Submitted Names of Length 5

Ineĸo f & m Greenlandic
Short form of inequnaq meaning 'sweet', 'cute'.

Inela f Bosnian
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]

Inell f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Perhaps an altered form of Inez.

Inequ f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ineĸo.

Inesh m Sinhalese (?), Indian

Ineso m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Inés.

Iness f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Inès.

Ineta f Latvian
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).

Ineta f Lithuanian

Ineza f Georgian
Georgian form of Inés.

Ingar m & f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ingvor (f), Ingvar (m), Ingegerd (f) and Inggard (m)... [more]

Ingel m & f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ingjäl.

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]

Iŋger f Sami
Sami variant of Inger.

Ingey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Younge form of Ingiøy.

Ingga f Filipino (Rare)
A nickname for Dominga

Inggo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Domingo.

Iŋgir f Sami
Sami form of Inger.

Ingit m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hinduism, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - sign, secret aim, indication, movement, gesture, change of voice

Ingka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Inga.

Ingle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ingle.

Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and either the Old Norse element nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element ný "new moon; waxing moon".

Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.

Ingun f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ingunn.

Ingus m Latvian
Short form of Indriķis, now used as a given name in its own right.

Ingvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingveig.

Ingve m Norwegian
Variant of Yngve.

Ingvi m Icelandic, Danish
Variant of Yngvi.

Ingwë m Literature
Used in J.R.R. Tolkien's books for the High King of the Vanyar and also the High King of the Elves in Valinor.

Inhan m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Inian.

Inhar m Basque
Variant of Inar.

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".

Inian m Occitan
Occitan form of Anianus.

Inias m Judeo-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]

Inico m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Íñigo.

Iñigo m Basque, Medieval Spanish
Basque form of Íñigo and medieval Spanish variant of Yñigo.

Inika f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Gujarati (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the Indian name Anika 2.

Iniko m Igbo
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.

Iniku f Amharic
Means "jewel" in Amharic.

Inina f Polynesian, Chamorro, Chuukese
Means "glimmer, a faint intermittent light", from the Polynesian, Chamorro and Chuukese word ininä; ina.

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.

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.

Inkaa f Indian (Rare)

Inkan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo inka meaning "Inca" and the genitive suffix -n.

Inkie f English
Variant of Inky.

Inkyu f & m Japanese
“In” means sound and “kyu” means ball

Inman m English
Transferred use of the surname Inman.

Innar m Estonian
Masculine form of Inna.

Iŋŋer f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Inger.

Innes m Khakas
Means "yoke, beam" in Khakas.

Inngi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ínge.

Innis m English (Rare)
Variant of Ennis.

Innya f Obscure

Inoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

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".

Inora f Russian (Rare, ?), Tajik (Rare, ?)

Inora f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Anora.

Inori f & m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese word 祈り (inori) meaning "prayer".... [more]

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".

In-Sik m Korean
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]

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.

In-soo m Korean
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-suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".

Intef m Ancient 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.

Inten f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Intan.

Intis m Latvian
Older form of Ints.

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.

Inuaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "toe, finger" in Greenlandic.

Inuaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Inuaĸ.

Inûna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic pet name for a baby, probably related to Nûno.

Inuna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inûna.

Inûno m Greenlandic
Greenlandic masculine form of Inûna.

Inuus m Roman 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]

Inxhi f Albanian
Derived from Albanian inxhi "pearl" and thus a cognate of İnci.

Inzak m Semitic 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.

Iodoc m Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
Breton form of Joyce.

Ióéil m Irish
Irish form of Joel.

Io'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joel.

Ioela m Hawaiian
Variant of Io'ela.

Ióhan m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Johannes.

Iohan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióhan.

Ionia f English (American, Rare)
Name of an ancient coastal region of Anatolia, from the name of the ancient Greek Ionians.... [more]

Ionie f Jamaican Patois, English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ione or Ionia.

Ionka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Йонка (see Yonka).

Ionko m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Йонко (see Yonko).

Ionna f French (Modern, Rare)

Iorek m Literature
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.

Iorgu m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Gheorghe.

Iorio m Medieval 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).

