IlyanafArabic, Bulgarian, Serbian Feminine form of Ilya. Ilyana is an indirect Quranic name and a non-standard formation that originates from Ilana. It means "sun", "sun ray", "kindness", "softness", "leniency", and "gentleness".
ImbertmFrench (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Derived from the Germanic elements irmin "immense, vast" and beraht "bright". In former times, the name was occasionally confused with Humbert.
ImsetymEgyptian Mythology In Egyptian mythology he was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar that held the liver of the deceased.
InaarafEnglish (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... [more]
Inabatf & mKazakh Means "respect, deference, courtesy" in Kazakh.
IndaiáfBrazilian, Tupi Derived 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.
IndridmPopular Culture, Folklore Indrid Cold is the name of a being originating in North American folklore, whose appearance usually coincides with sightings of UFOs or other cryptids.
IndzhemHistory Derived from Ottoman Turkish ince "slim". Indzhe Voyvoda (born Stoyan Voyvoda) (c. 1755, Sliven – 1821, Sculeni) was a renowned Bulgarian leader (voivod) of an armed band of outlaws (hajduks) in Ottoman-held Bulgaria... [more]
IngeldmAnglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology Possibly derived from the Old English intensive prefix in- and geld "payment, tribute" (from geldą). This was the name of a legendary prince of the Heathobards who appears in Anglo-Saxon tales, including the 8th-century epic poem Beowulf.
IngumamBasque Mythology In Basque mythology, Inguma is a nocturnal spirit who enters the home at night and tries to disturb the sleep of those who live at the place (similar to the Alp and Mara in Germanic folklore). To ward him off, one needs to seek help of Saint Agnes.
IngundfGermanic, History Derived 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-Wenf & mTaiwanese (Rare) Alternate transcription of Yingwen chiefly used in Taiwan. A notable bearer is Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), the current president of Taiwan.
ÍnisaĸmGreenlandic Either a variant of Ínarik or means "one who was given life through the aid of innersuit (the fire beings; helper spirits)". According to legends a powerful shaman could mention this name in the ear of a deceased person and they would come back to life.
InseonfKorean Deriving 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"... [more]
InûjukmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "the one who lives", "the living one", "the youth", "the one who wishes to live". In the legend about Pakaasi and his family an extremely old woman was called Inûjuk.
InûteĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "human in one's possession" or "my human being".
InwardmEnglish (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."
InyonifZulu Derived from Zulu inyoni meaning "bird".
InyuwafIndigenous Australian, Pintupi Of 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... [more]
InzalifBurmese Means "salutation, gesture of respect" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali).
IolaosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Greek ἰός (ios), which can mean "arrow" as well as "poison" and "rust". The second element is derived from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "people".
IolausmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Iolaos. This is a mortal nephew of Heracles, son of his mortal twin brother, Iphicles. He came with Heracles to fight the Hydra.
IonicafRomanian, Dutch (Rare) Diminutive form of Ioana. Also compare Ionică. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the Dutch mathematician and science journalist Ionica Smeets (b... [more]
IorethfLiterature Means "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.
IórunnfOld Norse Combination 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".
IorwenfWelsh (Rare) Likely a feminine form of Iorwerth, formed from the Welsh elements iôr "lord, ruler" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".
IosebimGeorgian Form of Ioseb with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
IotapafOld Persian (Latinized), History Latinized form of Yutâb via its hellenized form Iotape. Throughout history, this name was borne by a queen and several princesses.
IotapefOld Persian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of the Persian feminine name یوتاب (Yutâb), which is also found written as Youtab and Euttob.
IoulosmGreek Mythology, Late Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "down" (the first growth of the whiskers and beard) as well as "corn sheaf".... [more]
IovetafHistory Ioveta (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.
IranzumAncient Near Eastern Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a king of Mannae (a small kingdom in present day north-western Iran) that ruled during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser.
IratxefBasque From the name of a monastery located in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque iratze, meaning "fern grove".
IravanmHinduism Derived from Sanskrit इरावत् (irāvat) meaning "satiating, comfortable, endowed with provisions", from इरा (irā) meaning "food, refreshment". This is the name of a minor Hindu deity and a character in the Mahabharata... [more]
IrawanmIndonesian, Indonesian Mythology Indonesian form of Iravan. This is the name of a character in the Javanese version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, who is sometimes called Bambang Irawan.