IsmundmGermanic The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanbert). The second element is derived from Old High German mund "protection."
IsoudefMedieval English, Arthurian Cycle Medieval English vernacular form of Isolde. It appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends Le Morte d'Arthur.
Ištanum & fNear Eastern Mythology Deriving from the Hattic estan meaning "Sun deity, day". This was an epithet likely used to refer to the of the Sun Goddess of Arinna. It was also used in reference to a solar deity known as the Sun God of Heaven (equivalent to the Hurrian Simige).
ÍsveigfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and veig "power; strength".
IswardmGermanic The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanbert). The second element is derived from Old High German wart "guard."
ItachimPopular Culture Itachi is a name that derives from the manga Naruto; the name is given to the older brother of Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha.... [more]
ItâraĸmGreenlandic Meaning "little ugly one", "little naughty one" in Greenlandic.
ItellafYiddish (Polish?) Yiddish elaboration of Itta (via its variant Ita), found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Itoitzm & fBasque Used in reference to a village in Navarre.
ItoniafGreek Mythology Means "of Iton, Itonian" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena originating in the ancient town of Iton (also known as Itonos), south of Phthiotis, in Thessaly. Some ancient sources say that Athena Itonia was given her epithet from a king or priest named Itonus.
Itsaram & fThai Means "free, independent" in Thai.
ItsarifThai Derived from Thai อิศร (itsara) meaning "great, sovereign".
ItsukafJapanese From Japanese 一 (itsu) meaning "one" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 郁 (ka) meaning "fragrance, perfume", 樺 (ka) meaning "birch", 袈 (ka) meaning "Buddhist cassock", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]
ItsukofJapanese From Japanese 慈 (itsu) meaning "mercy", 逸 (itsu) "flee, escape, break loose" or 淑 (itsu) meaning "graceful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itsumif & mJapanese From Japanese 逸 (itsu) meaning "superb, great, outstanding", 一 (itsu) meaning "one", 乙 (itsu) meaning "strange" or 五 (itsu) meaning "five" combined with 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches... [more]
ItsutomJapanese From Japanese 逸 (itsu) meaning "flee, escape, break loose" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
ItsuzomJapanese From 五 (itsu) meaning "five" and 三 (zo) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IttokumJapanese This name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i') meaning "one" with 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, goodness, virtue" or 得 (toku, u.ru, e.ru) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit, gain."... [more]
IttuatmGreenlandic From Greenlandic ittuat meaning "head, leader", as well as the Greenlandic younger form of Ítuat.
ItzpanmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl itztli "obsidian" and panitl "flag". Alternatively, could be a metastasis of ixpan "in front of, in the presence of".
ItztlimNahuatl Means "obsidian" and "obsidian knife" in Nahuatl.
IvanoemItalian Variant of Ivanhoe; a famous bearer was Ivanoe Bonomi, that was Prime Minister of Italy three times (one in 1921-1922, and other two, short lived, in 1944 and 1945).
IvernafEnglish (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Old Latin form of a lost Celtic name which also gave modern Irish Erin and was corrupted to Hibernia. Therefore a rather esoteric reference to Ireland... [more]
IvistafSoviet (Rare) Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin contracted, used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
IvriyafHebrew (Rare) Derived from עִבְרִיָּה meaning "Hebrew (woman)". this name is relatively modern, first appearing in the first half of the 20th century in mandatory Palestine, it was used a few times but died out after the establishment of the Israeli state... [more]
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.
IzarbefAragonese, Basque From Basque izar "star" and -be "beneath, under", taken from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Izarbe, meaning "Our Lady of Izarbe". Izarbe is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
IzayoifJapanese From Japanese 十六 (jūroku) meaning "sixteen" and 夜 (yo) meaning "night", denoting the sixteenth night in the lunar calendar. Traditionally, this is the name for the day after Tsukimi, the Harvest Moon festival.... [more]
Izbo'tafUzbek Derived from iz meaning "mark, trace, print" and bo'ta meaning "baby camel", also an affectionate nickname for children.
IzernafArthurian Cycle (Archaic) The name comes from the account of King Artus: a Hebrew Authurian Romance of 1279. The English version, published by Syracuse University Press in 2003, and was edited and translated by Curt Leviant.... [more]
IzettafAmerican (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.
IzildafPortuguese (Brazilian) Variant of Isilda. This was borne by Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro (1897-1911), a Portuguese girl who died aged 13; she is known to Brazilian Catholics as "Menina Izildinha", and is venerated as a Brazilian folk saint.
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".
Ja-chunmKorean, History Meaning unknown. This was the name of I Ja-chun (1315-1361), father of Joseon's founder Seong-gye. His son posthumously declared him King Hwanjo of Joseon.
JacintmCatalan, Lengadocian, Provençal Catalan. Languedocian and Provençal form of Hyacinthus. Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (1845 – 1902) was a writer, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Romantic era... [more]
JacławmPolish (Modern, Rare) Most likely a combination of the name Jacek with the suffix -sław, common in names of Slavic origin and deriving from sława meaning "glory", "fame". Perhaps influenced by Wacław and its diminutive Wacek.