Submitted Names Starting with I

Inyong m Filipino
Diminutive of Herminio.

Inyoni f Zulu
Derived from Zulu inyoni meaning "bird".

Inyotef m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "(he) whom his father brought".

In-young f Korean

Inyuwa f Indigenous 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]

Inyz f English (Rare)
Variant of Inez.

Inza f Popular Culture
The name of a DC Comics' character. She is the wife of Kent Nelson, who is also Doctor Fate.

Inzali f Burmese
Means "salutation, gesture of respect" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali).

Inzamam m Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.

Inzhanya f Mordvin
Means "hospitable" in Erzya.

Inzilbêth f Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Inzilbêth was a noble woman of Númenór, the wife of Ar-Gimilzôr, the twenty-third King of Númenor, and a Queen of Númenór.

Inzo m Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Enzo.

Io m & f Japanese
From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on" combined with 皇 (o) meaning "emperor", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 生 (o) meaning "live", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 旺 (o) meaning "prosper" or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]

Ioakhaz m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jehoahaz.

Ioakim m Russian, Greek (Cypriot)
Greek variant transcription of Ioakeim and Russian form of Joachim.

Ioakime m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Joachim via its biblical Greek form Ioakeim.

Ióan m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ióhan.

Ioañ m Breton
Breton form of Ioan.

Ioanathan m Biblical Greek, Greek (Rare), Biblical Latin
Variant of Ionathan.

Ioanichie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Joannicius.

Ioanina f Romanian
Diminutive of Ioana.

Ioannikiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Ioannikios via its latinized form Ioannicius (see Joannicius).

Ioannikos m Late Greek
Variant of Ioannikios.

Ioanniky m Russian
Variant transcription of Ioannikiy.

Ioar m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Jóarr.

Ioav m Russian
Russian form of Yoav (see Joab) via its Biblical Greek form Ioab.

Ioba m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Job. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Iobhar m Irish (Rare)

Ióbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements iór "horse" and bjǫrn "bear".

Iobiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióbiǫrn.

Iocaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iokaste (which is also Latinized as Iocasta). This is the name of one of Jupiter's moons.

Iochabed f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jochebed, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Iochebed f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jochebed.

Iodhnait f Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish idan meaning "pure, faithful, sincere".

Iodoc m Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
Breton form of Joyce.

Ioe m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joe.

Ioei m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joey.

Ióéil m Irish
Irish form of Joel.

Io'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joel.

Ioela m Hawaiian
Variant of Io'ela.

Iofiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Jophiel. Iofiel is the name of the Angel of Beauty.

Iǫfurr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Jǫfurr.

Iógæirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements jór "horse" and geirr "spear".

Iógærðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements iór "horse" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Ióhan m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Johannes.

Iohan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióhan.

Iohannis m Biblical Latin, Medieval
Variant of Iohannes. Often used for the baptismal name in Medieval Europe.

Ioi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joy.

Ioiachin m Italian
Italian form of Jehoiachin.

Ioiakim m Italian
Italian form of Jehoiakim.

Ioil m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Modern Greek transcription of Ioel as well as a Romanian variant of Ioel.

Iokasti f Greek
Modern transcription of Iokaste.

Ioke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἰωκή (ioke) meaning "rout, pursuit, attack", from the verb διώκω (dioko) which means "to pursue, to chase (in war or hunting)" and "to drive away, to chase away"... [more]

Ioke m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joyce.

Iokepa m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joseph.

Iokepine f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Josephine.

Iokhaveda f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Jochebed.

Ioki m Japanese (Rare)

Ioko f Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "great, excellent, magnificent", 緒 (o) meaning "cord" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Iol m Catalan
Short form of Oriol and other names that end in -iol, such as Ferriol and Aniol.

Iola f Welsh
Feminine form of Iolo.

Iola f Catalan (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Short form of Iolanda.

Iolakana m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jordan.

Iolande f Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Yolande.

Iolani f Hawaiian
Means "exalted hawk" in Hawaiian.

Iolantha f French
Variation of Violante

Iolaos m Greek 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".

Iolaus m Greek 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.

