IktómimSioux, New World Mythology In Lakota mythology Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit and a culture hero for the Lakota people. Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi depending on region and surrounding dialects... [more]
IlafInuit Yupik word for "companion" or "associate."
IlancueitlfNahuatl, Aztec From Nahuatl ilantli, meaning "old woman", and cueitl, meaning "skirt". This was the name of the first queen consort of Tenochtitlan as the first wife of Acamapichtli.
IlasiaqmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology Means "a companion acquired (through magic)" in Greenlandic. This occurs in a legend from the Upernavik region of northern Greenland.
IlcahualocmNahuatl Means "he is forgotten", from Nahuatl ilcahua "to forget something".
IllafAymara Means "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
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.
InehuiyanmNahuatl Means "by his own will, by his volition" in Nahuatl.
Ineĸof & mGreenlandic Short form of inequnaq meaning 'sweet', 'cute'.
Ineĸunâĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "handsome", "beautiful", "sweet", "attractive" (variant form of Ineĸo).
ÍnisaĸmGreenlandic Either a variant of Ínarik or means "one who was given life through the aid of innersuit (the fire beings; helper spirits)". According to legends a powerful shaman could mention this name in the ear of a deceased person and they would come back to life.
Inkanm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo inka meaning "Inca" and the genitive suffix -n.
InkasisafQuechua Means "royal flower" in Quechua from inka meaning "royal, king", and sisa meaning "flower".
InûjukmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "the one who lives", "the living one", "the youth", "the one who wishes to live". In the legend about Pakaasi and his family an extremely old woman was called Inûjuk.
IñuksukmYupik, Greenlandic, Inuit Means "that which acts in the capacity of a human" in Inuktitut. An inuksuk is a human-made stone landmark, used as a point of navigation and reference in the Arctic circle, where few natural landmarks exist.
InumineĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning 'little bit of man', combination of Inuk and -mineq. Also meaning 'Greenlandic food'.
IpalnemohuanimAztec 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.
IpêfTupi 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.
Itza-chumApache Apache name derived from the elements itzd (hawk) and chu (great): hence, "great hawk, eagle."
ItzcotocatlmNahuatl Means "person from Itzcotlan", possibly derived from Nahuatl itztli "obsidian" combined with cotoctli "fragment, piece of something" or cotona "to cut something, to break something off", along with the affiliative suffix -catl.
ItzcuauhmNahuatl Means "obsidian eagle" in Nahuatl, from itztli "obsidian" and cuauhtli "eagle".
ItzmiquiztlimNahuatl Means "death by obsidian knife", from Nahuatl itzli "obsidian, obsidian knife", and miquiztli "death; dying, being dead".
ItzpanmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl itztli "obsidian" and panitl "flag". Alternatively, could be a metastasis of ixpan "in front of, in the presence of".
ItztlimNahuatl Means "obsidian" and "obsidian knife" in Nahuatl.
IvalofGreenlandic, Danish Older form of Ivalu (according to the 1973 spelling reform of Greenlandic) as well as a Danish variant. It is borne by Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011-).
IvalorssuaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "big tendon, thread, sinew" with the combination of Ivalo and -rsuaq meaning "big, great".
Ixpantonf & mNahuatl Probably derived from Nahuatl ixpan, meaning "before, in front of; to present or manifest to someone", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
IyannoughmWampanoag Means "Captain" or "One who intimidates" in Wampanoag. It is the name of the chief sachem of the Mattakeeset tribe who helped the Pilgrims find a lost boy, John Billington.
Izcahuatlm & fNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly "one who leaves here, one who is abandoned here", derived from Nahuatl iz "here" and cahua "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".
JandirafTupi, Brazilian, New World Mythology Derived from Old Tupi jurandira, itself derived from jura "mouth" and ndieira "honey bee", and thus commonly interpreted as "she who says sweet words".... [more]