (ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti Vladimira Lenina) meaning "fulfilling the obligations of Vladimir Lenin"... [more]
Iphisf & mGreek Mythology Possibly from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout". This was the name of seven characters in Greek myth, both male and female, including the slave woman given to Patroclus by his cousin Achilles in Homer's 'Iliad'.
IppeimJapanese From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 壱 (i) meaning "one (in documents)", 逸 (i) meaning "deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge" or 市 (i) meaning "market, city, town" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (pei) meaning "soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics"... [more]
Iqbolm & fTajik, Uzbek Tajik and Uzbek form of Iqbal. This name is unisex in Uzbekistan, but it is more often bestowed upon males than on females there.
IqlimmArabic, Persian Means "climate" in Arabic and Persian, ultimately from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).
IrajafHistory (Ecclesiastical) Iraja and her brother Abadir are saints in the Coptic Church and the Roman Catholic Church. They are reported to have been children of the sister of Basilides, the father of kings... [more]
I-rangfKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 俐 (i) "smooth; active; clever, sharp" combined with 荣 (rang) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other hanja combinations are possible.
IrayafSpanish (Canarian) Meaning uncertain. It is popularly claimed to be derived from the name of a Guanche princess. However, there is no evidence regarding Guanche usage. It has possibly arisen by confusion with Iruya or else a variant of Basque name Iraia.
IrbadmSomali Irbad is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]
IreenfDutch Dutch form of Irene. The name has been used in The Netherlands since 1941 and was at its most popular in 1979. A famous bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst (b... [more]
IrenefJapanese (Rare) From 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanja are aslo possible.
IrialmWelsh From the Irish Iarfhlaith, which means "prince". Irial Fáid was a legendary High King of Ireland.
IriánmSpanish (Rare) Alternative spelling of Irian with the stress on the last syllable, also coinciding with the town of Irián in northern Spain.
Irianm & fIndonesian, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare) Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.
ÍrimëfLiterature Possibly derived from Quenya irima meaning "lovely". This is the name of the younger daughter and third child of Finwë and Indis in Tolkien's legendarium... [more]
IrinafJapanese From Japanese 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
IrisafJapanese From Japanese 衣 (i) meaning "clothes", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IrisufJapanese Japanese name meaning "rainbow", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Greek word iris or from Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "Italy", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 朱 (su) meaning "crimson"... [more]
IrohafJapanese From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "color" combined with Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" or 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". As a whole the word iroha refers to a Japanese poem.
IronafDutch (Rare) Variant form of Hierona. In other words, this name is really a short form of Hieronyma. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Irona Groeneveld.
IronifJapanese From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IronofJapanese From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
IrorifJapanese From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IrwanmIndonesian, Malay Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Irwin or Irawan or from Indonesian and Malay nirwana meaning "heaven, enlightenment, nirvana".