Submitted Names Starting with I

gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Inchítuch f Aguaruna
Means "multicoloured bird" in Awajún.
Inciona f Celtic Mythology
Inciona is a little-known Celtic goddess of the Treveran region.
Incoronata f Italian
Means "crowned" in Italian. This name is given in reference to the Virgin Mary in her role as queen of heaven.
Increase m & f English (Puritan)
Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [more]
Increased f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to the Biblical command to increase in number.
Inda f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian ind "enthusiasm, zeal" and a truncated form of Linda.
Indaiá f Brazilian, 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.
Indaleci m Catalan
Catalan form of Indaletius.
Indaletius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain, though allegedly derived from indal eccius which is said to mean "messenger of the gods" in a language of pre-Roman Iberia (present-day Spain and Portugal). This is the name of the patron saint of Almería, Spain - a 1st-century Christian martyr.
Indalezio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Indaletius.
Indali f Indian
An Indian name meaning “powerful”.
Indati f Indian
MEANING - possessing superhuman power, powerful... [more]
Indeg f Welsh (Rare), Welsh Mythology
Possibly derived from Welsh un "one" and teg "beautiful; fair".
Independence f English (Puritan)
Means "freedom from control or influence," partly on the pattern of French indépendance. Used much more commonly during the times of the pilgrims (Puritans) who settled in New England in America... [more]
Inder m Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Variant of Indra.
Indera m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Indra.
Inderbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Indra combined with Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Inderdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Indra combined with Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Inderpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Indra combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Indhu f Tamil
Variant transcription of Indu.
Indí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Indi.
Indía f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of India.
Indíana f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Indiana.
Indiano m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Indiana.
Indiasa f American
Spanish and Indonesian meaning-waters of healing or blessings of salvation
Indiga f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended as a feminine variant of Indigo.
Indiges m Roman Mythology
Meaning uncertain. It is used as an epithet of certain deities, such as the deified Trojan hero Aeneas under the title Jupiter Indiges.
Índigo m & f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Indigo, the purplish-blue colour.
Indigoe m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Indigo.
Indila f French (Modern, Rare)
Notably borne by singer and songwriter Indila, born Adila Sedraïa (1984-).... [more]
Indina f Swedish
Variant of Indine.
Indine f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Inda, India and Indiana recorded from the 1820s onwards.
Indio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Indigo or a Latinized masculine form of India.... [more]
Indíra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Indira.
Indis f Literature
Means "bride" in Quenya. This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Tolkien's the Silmarillion. Indis was the second wife of Finwë and the grandmother of Galadriel.
Indius m English (Rare)
Masculine form of India.
Indji f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Инджи (see Indzhi).
Indra f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of the Indian (male) deity's name Indra (compare Indraja), a transferred use of the name of the Latvian river Indra (also known as Indrica), and a feminine form of Indriķis.
Indraja f Lithuanian (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]
Indrajitendra m Indian (Rare), Obscure
Combination of Indra and Jitendra borne by the second son of Maharaja Jitendra Narayan and Maharani Indira Devi of the princely state of Cooch Behar in British India... [more]
Indranee f Mauritian Creole
Form of Indrani chiefly used in Mauritius.
Indrawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian indra meaning "sense" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Indrė f Lithuanian
Either a short form of Indraja or a direct borrowing from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."
Indri f Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indira) meaning "beauty, splendour".
Indri m Maltese
Maltese form of Andrew.
Indrì m Friulian
Friulian form of Henry.
Indrid m Popular 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.
Indrit m Albanian
Variant of Endrit.
Indrita f Albanian
Feminine form of Indrit.
Indro m Indian, Italian
Possibly a form of Indra. In was popularized in Italy as well by Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Italian journalist, historian and writer.
Indro m Estonian
Possibly a variant of Indra, a Latvian name.
Indro m Javanese
Javanese form of Indra.
Indu m Sami
Sami form of Into.
Indulis m Latvian, 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).
Indumati f Indian
calm(like the moon).... [more]
Indus f & m English (Rare)
Derived from Indus, the name of a river in Asia. It starts in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan, where it ends in the Arabian Sea.
Indushi m Hindi
Means "brave, courageous".
Industrializatsiya f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun индустриализация (industrializatsiya) meaning "industrialization". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union, which at the beginning was predominantly agricultural.
Industriy m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Industriya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
Industriya f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun индустрия (industriya) meaning "industry". In some cases, this name can also be a contracted form of Industrializatsiya.... [more]
Indzhe m History
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]
Indzhi f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Indzhe.
Ine f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Ina.