Iolente f Medieval French
Old French form of Odelinde.

Ioletta f English
Old English form of Violet

Iolette f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Iola.

Iólgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Jólgeirr.

Ioli f Greek
Modern Greek form of Iole.

Iolina f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Йолина (see Yolina).

Iolina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jolyn.

Iombonantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy iombona meaning "object of joint ownership or joint effort" and soa meaning "good".

Iomhair m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Iomhar.

Ion m English (Rare)
Variant of Ian.

Ióna m Irish
Irish form of Jonah.

Iona f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 零 (o) meaning "zero" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Iona m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jon 1 / Jon 2.

Iona f Catalan
Short form of Mariona.

Ioná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Yonah.

Ionache m Romanian (Archaic)
Variant of Ianache. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Ionafan m Russian
Russian form of Yehonatan (see Jonathan) via its Biblical Greek form Ionathan.

Ionakana m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonathan.

Ionara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Yonara.

Ionatani m Biblical Hebrew (Rare)
it is hebrew name

Ionathas m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Greek form of Jonathan, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. It was later also used in the Vulgate, specifically in I Maccabees.

Ione f Basque
Feminine form of Ion 1.

Ione m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Yone 3.

Ionelia f Romanian
Elaboration of Ionela.

Ionia f English (American, Rare)
Name of an ancient coastal region of Anatolia, from the name of the ancient Greek Ionians.... [more]

Ionica f Romanian, 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]

Ionică m Romanian, Romani
Diminutive of Ion 1.

Ionie f Jamaican Patois, English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ione or Ionia.

Ionilina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonilyn.

Ioniță m Romanian
Diminutive of Ion 1 and Ioan.

Ionka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Йонка (see Yonka).

Ionko m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Йонко (see Yonko).

Ionna f French (Modern, Rare)

Iontxu m Basque
Diminutive of Ion 1.

Ionwen f Welsh
Not available.

Iorath m Welsh
Variant of Iorwerth.

Iorcall m Scottish
Scottish form of Hercules. It was coined during the Renaissance.

Iordache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Georgakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Iordáin m Irish
Irish form of Jordan.

Iordan m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Jordan.

Iordana f Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Iordanis (Greek) and variant transcription of Yordana (Bulgarian).

Iordane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Jordan.

Iordanis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Jordan via the ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (see Iordanes). This is also the modern Greek form of Jordanes.

Iordanka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Йорданка (see Yordanka).

Iorek m Literature
Meaning unknown. Author Philip Pullman used this name for one of his main characters Iorek Byrnison, an armored polar bear, in his His Dark Materials series, first released in 1995. While the Dutch name Yorick sounds the same, it is unknown whether Pullman based his character's name on it.

Ioreth f Literature
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.

Iorghu m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Iorgu.

Iorgu m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Gheorghe.

Iori m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat" (masculine) or it can combine 一 (ichi, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one," 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one," 衣 (i, e, kinu, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "depend, rely," 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely" or 惟 (i, yui, omo.uni, kore) meaning "consider, think" with 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Iori m Welsh
Diminutive of Iorwerth.

Iorijs m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Jorijs.

Iorio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Tuscan)
Medieval Italian form of Giorgio originally used in Southern Italy. After Gabriele D'Annunzio used this name in his tragedy La figlia di Iorio (1904) the name has been used mostly in Toscana (Tuscany) and Emilia-Romagna (both in central Italy).

Ioritz m Basque
Variant of Joritz. This name is borne by professional soccer player Ioritz Landeta Batiz (born 10 October 1995).

Iorran m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Ioruaidh m Arthurian Cycle
The son of the King of Iceland, father of Rathlean and, through her, according to the Irish romance Visit of Grey Ham, the grandfather of Ailleann.

Iǫrundr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from jara "battle, fight" and vindr, possibly meaning "winner". The name appears on several runestones.

Iórunn f Old 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".

Iorveth m Literature

Iorwen f Welsh (Rare)
Likely a feminine form of Iorwerth, formed from the Welsh elements iôr "lord, ruler" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Íosa m Theology, Biblical Irish
Irish form of Jesus (via Latin Iesus).