Iosef m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Iosif.

Iosia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Yoshiyahu (see Josiah) via its Biblical Greek form Iosias.

Iosua m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Joshua. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Iotam m Georgian
Georgian form of Yotam (see Jotham).

Iouen m Breton
Variant of Youenn.

Ioues m Berber

Ioula f Greek (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.

Iouli f Greek
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]

Ioulo f Greek 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]

Iouna f Breton
Variant of Yuna.

Iovel m Georgian (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.

Iovel m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian исполняющий обязанности Владимира Ленина (ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti Vladimira Lenina) meaning "fulfilling the obligations of Vladimir Lenin"... [more]

Ipaty m Russian
Variant transcription of Ipatiy.

Iphis f & m Greek 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'.

Ipmil m Sami Mythology
Means "God" in Northern Sámi.

Ipoly m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Hippolit.

Ippei m Japanese
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]

Ippet f Uyghur
Means "chastity" in Uyghur.

Ipsae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 잎새 (ipsae), referring to the appearance of a leaf.

Ipseo m Italian
Italian form of Hypseus.

Ipyon f Filipino
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Iqaqa m Zulu
Means "polecat" in Zulu.

İqbal m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Iqbal.

Iqbol m & f Tajik, 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.

Iqlim m Arabic, Persian
Means "climate" in Arabic and Persian, ultimately from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).

Iqmal m Malay

Iquan m African American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Tyquan which ends with the popular phonetic element quan.

Iraaj m Sanskrit
MEANING : 'born from water ', kamadeva ( god of love)... [more]

Iraci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi eíra "honey; honey bee" and Old Tupi sy "mother; origin, source".

Iracy f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Iraci.

Irada f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic إرادة (irada) meaning "willpower" as well as "will, intention, desire".

Irāia m Maori (Anglicized, Modern)
Maori form of Elijah.

Iraia f Basque (Modern)
From the name of a hill in the town of Oco (Navarre, Spain).

Iraïs f Catalan
Catalan form of Irais.

Irais f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Irais f Ancient Greek
Modern form and variant of Herais.

Iraja f History (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]

Irama m Aymara
Means "hillside" in Aymara.

Irana f Ethiopian

Irana f Tagalog

I-rang f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俐 (i) "smooth; active; clever, sharp" combined with 荣 (rang) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Irani f Tupi, Brazilian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Irany f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Irani.

Irawo m & f Yoruba
Means "star" in Yoruba.

Iraya f Spanish (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.

Irbad m Somali
Irbad is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Irbeg m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Irbek.

Irbek m Ossetian
From Ossetian ир (ir), the ethnic name of the Ossetian people, and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Irbmá f Sami
Sami form of Irma.

Ircia f Polish
Diminutive of Irena.

Irean f English (Rare)
Variant of Irene.

Irecê f Tupi
Means "Water Surface"

Ireen f Dutch
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]

Irela f Spanish (Caribbean)

Irema f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ირემი (iremi) meaning "deer".

Irema f Bosnian (Modern)

Írena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Irena.

Irèna f Provençal
Provençal form of Irene.

Iréne f Hungarian
Variant of Irén.

Iréné m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Irénée.

Ireñe f Basque
Basque form of Irene.

Irene f Japanese (Rare)
From 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanja are aslo possible.

Ireni f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Irene.

Ireno m Italian
Masculine form of Irene.

Ireno f Provençal
Provençal form of Irène.

Ireri f Purépecha
Means "the one and only" in Purépecha.

Ireta f English (American)

Ireth f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Ireth".

Ireti m & f Yoruba
Means "hope" in Yoruba.

Ireun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 이르다 (ireuda) meaning "early, premature."

Irfon m Welsh
From the name of the River Irfon in Powys, Wales, which may originate from the same source as Irvine.

Irgen m Yakut

Irhaa f Muslim
From an Arabic word meaning "to make calm, to tranquilize".

Irial m Irish Mythology, Irish (Rare)
Irial Fáid was a legendary High King of Ireland.

Irial m Welsh
From the Irish Iarfhlaith, which means "prince". Irial Fáid was a legendary High King of Ireland.

