Submitted Names in the Bahamas

Honeybelle f English
A combination of the names Honey and Belle. A type of honeysuckle flower, and a type of small orange. Honeybell Adams is a character in the 1940 movie The Primrose Path.

Honeysuckle f English (Rare)
Named after the plant and flower, the honeysuckle, as borne by British actress Honeysuckle Weeks.

Hooper m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hooper.

Hoover m English
Transferred use of the surname Hoover.

Hopeanne f English (Rare)
Derived from Hope combined with Anne 1 or other names ending in -anne.

Hopelyn f English

Hopemarie f English

Hopemary f English (Rare)
A combination of Hope and Mary.

Hopey f English
Diminutive of Hope.

Hopi f & m English
Variant of Hopy and Hopie.

Hopie f English
Diminutive of Hope.

Hopokoekau f Indigenous American, Ho-Chunk
Means "glory of the morning" or "the coming dawn" in the Ho-Chunk language. From the Ho-Chunk hąp meaning 'day', ho- 'the time at which', gu 'to come arriving', the feminine affix -wį, and the definite article -ga (used for personal names).

Hopper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hopper, originally borne by Hopper Jack Penn, the son of Sean Penn, in homage to Dennis Hopper.

Horis m English
Variant of Horace.

Horizon f & m English (Rare)
Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

Horrace m English
Variant of Horace.

Horrie f English
Diminutive of Hortense.

Horris m English
Variant of Horace.

Horry m English
Diminutive of Horace.

Horton m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Horton. Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from Dr. Suess's 'Horton Hatches the Egg' and 'Horton Hears a Who'.

Hosannah f & m English, Nigerian, Spanish
Variant of Hosanna.

Hostilian m English, History
English form of Hostilianus. This name was borne by a Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Hotchner m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hotchner.

Houstoun m English (Rare)
Variant of Houston.

Hovenden m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hovenden.

Howden m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname surname Howden.

Hrunia f English (Archaic)

Hub m Indigenous American
Crow name

Hubie m English
Diminutive of Hubert.

Hud m English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Hudson.

Hudsen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hudson.

Huehueteotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American
Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.

Huen m & f English

Huet m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Huet".

Huffie m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huffy m & f English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Hughan m English
Variant of Hughen.

Hughette f English
Variant of Huguette.

Hughey m English (Rare)
Variant of Hughie.

Hughon m English
Variant of Hughen.

Hulk m English
Borne by American professional wrestler Hulk Hogan born Terry Bollea (b. 1953) also used by the Marvel Superhero character.

Hulleah f Indigenous American
Borne by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (1954-), a Seminole-Muscogee-Navajo photographer and educator. Possibly of Navajo, Seminole or Muscogee origin.

Hulon m English

Humberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Humbert.

Humbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Humbert.

Humble m & f English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From an English surname Humble or from the word humble, from Middle English (h)umble, humel meaning "humble, meek".... [more]

Hume m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hume. A well-known bearer of this name was the Canadian actor Hume Cronyn (1911-2003), who himself had been named after his father, the Canadian politician Hume Cronyn, Sr... [more]

Humfredus m English (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Humphrey recorded in England during the 1560s.

Humfree m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrey m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfry m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrye m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humph m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Humphie m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Humphree m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humphrie m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humpty m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huneric m Germanic, English, History
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hungus m English
Variation of Angus

Hunny f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honey. This spelling appears in the famous children books 'Winnie the Pooh' by A.A. Milne, not as a name, but a vocabulary word instead written on honey jars.

Hunt m English
Transferred use of the surname Hunt. May also be used as a diminutive of Hunter.

Huntington m English
Transferred use of the surname Huntington.

Huntlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Huntley.

Huntleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Huntley.

Huntley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Huntley.

Huntress m & f English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Huntress or derived directly from the word huntress.

Huntyr m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hunter.

Hurley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hurley.

Huron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Huron or the place name Huron.