Iosabee f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jehosheba, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Iosaphias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Yosiphyah (see Josiphiah), as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Iosebi m Georgian
Form of Ioseb with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Iosech m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Josech used in the Greek and Latin New Testament.

Iosef m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Iosif.

Iosefa m Samoan
Samoan form of Joseph.

Iosefina f Romanian
Romanian form of Josephine.

Iosefo m Polynesian
Samoan form of Joseph.

Iosia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Yoshiyahu (see Josiah) via its Biblical Greek form Iosias.

Iosifina f Greek
Greek form of Joséphine.

Iosiphina f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιωσηφίνα (see Iosifina).

Iosiya m Russian
Russian form of Yoshiyahu (see Josiah) via its Biblical Greek form Iosias.

Iosóid f Irish (Rare)
Old Irish form of Iseult

Iostha f Mohawk
Name of Allyson Pratt's character on Mohawk Girls.

Iosu m Basque
Alternative spelling of Josu.

Iosua m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Joshua. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Iosune f Basque
Alternative spelling of Josune.

Iotam m Georgian
Georgian form of Yotam (see Jotham).

Iotapa f Old Persian (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Yutâb via its hellenized form Iotape. Throughout history, this name was borne by a queen and several princesses.

Iotape f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of the Persian feminine name یوتاب (Yutâb), which is also found written as Youtab and Euttob.

Iotapiano m Italian
Italian form of Jotapianus.

Iothor m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jethro, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Iouen m Breton
Variant of Youenn.

Ioues m Berber

Ioula f Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ioulia or even Gioula. Technically, it could also be a corruption of Ioulo or be a feminine form of the related masculine names Ioulas and Ioulos, but all those names are archaic.

Iouli f Greek
Probably a variant of Ioulia. However, this name could also be derived from Greek Ιούλη (Iouli), which is the genitive singular of Ιούλης (Ioulis), one of the Greek names for the month of July... [more]

Ioulia f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Iulia (see Julia).

Iouliana f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Iuliana (see Juliana).

Iouliane f Late Greek
Late Greek variant of Iouliana.

Iouliani f Greek
Modern Greek form of Iouliane.

Ioulianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Ioulietta f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Juliet.

Ioulios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Iulius (see Julius).

Ioulita f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Ioulitta.

Iouliti f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Ioulitta.

Ioulitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Ioulia.

Ioulitta f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenised form of Julitta.

Ioulo f Greek Mythology
Basically means "related to corn sheaves", derived from the Greek noun ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "down" (the first growth of the whiskers and beard) as well as "corn sheaf" (see Ioulos).... [more]

Ioulos m Greek 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]

Ioun m Breton
Variant of Iouen.

Iouna f Breton
Variant of Yuna.

Iounianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iunianus (see Junianus).

Iounios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iunius (see Junius).

Iououentios m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iuventius (see Juventius). Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.

Iousta f Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iusta (see Justa).

Ioustina f Late Roman (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Iustina (see Justina).

Ioustine f Late Greek
Late Greek variant of Ioustina.

Ioustini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Ioustine.

Ioustinianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iustinianus (see Justinian).

Ioustinos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Iustinus (see Justin).

Ioustos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Iustus (see Justus).

Iouventios m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Iououentios, which is the ancient Greek form of Juventius.

Iov m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian form of 'Iyyov (see Job).

Iovana f Spanish (Rare)

Iovane m Medieval Georgian, Georgian (Rare)
Medieval Georgian form of Iohannes (see John), which is still in use today, but rarely so.

Iovanna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Iovanny m Spanish (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni using an English-flavored spelling.

Iovel m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Yo'el (see Joel). This name was borne by a 5th-century archbishop of Mtskheta and a 7th-century Catholicus of Iberia.

Iovel m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian исполняющий обязанности Владимира Ленина (ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti Vladimira Lenina) meaning "fulfilling the obligations of Vladimir Lenin"... [more]

Ioveta f History
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.

Iovian m Romanian
Romanian form of Jovian.