Ine m West Frisian (Rare)
Derived from the particle in, which is usually used to give extra emphasis to something. Scholars have not been able to find any other explanation for the meaning of this Frisian name.
Ine f Japanese
This name can be used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" or イ子 with イ representing the phonetic character for 'i' and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "sign of the rat (first sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]
Ine m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing ein such as Einbert.
Inehuiyan m Nahuatl
Means "by his own will, by his volition" in Nahuatl.
Inei m Japanese
means "dark, shadow" in Japanese
Inejiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Inejirou.
Inejirou m Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ine) meaning "rice plant", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Ineka f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ineke.
Ineke f Dutch, Limburgish, German (Rare), East Frisian
Diminutive form of Ine as well as an East Frisian feminine form of masculine Ine.
Ineĸo f & m Greenlandic
Short form of inequnaq meaning 'sweet', 'cute'.
Ineĸunâĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "handsome", "beautiful", "sweet", "attractive" (variant form of Ineĸo).
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.
Inemesit f & m Western African, Ibibio
Means "happiness" in Ibibio.
Inenek f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning uncertain, name borne by a queen consort of Pharoah Pepi I.
Ineqaglas m Old Irish
Primitive Irish name derived from the Proto-Celtic *enekʷom meaning "face" and *glastos (see glas) meaning "green, blue".
Inequ f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ineĸo.
Inequnaaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ineĸunâĸ.
Ineriqué f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word inerique "protection". Used as a Caló equivalent of Amparo.
Inesinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Ineso m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Inés.
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).
Iney f Manx
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of Eithne, others derive it from Manx inney "daughter (of)". This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Annie.
Ineza f Georgian
Georgian form of Inés.
Infinite m African American (Modern)
From the English word infinite meaning "having no boundaries or limits".
Infinity f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word, ultimately from Latin infinitas "endlessness; boundlessness".
Ing f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Yan 2.
Iŋgá f Sami
Sami form of Inga.
Inga f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak short form of Ingrida, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Ingalbald m Medieval French
An elongation of 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".
Ingalis f Swedish
Variant of Ingalisa.
Ingalisa f Swedish
Swedish form of Ingelise.
Ingalise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingaliss f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingall m German (Rare), English (Rare)
A German name meaning “angel”, or possibly transferred use of the surname Ingalls.
Ingalls m English
Transferred use of the surname Ingalls.
Ingalrada f Medieval French
An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt "counsel, advice".
Ingalsinde f Medieval French
An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic swinþaz "strong".
Ingaltrude f Germanic, Medieval French
An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut "maiden".
Ingálvur m Faroese
Faroese combination of Ing and alfr "elf".
Ingamaj f Swedish
Combination of Inga and Maj 2.
Inganbi f Manipuri
Means "bright light" in Meitei.
Ingar m & f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ingvor (f), Ingvar (m), Ingegerd (f) and Inggard (m)... [more]
Ingara f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Inga as well as a strictly feminine form of Ingar recorded in the 19th century.
Ingarda f Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing and the Germanic name element gard "enclosure".
Ingarde f Medieval 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".
Ingaret f English (Rare, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Angharad, perhaps influenced by Margaret.
Ingars m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Ingar.
Ingartze f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Engracia and Engrâce.
Ingbald m Medieval 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".
Ingbalda f Medieval French
Feminine form of Ingbald.
Ingbert m Medieval 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.
Ingberta f Frankish
Feminine form of Ingbert.
Ingbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.
Ínge f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Inge.
Inge f Basque
Maybe from a Basque word meaning "cane, reed", though it may also be a Basque form of Inge.
Ingebiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingibjǫrn.
Ingebjør f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingebjørg (compare Embjør).
Ingebor f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.
Ingeborga f Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian, Polish
Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish form of Ingeborg.
Ingeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingeborre f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant form of Ingeborg.
Ingebrigt m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Engelbrekt.
Ingegjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.
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]
Ingeld m Anglo-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.
Ingeles m Arthurian 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.
Ingeliese f German, Danish
German variant of Ingelise.
Ingelin f Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Ing and lin or a variant of Ingilín.
Ingelore f German (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Lore 1.
Ingemarie f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie or feminine form of Ingemar.
Ingemerete f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Merete.
Ingemette f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Mette.
Ingemo f Swedish
Modern form of Ingemodh, traditionally found in Småland.
Ingemodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingemund m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, Manx (Archaic), Anglo-Scandinavian
Old Swedish form of Ingimundr, which was also used on the Isle of Man.
Ingenuus m Ancient Roman
From Latin ingenuus meaning "freeman".
Iŋger f Sami
Sami variant of Inger.