Hutch m English (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Hux m English
Transferred use of the surname Hux.

Huxleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Huxley.

Hyde m English (Rare)
From the English surname Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom That '70s Show (1998-2006).

Hydee f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Heidi.

Hymnal m English (Rare)

Hymnia f English
Diminutive of Polyhymnia.

Hynden f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hynden.

Iainn m English (Rare)
Variant of Ian.

Iann m English (Rare)
Variant of Ian.

Ianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Ian

Ianne f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ian as well as a feminine form.

Iasha f English (Rare)

Ib f English
Diminutive for Elizabeth

Ibby f English
Diminutive of Isabel and its variants.

Ibe m & f English

Ibram m English
Possibly a variation of Abram 1 influenced by Ibrahim. It is most often associated with Russian-American sculptor Ibram Lassaw.

Icesis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isis influenced by the English word Ice.

Icey f English
Variant of Icie.

Icie f English
Diminutive of Berenice, used in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ick m English
Diminutive of Ichabod.

Icy f English (Rare)
Variant of Icie. The spelling was perhaps influenced by the English word "icy" meaning "pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty; or characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence".

Idabel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Contraction of Ida and Isabel.

Idabelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Ida and Belle, perhaps influenced by Isabelle.

Idah f English
Variant of Ida

Idahlia f English
Alternate spelling of Idalia

Idaliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Idalia.

Idalina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian (Rare)
Combination of Ida with the popular suffix -lina.

Idalis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Idalys.

Idalma f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Idalia, probably influenced by the word alma "soul".

Idalmis f Caribbean

Idamae f English
Combination of Ida and Mae.

Idamarie f English (?), Danish, Swedish
Combination of Ida and Marie, see Idamaria

Idania f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)

Ideka f English (Rare)

Idelisa f Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Idalia influenced by Elisa. A notable bearer of this name was Dominican marine biologist Idelisa Bonnelly (1931-2022).

Idell f English
Variant of Idella.

Iden m English
Masculine form of "Idena".

Idena f English
Meaning "wealth, blessed".

Idgie f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Imogen or Imogene.... [more]

Idilia f English (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Folklore

Idina f English, Hebrew
Possibly related to Adina 1. Actress Idina Menzel is a well-known bearer.

Idonae f English (Archaic)
An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.

Ierne f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Eireann (compare Erin, Ériu). This was the middle name of Dolly Wilde (1895-1941), niece of the Irish writer Oscar Wilde.

Ieshia f English (Modern)
Variant of Aisha.

Iggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Iggy.

Ignacius m English (Rare)
Variant of Ignatius.

Ignatious m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ignatius.

Ika f English
Feminine form of Ike.

Ikey m English
Diminutive of Isaac.

Ilah f English (Rare)
Variant of Isla.

Ilaina f English (Rare)
Variant of Elaina.

Ildibad m Germanic, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, History
Variant spelling of Hildebad. Ildibad was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.

Ileanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ileana.

Ilee f & m English (Rare)

Ileena f English

Ileigha f English (Rare)

Ilexis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Iley f English

Iliad f & m English (Rare)
Derived from the Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer.

Ilithia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Ilithyia.

Illabelle f English
Variant of Islabelle.

Illarian m English (Rare)

Illariana f English (Rare)

Illdiko f English
Variant of Ildiko.

Illy f & m English (Rare)

Illythia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variation of Ilithyia.

Ilora f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Ilsalina f English
Elaboration of Ilsaline.

Ilsaline f English
Combination of Ilsa and the popular prefix -line.

Ily f English (Modern, Rare)
Acronym of the phrase I love you.

Ilyse f English
Variant of Elise.

Ilyssa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa or Elissa 2/Elisa. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 41 girls with the name Ilyssa in 2004.... [more]

Ilythia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variation of Ilithyia.

Imala f Indigenous American
"strong-minded."

Imalai f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Imaray f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
This is borne by Cuban social media personality Imaray Ulloa (1990-).