Irián m Spanish (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Irian with the stress on the last syllable, also coinciding with the town of Irián in northern Spain.

Irian m & f Indonesian, 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.

Iride f Italian
Italian variant of Iris.

Iridė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Iris.

Irido m Greek, Somali
Masculine form of Irida.

Iriko m Nenets
Means "grandfather" in Nenets.

Iriko f & m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of names that start with ირ- (Ir-), such as Irakli and Irodion for men and Irine and Irma for women.... [more]

Írimë f Literature
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]

Irina f Japanese
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]

Irino m Russian
Masculine version of "Irina".

Īrisa f Latvian
Latvian form of Iris.

Irisa f Albanian, Latvian (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Cognate of Iris.

Irisa f Japanese
From Japanese 衣 (i) meaning "clothes", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Irish m & f English, Filipino
Means a person from Ireland or of Irish descent.

Irisi f Albanian

Irisu f Japanese
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]

Írisz f Hungarian
Hungrian form of Iris.

Irita f Latvian

Irita f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Name- Irita (Eerita ) ईरिता... [more]

Irith f Hebrew
Variant of Irit.

Iriza f Ingush
The name Iriza (Ириза) comes from the word Irz (Ирз) which means happiness in the Ingush language.

Irján m Sami
Sami form of Irjan.

Irjan m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Yrian.

Irlan m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Irlon m English (Modern, Rare)
Masculine Varient of Ireland.

Irmin m German (Rare)
Short form of names derived from the Germanic name element irmin "whole, universal".... [more]

Irmka f German (Rare)
Variant of Irmgard.

Irmla f Medieval German

Irnes m Bosnian (Rare)

Irnik m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Ernák.

Irodi m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Irodion.

Iroha f Japanese
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.

Irona f Dutch (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.

Ironi f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Irono f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Irori f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Irpan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Irfan.

Irrum f Urdu

Irsen m Turkish
Meaning unknown.

Irsen m Korean, Russian
Russification of Il-Seong. This was used in the patronymic of Kim Jong-il's birth name, Yuri Irsenovich Kim.

Irsia f Spanish (Rare)

Iruka f & m African (Rare)

Iruma m Japanese (Japanized, Modern)
It is a name meaning “human” in Japanese, used in an anime series as the MC

Írunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Írena and Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".

Irupé f Guarani, Spanish (Latin American)
Name of Guaraní origin, used in Paraguay and Argentina.... [more]

Iruru f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 容 (iruru) meaning "contain, shape, appearance". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Irutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Irena.

Iruya m Guanche
Borne by a Guanche man christened in Seville.

Irven m English
Variant of Irvin.

Irvin m Bosnian, Indonesian
Bosnian and Indonesian form of the Persian name Arvin.

Irwan m Indonesian, Malay
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Irwin or Irawan or from Indonesian and Malay nirwana meaning "heaven, enlightenment, nirvana".

Iryda f Polish
Polish variant of Iris.

Irzyk m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jirzy.

Isaad m Afghan
Happiness and prosperity

Isaäk m Dutch
Variant of Izaäk.

Isaaq m Somali, English
Variant of Isaac.

Isaba f Romani (Archaic)

Isabe f Gascon
Gascon form of Isabel and Isabelle.

Isabé f Norman
Norman form Isabelle.

Isacc m Spanish
Variant of Isaac.

Isach m Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Isaac and Isacco.

Isack m Eastern African, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isaac.

Isael m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Mexican)
Invented name, likely inspired by similar names like Ismael, Israel and Misael... [more]

Isago f Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (isago) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

'Isaia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Isaiah. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Îsaia m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Îsâja.

Isaia f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Esaias.

Isaïe m French, French (Belgian), Judeo-French
French form of Isaiah.

Isaie m Biblical (Rare, Archaic), Medieval French, Medieval Walloon
Medieval French and Medieval Walloon form of Isaiah, also used in the Wycliffite Bible.

Isaih m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Isaiah.

Îsâja m Greenlandic
Short form of Îsaiarse.

Isaja m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Isaia.

Isaka m Shona
Shona form of Isaac.

Isaki f Japanese

Isaki m Ndebele
Ndebele form of Isaac.