Iowa f American (Modern)
By way of French Aiouez, from the Dakota word ayúxba/ayuxwe and named after the Iowa tribe. The name seems to have no further known etymology though some give it the meaning "sleepy ones".

Ipah f Sundanese
Sundanese variant of Sharifa.

Ipaishe f Shona
Means "give to God" in Shona.

Ipák f Aguaruna
Means "achiote" in Awajún.

Ipək f Azerbaijani
Means "silk" in Azerbaijani.

Ipakgul f Uzbek
Derived from ipak meaning "silk" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Ipaksuluv f Uzbek
Derived from ipak meaning "silk" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Ipalit m Belarusian
Variant of Hipalit.

Ipalita f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Hippolyte 1.

Ipalnemohuani m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Means "he through whom we live" or "giver of life" in Nahuatl. This was one of several names for a supreme Aztec deity. It later came to be used as a term for the Christian god.

Ipar m Basque, Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind". In Basque mythology, Ipar, the north wind, is married to the daughter of the north-easterly wind who calms his anger.

Iparhos m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Hipparchus.

Ipatia f Russian
Russian variant of Hypatia.

Ipatie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Hypatius.

Ipatije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Hypatius.

Ipatiya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Hypatia.

Ipaty m Russian
Variant transcription of Ipatiy.

Ipay f Atayal

Ipazia f Italian
Italian form of Hypatia.

Ipazio m Italian
Italian form of Hypatius.

Ipàzzia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Hypatia.

Ipàzziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Hypatios via it's Latinized form Hypatius.

Ipe m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Hebrew Yosef or English Joseph

Ipe m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Joseph used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Ipe m Filipino
Short form of Felipe.

Ipê f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ï'pe "shell (of a seed)". This is the Portuguese name for several bignoniaceae trees known for the beauty of their flowers. Moreover, the ipê was elected as the Brazilian national tree.

Ipeknur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of İpek, meaning "silk". And Nur, meaning "light".

Ipeleng f Tswana
Means "be happy" in Setswana.

Ipeqqiaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Iperĸiaĸ.

Iperaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "peat moss" in Greenlandic.

Iperaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Iperaĸ.

Iperione m Italian
Italian form of Hyperion.

Iperĸiaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Iphagenia f English
Variant form of Iphigenia

Iphegenia f Obscure
Variant of Iphigenia.

Iphianassa f Greek Mythology
Means "powerful queen" or "rule strongly", derived from Greek ἶφι (iphi) meaning "by force, mightily" (compare ἴφιος (iphios) "strong, stout") and ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "lord, master")... [more]

Iphianeira f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek wirds ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout" and possibly ανηρ (aner) meaning "man".

Iphicles m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iphikles. In Greek mythology, Iphicles was the mortal twin to Heracles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon.

Iphiclus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek words ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Iphicrate m History (Gallicized)
French form of Iphicrates.

Iphicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iphikrates. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 4th century BC.

Iphigene f American (Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Iphigenia.

Iphigénie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Iphigenia.

Iphikles m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout, mighty" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Iphikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout, mighty" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".

Iphimedeia f Greek Mythology
Means "ruling over with strength" from Greek ἶφι (iphi) "strongly, stoutly, mightily, by force" (compare the first element in Iphianassa, Iphigeneia, Iphidamas and Iphiklos) and the verbal root μέδ- (med-) from μεδω (medo) "to protect, to rule over" with the feminine noun suffix -εια (-eia)... [more]

Iphimédie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Iphimedeia.

Iphimedusa f Greek Mythology
Derived from ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout" and μεδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".

Iphinoe f Greek 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]

Iphis f & m Greek Mythology
Possibly from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout". This was the name of seven characters in Greek myth, both male and female, including the slave woman given to Patroclus by his cousin Achilles in Homer's 'Iliad'.

Iphition m Greek Mythology
Diminutive form of Iphitos, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). In Greek mythology, this is the name of two Trojans.

Iphitos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout, mighty".

Iphitus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iphitos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of Elis.

Iphogenia f English
variation of Iphigenia

Iphthime f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἴφθιμος (iphthimos) "stout, strong", a word which meant "comely, goodly" when applied to women. This name was borne by a sister of Penelope in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey'.