Imblim m English
Variation of Emblem

Imelia f English

Imriel m Literature, English
character from the Kushiel's Legacy Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey... [more]

Imy f English
Diminutive of Imogen or Imogene.

Inaara f English (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]

Inalia f English

Inara f English (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).

Indea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of India.

Indiah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of India.

Indianna f English (Rare)
Variant of Indiana.

Indigoe m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Indigo.

Indio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Indigo or a Latinized masculine form of India.... [more]

Indius m English (Rare)
Masculine form of India.

Indiya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of India.

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.

Indya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of India.

Ineabell f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Ineka f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ineke.

Inesia f English (Rare), Louisiana Creole, Portuguese (African)
Elaboration of Ines.

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.

Ingaret f English (Rare, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Angharad, perhaps influenced by Margaret.

Ingelbert m English

Ingle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ingle.

Inid f English (Rare)
Variant of Enid.

Inisha f English (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Inkie f English
Variant of Inky.

Inky f English

Inman m English
Transferred use of the surname Inman.

Innis m English (Rare)
Variant of Ennis.

Inspektor m English
Swedish for inspector, meaning "overseer, superintendent," from Latin inspector "one who views or observes," agent noun from past participle stem of inspicere "look at, observe, view; look into, inspect, examine,"

Inverno m English
From the Italian word for "winter"

Inyz f English (Rare)
Variant of Inez.

Ioletta f English
Old English form of Violet

Ion m English (Rare)
Variant of Ian.

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

Iphagenia f English
Variant form of Iphigenia

Iphogenia f English
variation of Iphigenia

Iraleine f English

Ire f Greek (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, English
Variant or diminutive of Iris.

Irean f English (Rare)
Variant of Irene.

Iree f English
Variant of Irie, also possibly comes from a nickname for Irene.

Irela f Spanish (Caribbean)

Irelena f English

Irelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Irenaea f English (Rare)
Feminization of Irenaeus.

Ireton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ireton.

Irielle f English

Irish m & f English, Filipino
Means a person from Ireland or of Irish descent.

Irisha f English (Rare), Indian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Belarusian (Rare)

Irl m English
Variant of Earl

Irlene f Brazilian, English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Irl.

Irlon m English (Modern, Rare)
Masculine Varient of Ireland.

Irna f English (Rare), Swedish, Danish
Variant of Erna 2. Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress... [more]

Iron m Greek Mythology, English (Rare)

Irv m English
Short form of Irving.

Irva f English
Either a feminine form of Irving or Irvin.

Irven m English
Variant of Irvin.

Irvetta f English

Irvette f English (Rare)
Probably a combination of Irva, Irving or Irvine with the suffix -ette.

Irvison m English (Rare)

Irwinn m English (Rare)
Variant of Irwin.

Irys f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Iris.

Is f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Isabel, Isidore, and other names beginning with the is- sound. An alternate version of Iz.

Isaaca f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Isaac.

Isaack m Dutch, English (Modern, Rare), Eastern African
Variant of Isaac.

Isaaq m Somali, English
Variant of Isaac.

Isabau f English (Rare)
Rare variant form of Isabel.

Isabellina f Italian, English
Elaborated form of Isabella.

Isabia f English (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), Spanish (Caribbean, Archaic)
Cognate of Isabea.

Isack m Eastern African, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isaac.

Isadell f English (Rare, Archaic)
A combination of Isa and Dell.

Isaden m English (?)
A combination of Isa and Den

Isaiya m Russian, English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Isaiah, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Isamae f English
Combination of Isa and Mae.

Isamay f English (Modern)
A combination of Isa and May

Isandra f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Isander.

Isani f English (Modern, Rare), Indian, Spanish (Latin American)

Isebel f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Iselle f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ish m & f English
Diminutive of Ishmael and Felisha.

Isha f English
Short form of names with the ending -isha. such as Alisha or Felisha.

Isham m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Isham.

