This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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).
Hymn m & f English (Puritan)From the English word
hymn meaning a song of praise or worship, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ὕμνος
(hymnos) "song, hymn, ode (in praise of heroes or gods)".
Ibram m EnglishPossibly a variation of
Abram 1 influenced by
Ibrahim. It is most often associated with Russian-American sculptor Ibram Lassaw.
Iceland f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the name of the European country (see
Iceland). This name was used by American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis) for his daughter born 2023, probably inspired in part by the slang word
ice meaning "diamond jewelry".
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".
Idaho m American (Rare)From the name of a state in the United States of America. The name of the state was made in the early 1860s, when the United States Congress was considering organizing a new territory in the Rocky Mountains, eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing suggested the name "Idaho", which he claimed was derived from a Shoshone language term meaning "the sun comes from the mountains" or "gem of the mountains".
Idalah f American (Rare, Archaic)From an Old Testament place name,
Yidh’alah in the original Hebrew, which means either "memorial of God" or "the hand of slander, cursing" or "snares".
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.
Iliad f & m English (Rare)Derived from the
Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer.
Illinois m & f American (Archaic)The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami
ilenweewa, Old Ottawa
ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian
elen-, "ordinary" and
-we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people... [
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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... [
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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).
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... [
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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... [
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Indiasa f AmericanSpanish and Indonesian meaning-waters of healing or blessings of salvation
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.
Inspektor m EnglishSwedish 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,"
Inward m English (Puritan)From Old English
inweard, inneweard, innanweard. Referring to Psalm 51:6, "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."
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".
Irie m & f Jamaican Patois, African AmericanIrie is used in the music and culture of Jamaica. The meaning is to have no worries or be at peace with everything around you. You hear the saying feeling Irie in many Regea songs.