Ingerda f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Ingegerd.
Ingeri f Old Swedish
A character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
Ingerid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of the names Ingrid and Ingri.
Ingerman m Frankish
Ingerman (c. 750-818), was a Frankish noble and Count of Hesbaye, son of Sigram of Hesbaye and grandson of Sigramnus of Hesbaye. Ingerman married Rotrude, of unknown parentage. Ingerman and Rotrude had one daughter, Ermengarde, who married into the Frankish royal family, the Carolingians, and was the first wife of King Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne.
Ingert f Swedish
Younger form of Ingerth or variant of Inger.
Ingert m Low German
Low German variant of Inghard.
Ingerth f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Ingiärd.
Ingerun f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ingirún.
Ingetrud f Germanic
Variant spelling of Ingtrud.
Ingfrid f Norwegian
Variant of Ingrid.
Ingfrida f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ingfrid recorded in the late 19th century.
Ingfried m German (Rare)
The name is made from the two Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a Germanic god) and fridu "peace".... [more]
Ingfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ingfried.
Ingfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the theonym Ing and Old English friþ "peace".
Ingga f Filipino (Rare)
A nickname for Dominga
Inggerd f Swedish
Variant of Ingert.
Inggit f Indonesian
Meaning unknown.
Inggo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Domingo.
Inghard m German
German younger form of Ingohart.
Inghart m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Inghard (see Ingohart).
Ingheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Also compare Heiður.
Inghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Inghild.
Inghiramo m Medieval Italian
The name is of Germanic origin and formed of the name elements Ing referring to a Germanic god and hraban "raven".
Ingi f Estonian
Variant of Inge.
Ingiara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingiärd f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Ingigärdh.
Ingibiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Ingibjǫrg.
Ingibiorn m Old Swedish
Variant transcription of ᛁᚴᛁᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (ikibiarn) (see Ingibjǫrn).
Ingibjørg f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingibjǫrg.
Ingibjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ingibjǫrn.
Ingibjørn m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ingibjǫrn.
Ingibjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of Ing and bjǫrn "bear".
Ingiborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingiburgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiborg.
Ingifinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".
Ingifrith f Medieval English (Anglicized, Archaic)
Medieval English form of the Old Norse name Ingifríðr.
Ingifríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ingifríðr.
Ingigærðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Ingigärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingigærðr.
Ingigerður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ingegerd.
Ingild m & f Swedish
Variant of Inghild.
Îngile f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ingrid.
Ingilín f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.
Ingimagn m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Ingi and the Old Norse element magn meaning "strength, power".
Ingimar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ingemar.
Ingimodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingimóð f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
Ingimoth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingimóð.
Ingimund m Old Danish, Faroese
Old Danish form of Ingimundr.
Ingimunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Ingimundur.
Ingimundr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with mundr "protection".
Ingimundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingimundr.
Ingiøy f Old Norse
Likely a combingation of Ing(i)- and øy.
Íngipôĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ingiborg.
Iŋgir f Sami
Sami form of Inger.
Ingirith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiríðr.
Ingiríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ingifríðr.
Ingiríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingríðr via Old Norse variant Ingiríðr.
Ingirún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and rún "secret".
Ingirun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingirún.
Ingisól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element sól "sun".
Ingit m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hinduism, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - sign, secret aim, indication, movement, gesture, change of voice
Ingiþór m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Ingiþóra.
Ingiþóra f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element þórr "thunder".
Ingivaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvald.
Ingivaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingivaldr.
Ingiveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingveig.
Ingiwara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingjäl f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingegärd.
Ingjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.
Ingka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Inga.
Ingken f Frisian
Frisian variant of Inken.
Ingle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ingle.
Inglebert m English (American, Modern, Rare)
The eldest son of Antionette Fitzwig of Willow Creek.
Ingleberta f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name of Inglebert Fitzwig's eldest daughter. She was also Antionette Fitzwig's granddaughter.
Inglen m Manipuri
Means "cool silence" in Meitei.
Inglina f Romansh
Derivative of Angela via Angiolina.
Inglis f Swedish
Contracted form of Ingelise.
Inglise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Inglor m Literature
Inglor was the name of a Ñoldor Elf who was the father of Gildor Inglorion.... [more]
Ingmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ing and maj "May".
Ingmarie f Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie.
Ingmārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Ingmar.
Ingnache m Picard
Picard form of Ignatius.
Ingnerûlaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'lacerate dandelion'.
Ingnor m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and norðr "north".
Ingnora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingnor recorded in the late 19th century.
Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and either the Old Norse element nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element "new moon; waxing moon".