Ishbell f English
Variant of Ishbel.

Ishona f Caribbean

Islé f English

Isley f & m English (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.

Ismaella f English
Feminization of Ismael.

Ismary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Spanish variant of Ismaria as well as a Medieval English vernacular form and Early Modern English variant of Ismeria.

Ismerie f French, French (Caribbean), Luxembourgish
Variant of Ismérie.

Isobela f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Isobeth m & f Biblical, English
In the Bible, this is a variant of Ishbosheth. ... [more]

Isola f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Popularly claimed to be derived from the Italian word isola "island", this name might actually rather be a variant of Isolda.... [more]

Isolene f English (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Isola.

Israell m English (Archaic)
Variant of Israel recorded in the 16th century.

Israella f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
English feminine form of Israel.

Issabelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabel and Isabelle.

Issack m Eastern African, Somali, Swahili, English (Modern, Rare)
Somali and Swahili form of Isaac.

Issania f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Issi f English

Issie f English
Variant of Issy.

Issobel f English
Variant spelling of Isobel

Istas f Indigenous American
Means "snow"

Isy f English (Modern)
Variant of Izzy.

Iszak m English (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Archaic)
Form of Isaac.

Ithaca f & m English (Rare)
This name comes from the name of a Greek island, a legendary home of Odysseus, located in the Ionian Sea.... [more]

Ithamaria f Medieval English (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Ithamar and Maria.

Itzak m Hebrew, English
Variant of Yitzhak, the original Hebrew form of Isaac meaning "he will laugh"

Iva f English
Feminine form of Ivor.

Ivaan m English (Rare)
Variant of Ivan.

Ivalene f English
Elaborated form of Iva with the suffix -lene, or variant of Evaline.

Ivaline f English (Rare)

Ivalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ivy, using the name suffix -lyn.

Ivander m English (Rare)

Ivanette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Ivana with the suffix -ette.

Iveliese f English (American, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Ivelisse or Ivelise

Iveline f English (Rare)

Ivelise f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ivelisse.

Iveliz f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Ivelisse.

Ivelle f English

Iverna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Old Latin form of a lost Celtic name which also gave modern Irish Erin and was corrupted to Hibernia. Therefore a rather esoteric reference to Ireland... [more]

Ivey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of Ivy.

Ivie f English
Variant of Ivy.

Ivietta f English
Combination of Ivy and Etta.

Ivita f Latvian, Spanish, Dutch, English
Variant of Evita.

Ivvy f English (Rare)
Variant of Ivy. According to the SSA, Ivvy was given to 6 girls in 2018.

Ivyanna f English
Combination of Ivy and Anna.

Ivyanne f English
Combination of Ivy and Anne 1.

Ivye f & m English
Variant of Ivy.

Ivylyn f English
Combination of Ivy and Lyn.

Ivyrose f English, English (American)
Combination of Ivy and Rose. Ivyrose was given to 17 girls in 2017.

Ixander m English

Ixandra f English (Rare)

Ixi m & f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Ixia f English (Rare)

Ixius m English (Rare)

Iyla f English (Rare)
Most often a variant form of Isla and Ila, but sometimes also of Ayla 3 and Elah.... [more]

Iyvan m English
Variant of Ivan.

Iz m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isaac.

Izaac m English
Variant of Isaac

Izaha m English (Americanized, Modern)

Izayah m English (Modern)
Variant of Isaiah.

Izebel f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabel influenced by Jezebel.

Izella f English

Izelle f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Iselle.

Izen m English (Rare)
A rearranged masculine variant of "Inez".

Izola f English (Rare)
Variant of Isola.

Izora f English, Louisiana Creole
Possibly a variant form of Isora.

Izzabel f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Izzabella f English
Variant of Isabella.

Izzabelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Isabel.

Izzie f English, Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Isabel and its variants. As a Romani name, it was also used as a diminutive of Esmeralda.

Ja m & f English (?), African American

Jabi m Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Javi.