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.
ImolafHungarian, Literature Directly taken from Hungarian imola "centaury, knapweed, starthistle". This name was first used by Hungarian writer Mór Jókai in his novel 'Bálványosi vár'.
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]
ImsetymEgyptian Mythology In Egyptian mythology he was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar that held the liver of the deceased.
Inam & fPolynesian, Chamorro Derived from Chamarro ina "to illuminate, to light up."
InafJapanese This name may have been used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant." Since it is mainly written in hiragana before and in the early stages of modernisation of Japan, it's not clear if the name is derived from that particular kanji.... [more]
InafChinese (Modern) Combination of Chinese Characters "一" meaning "One", and "娜" meaning "Graceful", "Elegant". Other Combinations possible.
InaarafEnglish (Modern, Rare) Derived from Arabic ﺇِﻧَﺎﺭَﺓ (ʔināra), which is the verbal noun form of أنار (ʔanāra) meaning "to light, to illuminate". It was popularized in the United States by the socialite Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey, 1963-) when she married Prince Karim Aga Khan in 1998... [more]
Inabatf & mKazakh Means "respect, deference, courtesy" in Kazakh.
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.
Ina-eturkalamma-alsišufBabylonian Means "In Eturkalamma, I called out to him", deriving from the Akkadian element šasû ("to shout, to call for"). Eturkalamma was a temple to Ishtar in Babylon, where she was worshipped as Bēlet-bābili.
InalmCircassian, Adyghe, Kabardian Name of Inal the great, famous 15th century Circassian king who unified all Circassians in a single state
InalafIndigenous Australian (Rare) A suburb of Brisbane which literally means "rest time, night time" in a local language, but is often glossed as "place of peace".
InalegwumAfrican popular among the Idoma people of Benue State of Nigeria.translate in English 'as Innocent'.
InarafHittite Mythology In Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god Teshub.
InarafEnglish (Modern, Rare) Variant of Inaara. This name was popularized in the United States by character Inara Serra on the space Western TV show Firefly (2002).
Ina-ṣilli-esabadfBabylonian Means "In the protection of Esabad" (the temple of the medicine goddess Gula), from the Akkadian ina ṣilli ("under the aegis of, in shadow, in the shade").
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]
InbaemKorean From 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".
InbāyafBabylonian Means "fruit", deriving from the Akkadian inbu ("fruit").
In-bokmKorean From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
İncəfAzerbaijani Means "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" in Azerbaijani.
IncoronatafItalian Means "crowned" in Italian. This name is given in reference to the Virgin Mary in her role as queen of heaven.
Increasem & fEnglish (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]
IndaiáfBrazilian, 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.
IndaletiusmHistory (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.
IndependencefEnglish (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]
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.
IndisfLiterature 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.
IndrafLatvian 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.
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]
IndrajitendramIndian (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]
IndrawatifIndonesian From Indonesian indra meaning "sense" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
IndrėfLithuanian Either a short form of Indraja or a direct borrowing from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."
IndrifIndonesian Derived from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indira) meaning "beauty, splendour".
IndridmPopular 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.
IndromIndian, Italian Possibly a form of Indra. In was popularized in Italy as well by Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Italian journalist, historian and writer.
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).
Indusf & mEnglish (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.
IndustrializatsiyafSoviet, 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.
IndzhemHistory 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]
InemWest 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.
InefJapanese 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]
InejiroumJapanese 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]
InelafBosnian 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]
InetafLatvian 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).
IneyfManx 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.
IngalbaldmMedieval 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".
IngalradafMedieval 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".
IngalsindefMedieval 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".
IngaltrudefGermanic, 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".
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.
IngelfEstonian 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".
IngeldmAnglo-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.
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.