IsbertmGermanic, German 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 beraht "bright."
ÍsbjörnmIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Means "polar bear" in Icelandic (literally "ice bear", derived from Old Nora íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and bjǫrn meaning "bear").
ÍsbjörtfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Icelandic name meaning "bright ice", derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
Ischam & fDutch 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.
IschyrionmAncient Greek, Polish (Rare) Derived from Greek ισχυρός (ischyros) meaning "mighty, powerful, strong". Saint Ischyrion of Alexandria was a martyr in Egypt who was impaled on a sharp pole. Ischyrion had the rank of Commander in Arrian Army... [more]
IscomSpanish Shortening of Francisco. A famous bearer is Spanish footballer Isco who is born as Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez.
ÍsdísfIcelandic (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".
IseliljafNorwegian (Modern, Rare) Popularly claimed to mean "ice lily" from Norwegian is "ice" and lilja "lily". This name occurs in the medieval ballad 'Knut liten og Sylvelin'.
IselinfNorwegian Norwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element isarn meaning "iron" (e.g., Isengard, Iselinde, Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name Aisling (compare Isleen).
IsemayfMedieval English Perhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *Ismegi or *Ismagi, *Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from isan, itself from îsarn "iron" (see Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be îs "ice") combined with magan "strength, might"... [more]
IsembartmMedieval French, Literature Old French form of Isanbert. This appears in the medieval epic poem Gormond et Isembart belonging to a nephew of the French king who joins the Saracen king Gormond and renounces Christianity.
IsemielmBiblical Greek Greek form of Ishi, which in the Septuagint only appears in verse 2:31 of 1 Chronicles. Other verses in the Septuagint use the forms Iesi, Isei and Sei instead.
IsengrimmLiterature, Folklore, Germanic A variant form of Isangrim. This is the name of a wolf found in many medieval stories, most notably in the French folktale of Reynard the Fox. The author J. R. R. Tolkien used it as a hobbit name in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
IsetemkhebfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ꜣst-m-ꜣḫ-bjt meaning "Isis is in Chemmis", derived from the name of the goddess Isis combined with m "in" and ꜣḫ-bjt "Akhbit", the name of the mythological location where Isis gave birth to Horus, which the Greeks called Chemmis.
IsetnofretfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ꜣst-nfrt meaning "Isis is beautiful", derived from the name of the goddess Isis combined with nfrt "beautiful, good, perfect"... [more]
ÍseyfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
İsfəndiyarmAzerbaijani Azerbaijani form of Isfandiyar (see Esfandiar). A notable bearer of this name was the singer and poet İsfəndiyar Bərxu (1929-1991).
IsfendiyarmTurkish Turkish form of Isfandiyar (see Esfandiar). A notable bearer of this name was the Turkish soccer player and coach İsfendiyar Açıksöz (1929-2006).
IsfridmGermanic The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanfrid). The second element is derived from Old High German fridu "peace."
IsgrimmGermanic The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isangrim). The second element is derived from Old Norse grîma "mask."
IsharafNear Eastern Mythology An ancient Hittite goddess associated with love and oaths. Her name possibly comes from the Hittite word for "treaty, binding promise", or may be related to the name of the goddess Ishtar.
IshardmGermanic The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanhard). The second element is derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
IshenmKyrgyz Means "faithful, loyal, trustworthy" from Kyrgyz ишенүү (ishenüü) meaning "to believe, to trust".
IshenbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz ишен (ishen) meaning "faithful, loyal, trustworthy" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
IsheshmIndian (Rare) From Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "husband, lord" combined with itself.
IshifJapanese Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 威子" FUJIWARANOISHI, married to "後一条天皇" GOICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Goichijō. The Kanji Character "威" meaning "Prestige" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [more]
IshiahmBiblical Can mean either "whom YHWH lends", "Godsend", "God exists" or "it is the lord", depending on interpretation. From the Bible, the fifth of the five sons of Izrahiah, one of the heads of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David.
IshikofJapanese (Rare) From 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat" in Japanese. Other kanji combinations are possible.
ÍshildurfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements íss "ice" (compare modern Icelandic ís) and hildr "battle". Also compare the hypothetical Germanic cognate Ishild.
Ishme-karabfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "she who has heard the prayer" or "she has heard the supplication". The Elamite form of her name is said to be Išnikarap... [more]
Ishtar-deelamCaucasian Mythology Possibly from the name Ishtar combined with Chechen дела (dela) meaning “god, deity”. This is the name of the Vainakh god of death and ruler of the underworld.
IshtasapamSioux Means "dark eyed" in Lakota. From the Lakota ištá 'eye' and sápa "black'.
IshvarifHinduism Means "queen, mistress, goddess" in Sanskrit, the feminine form of ईश्वर (īśvará) which is both an adjective meaning "able to do, capable of" and a noun meaning "lord, king, God"... [more]
IsidoormDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Dutch form of Isidore. Known bearers of this name include Belgian author Isidoor Teirlinck (1851-1934), Belgian athlete Isidoor Van de Wiele (1924-2010) and Belgian cyclist Isidoor De Ryck (1926-2009).
IsildurmLiterature Means "devoted to the moon". This name was used by J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) for the elder son of Elendil, who was briefly the second king of Gondor and Arnor.
IsileefLiterature From Shannon Hale's novel The Goose Girl, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale. ... [more]
IsinthonmHistory From the name of one of the seven hills surrounding Mount Meru, a sacred mountain in Buddhist mythology. This was the name of a son of King Taksin the Great (1734-1782).
IskafBiblical Hebrew Iska is a feminine name of biblical origin that means "There is a strong woman" or "She has authority", but the name has many different meanings in other languages and cultures.... [more]
Iskonm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo isko meaning "paucar bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix -n.
IskrenmBulgarian, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare) Derived from Bulgarian and Serbian искрен (iskren) "sincere, honest; true, devoted". This name is borne by Bulgarian soccer player Iskren Pisarov (b. 1985).
IskroslavmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun iskra "spark". Also see Iskra, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
Isleyf & mEnglish (Modern) Transferred use of the surname Isley. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.