Ipisichung m Tibetan, Bhutanese

Ipiso-waahsa f Siksika
Means "Morning Star" in Siksika.

Ipmil m Sami Mythology
Means "God" in Northern Sámi.

Ipol m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hippolytus.

Ipolani f Hawaiian
Meaning "Heavenly Sweetheart", it combines Ipo, meaning "sweetheart, darling" and Lani, meaning "sky, heaven".

Ipolit m Lengadocian, Gascon, Provençal
Occitan form of Hippolytos.

Ipolitas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hippolytos, perhaps via its Russian form Ippolit.

Ipolite m Georgian
Georgian form of Hippolytos.

Ipołito m Venetian
Venetian form of Hippolytus.

Ipoly m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Hippolit.

Ipomoni f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate form of Ypomoni.

Iporgul f Uzbek
Means "marjoram flower" in Uzbek.

Iporuru f English (African)

Ipoulite m Provençal
Provençal form of Hippolyte 2.

Ipparco m Italian
Italian form of Hipparchus.

Ippazia f Italian
Variant form of Ipazia.

Ippazio m Italian
Variant form of Ipazio.

Ippei m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 壱 (i) meaning "one (in documents)", 逸 (i) meaning "deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge" or 市 (i) meaning "market, city, town" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (pei) meaning "soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics"... [more]

Ippet f Uyghur
Means "chastity" in Uyghur.

Ippeum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 이쁘다 (ippeuda) meaning "cute, pretty, gorgeous" (compare Yeppeum).

Ippocrate m Italian
Italian form of Hippocrates.

Ippodamia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hippodamia.

Ippokratis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hippokrates.

Ippolyti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hippolyte 1. Also compare the masculine form Ippolytos.

Ippolytos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hippolytos.

Ipponatte m Italian
Italian form of Hipponax.

Iprakhim m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Abraham.

Ipsae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 잎새 (ipsae), referring to the appearance of a leaf.

Ipseo m Italian
Italian form of Hypseus.

Ipsipile f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hypsipyle.

Ipsita f Bengali

Ipy f & m Egyptian Mythology, Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian jpt, possibly meaning "harem" or "inner sanctum". This was the name of an Egyptian fertility goddess, often depicted with the head of a hippopotamus. It was also the name of a royal scribe of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

Ipyon f Filipino
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Iqaqa m Zulu
Means "polecat" in Zulu.

İqbal m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Iqbal.

Iqbol m & f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Iqbal. This name is unisex in Uzbekistan, but it is more often bestowed upon males than on females there.

Iqbola f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine form of Iqbal.

Iqlim m Arabic, Persian
Means "climate" in Arabic and Persian, ultimately from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).

Iqmal m Malay

Iqnati m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ignatius.

Iquan m African American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Tyquan which ends with the popular phonetic element quan.

Ique m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.

Ira f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hera.

Ira f Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern". Ira is one of the Basque nature names that have been rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century.

Ira m & f Hinduism
In Hinduism, Ira (ईर) is the name of the wind-god who is the father of the monkey god Hanuman. His name means "wind" in Sanskrit.... [more]

Ira f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Ira 1 and Ira 2.

Iraaj m Sanskrit
MEANING : 'born from water ', kamadeva ( god of love)... [more]

Irabinna m Indigenous Australian
Means "warrior" in Kaurna.

Iracebeth f Popular Culture
This was the Red Queen's real name in Tim Burton's film "Alice in Wonderland". Her name was a play on the English word irascible meaning "easily angered", with Beth added to it in order to make it look more like a real feminine name.

Irache f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Iratxe. Likely taken from the Santa María la Real de Irache monastery.

Iraci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi eíra "honey; honey bee" and Old Tupi sy "mother; origin, source".

Iracilda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Iraci (cf. Ivanilda, Iranilda).

Iracir f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Iraci.

Iracy f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Iraci.

Irad m Hebrew, Biblical
In the Old Testament, Irad is the grandson of Cain.

Irada f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic إرادة (irada) meaning "willpower" as well as "will, intention, desire".