Isako f Japanese
From Japanese 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Isaku m Japanese

Isaku m Albanian
Albanian form of Isaac.

Isala f Flemish
The first Belgian woman to graduate from medical school was Isala van Diest, educated in Switzerland and admitted to practice only after a royal decree made it so.

Isami m & f Japanese
In the case for males, this uncommonly used name is used as 勇 "yuu, isa.mu" meaning "bravery, be in high spirits, courage, heroism", although it's more often used as Isamu. Rarer examples of Isami include 勇海 with 海 (kai, umi) meaning "ocean, sea" and 功己 with 功 (isao) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits" and 己 (ki, onore, mi) meaning "self, serpent, snake."... [more]

Isana f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Isana m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 鯨 (isana), an old name for a whale now known as kujira in Japanese, sometimes written as 勇魚 with the addition of 魚 (na) meaning "fish." Another reading for 鯨 is simply isa and it may appear to be the same element used in the verb 勇む (isamu) meaning "to be in high spirits, be lively."... [more]

Isane f Japanese
"courage"; "sound"

Isang m Korean, German (Rare)
Isang is a traditional Korean name arbitrarily formed of two syllables. The hanja used are 伊 (i) "he, she, it" and 桑 (sang) "mulberry tree".... [more]

Isang f Filipino
Diminutive of Isabel or Isabela. This can also be a diminutive of any other name ending in -isa.

Isani f English (Modern, Rare), Indian, Spanish (Latin American)

Isara m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิสระ (see Itsara).

Isard m Germanic
Variant of Ishard.

Isarn m Medieval French, Frankish
From Old Saxon, Old High German isarn meaning "iron".

Ísarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse íss "ice" and herr "army".

Isata m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (isa) meaning "brave" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Isato m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (isa) meaning "brave" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Isatt f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Isett.

Isatu f African

Isave f Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Isabel.

Isawa f Japanese (Rare)

Isaya m Swahili
Swahili form of Isaiah.

Isaya m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (isa) meaning "courage" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Isayo f Japanese

Isazo m & f Tumbuka
Variant of Izaso.

Isbal f Manx, Scots
Manx variant of Ysbal and Scots adaptation of Iseabal.

Isbet m East Frisian (Archaic)
Containing name elements isarn and beraht.

Isbul m Medieval Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Isbul (fl. 820s–830s) was the kavhan, or first minister, of the First Bulgarian Empire during the reigns of Omurtag, Malamir and Presian I.

Ischa m & f Dutch
Possibly derived from Isaac. A famous Dutch bearer was Ischa Meijer, a Jewish journalist, author, actor and television presenter. In his case, Ischa was short for Israel.

Iscra f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Iskra.

Ísdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Iseke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element isarn.

Isela f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Elaborated form of Isel as well as a truncated form of Marisela and Gisela... [more]

Iseli f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a contraction of Isabeli or otherwise a variant of Isabela. Also see Isela, Isel.

Isett f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Isott. In Cornwall this name survived well into the 1700s.

Iseus f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Isolt.

Ishai m Hebrew
Variant of Yishai

İshak m Turkish
Turkish form of Ishaq.

Ishak m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic إسحاق (see Ishaq), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Isham m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Isham.

Ishan m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Sinhalese
Modern form of Ishana.

Ishaq m Arabic, Urdu
Arabic form of Isaac.

Ishay m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yeshe.

Ishen m Kyrgyz
Means "faithful, loyal, trustworthy" from Kyrgyz ишенүү (ishenüü) meaning "to believe, to trust".

Ishey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yeshe.

Ishin m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali
MEANING - reigning, commanding

Ishka f Hindi
"One who has only friends, no enemies"

Ishoq m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Isaac.

Ishta f Sanskrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Hindi, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - desired, loved, worshipped, respected, sacrificed

Ishtu f Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Nepali, Sinhalese, Fijian, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, American
MEANING -desire, wish... [more]

Ishui m Biblical Hebrew
Ishui was a son of Saul according to I Samuel 14:49.

Isice m Late Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Isicius.

Isida f Albanian
Albanian form of Isis.