IllusiafFinnish From Yrjö Kokko's 1944 fairytale classic Pessi and Illusia. Illusia is the name of a small fairy who lives by the rainbow. Illusia is described to be naive, but optimistic and care free. The tale is about Pessi the troll and Illusia the fairy, who, despite all the differences between them and their worlds, fall in love... [more]
IllyanafRussian This is the feminine form of Ilya, Russian form of Elijah, which means 'My God is Yahweh'.
IllyanafRussian I've heard many different meanings ranging from snowflake, daughter of the sun, and even light I have found God.
ImanbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz and Kazakh иман (iman) meaning "faith" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
ImekanufAinu Ainu female name, borne most notably by a mythologist and poet (Japanese name: Kannari Matsu (金成 マツ)) credited with preserving numerous Ainu epics (Yukar).
ImentetfEgyptian Mythology Means "she of the west". In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess representing the necropolis west of the Nile River and the consort of Aken. Typically depicted wearing the hieroglyph for 'west' on her head, she often appeared on tombs to welcome the deceased into the afterlife... [more]
ImobachmGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Possibly derived from an unattested place name in the island of Tenerife. Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of a Berber title, itself allegedly derived from Berber imâwgen, meaning "man who stops" or Tuareg amâhagah (plural form imûhagh), meaning "noble man".
ImogènefTheatre (Gallicized) French form of Imogen. In France, this mostly refers to the character from Shakespeare's play Cymbeline and is rarely, if ever, used as a given name.
ImoindafLiterature, Theatre Used by Aphra Behn for a character in her novel Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave (1688). Imoinda or She Who Will Lose Her Name (2008), a re-writing of Behn's novel, is the first libretto to be written by an African-Caribbean woman, Dr Joan Anim-Addo.
ImrahilmLiterature Meaning unknown; probably originates from the Númenórean language. In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth and the uncle of Boromir and Faramir... [more]
InachiafLiterature Used by the 1st-century BC Roman poet Horace. It was possibly intended to be a reference to the Greek mythological figure Io, whose father was named Inachus.
InachusmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Inachus was the first king of Argos after whom a river was called Inachus River, the modern Panitsa that drains the western margin of the Argive plain. Most modern mythologists however understand Inachus as one of the river gods, all sons of Oceanus and Tethys and thus to the Greeks part of the pre-Olympian or "Pelasgian" mythic landscape.
InazumafPopular Culture Notably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲 (ina), the ancient bound form of ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫 (tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [more]
IndiasafAmerican Spanish and Indonesian meaning-waters of healing or blessings of salvation
IndigesmRoman Mythology Meaning uncertain. It is used as an epithet of certain deities, such as the deified Trojan hero Aeneas under the title Jupiter Indiges.
IndrajafLithuanian (Rare), Baltic Mythology Borrowed from the name of a lake and river in the Utena district municipality of north-eastern Lithuania, derived from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."... [more]
IndulismLatvian, Theatre Originally a diminutive of Indriķis, now used as a given name in its own right. Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used this name on the titular character of his play Indulis un Ārija (1911).
IngardafPolish (Archaic) Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing and the Germanic name element gard "enclosure".
IngardefMedieval French Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
IngbaldmMedieval French Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old High German bald "bold".
IngbertmMedieval French, Germanic, History (Ecclesiastical) Old German, Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Proto-Germanic berhtaz.
IngelesmArthurian Cycle This is the name of a character appearing in Syre Gawene and the Carle of Carlyle, a Middle English tail-rhyme romance who is one of King Arthur’s knights.
IngryðfAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Ingrid and feminine form of Ingfrið, derived from Old English personal name Ing "ancestor" and friþ "peace".
IngtrudfGermanic Derived from the name of the Norse god Ing combined with þruþ "strength." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania."
IngvardmNorwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare) Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.
In-hyeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 顯 "manifest, display; evident, clear". A famous bearer is Queen Inhyeon of Joseon (1667-1701).
IntidetmAncient Berber Means "truthful" in Amazigh, derived from tidet, meaning "truth".
İntiqammAzerbaijani Means "revenge, vengeance" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic انتقام (intiqām).
Intisarf & mArabic, Urdu Means "victory, triumph, conquest" in Arabic, from the root انتصر (intaṣara) meaning "to gain victory, to triumph". It is typically masculine in Pakistan and feminine elsewhere.
Intizarm & fArabic, Kazakh, Turkmen, Urdu Derived from the Arabic noun انتظار (intizar) meaning "wait" as well as "anticipation" and "expectation".... [more]
Intizorm & fTajik, Uzbek Tajik and Uzbek form of Intizar. This name appears to be strictly feminine in Uzbekistan, whilst it is unisex in Tajikistan (though it is more often used on males there).
IñuksukmYupik, Greenlandic, Inuit Means "that which acts in the capacity of a human" in Inuktitut. An inuksuk is a human-made stone landmark, used as a point of navigation and reference in the Arctic circle, where few natural landmarks exist.
IǫrundrmOld Norse Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from jara "battle, fight" and vindr, possibly meaning "winner". The name appears on several runestones.
IphinoefGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ἴφιος (iphios) meaning "strong stout" or ἶφι (iphi) meaning "by force, mightily" combined with νόος (noos) meaning "mind, thought"... [more]
IphitosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout, mighty".
IravatifHinduism Means "possessing refreshment" in Sanskrit, from इरा (ira) meaning "water, refreshment" and वती (vati) meaning "having". This is the name of a figure in Hindu mythology who is associated with the Ravi River in northwestern India... [more]
IriantomIndonesian From Indonesian Irian, the former name of the western part of the island of New Guinea (also known as Papua). This name was most popularly given to children who were born around the time of the Dutch expulsion from Western New Guinea in 1962.
ÏrïθbikäfBashkir From the Bashkir ырыҫлы (ïrïθlï) meaning "happiness" feminine name element бикә (bikä).