Names beginning with I

Ia

A violet

Georgian

Iakovina

One who follows

Greek

Iamze

The moon

Georgian

Iantha

Violet flower

Greek

Ianthe

Violet flower; a Greek nymph

Greek

Ianthi

A violet flower

Greek

Iara

Lady of the Lake (Brazilian Tupi mermaid mythology)

Other

Iasmi

The jasmine flower

Greek

Iasmini

Jasmine

Greek

Iben

The yew bow

Scandinavian

Ibolya

The violet flower

Hungarian

Ibolyka

A little violet

Hungarian

Ibtihaj

Joyfulness (Ibtihaj Muhammad first Muslim hijabi US Olympic medalist)

Arabic

Ibtihal

Earnest prayer

Arabic

Ibtisam

Smile

Arabic

Iccha

Desire / divine will

Sanskrit

Ichika

One flower

Japanese

Iclal

Glory, majesty

Turkish

Ida

Industrious (Ida B. Wells, pioneering Black journalist)

Germanic

Idabelle

Beautiful, industrious

Germanic

Idalia

Behold the sun; from Idalium

Greek

Idalina

Noble and industrious

Portuguese

Idia

Iyoba (Queen Mother of Benin who led armies)

Edo/Bini

Idil

Complete / perfect

Other

Idina

Gentle (Idina Menzel, Frozen's Elsa)

Hebrew

Idit

Best / choice

Hebrew

Idoia

Marian shrine

Other

Idun

Rejuvenator, ever young

Old Norse

Idunn

Norse goddess of golden apples

Old Norse

Ieva

Life (Baltic form of Eve)

Latvian/Lithuanian

Ife

Love

Yoruba

Ifeoluwa

The love of God

Yoruba

Ifeoma

Good thing, beautiful thing

Igbo

Ifeyinwa

Love is precious

Other

Ifrah

Happiness (Somali-Arabic + Ifrah Ahmed anti-FGM activist)

Arabic

Ifunanya

Love

Igbo

Iga

Igneous / Ignatius (Iga Świątek, current world #1)

Polish

Igihozo

Comfort, consolation

Kinyarwanda

Iginia

Healthy and whole

Italian

Ignacia

Fiery (Spanish + Saint Ignatius)

Other

Ignazia

Fiery, ardent

Italian

Iha

Earnest wish, purpose

Sanskrit

Iida

Industrious (Finnish form of Ida; top Finnish name)

Finnish/Germanic

Iina

Pure

Finnish

Ijeoma

Safe journey

Igbo

Ijya

Worship personified

Sanskrit

Ikem

My strength

Other

Ikroop

Of one divine essence

Punjabi

Iksha

Vision / sight

Sanskrit

Ikshanya

Vision / observation

Sanskrit

Ikshita

Seen / envisioned

Sanskrit

Ikshu

Sugarcane / sweet

Sanskrit

Ikshvaku

Ikshvaku dynasty founder (Ramas ancestor)

Sanskrit

Ila

Earth, speech

Sanskrit

Ilaa

Earth / speech / daughter of Manu

Sanskrit

Ilakkiya

Literature

Tamil

Ilakshi

Charming-eyed

Sanskrit

Ilakumi

Lakshmi; fortune

Tamil

Ilamathi

Young moon

Tamil

Ilamayi

Made of the earth

Sanskrit

Ilana

Tree, oak tree

Hebrew

Ilanila

The young moon

Tamil

Ilanit

Little tree (Eurovision 1973)

Hebrew

Ilaparni

Ila-leaved / cardamom

Sanskrit

Ilar

Cheerful

Welsh

Ilaria

Cheerful, joyful

Italian/Latin

Ilarina

Cheerful and merry

Italian

Ilavarasi

Princess

Tamil

Ilavati

Earth-possessing / knowledge

Sanskrit

Ilayda

A water nymph

Turkish

Ilaydanur

Radiant moonlit water

Turkish

Ilaynur

A moonlit light

Turkish

Ilda

A battle maiden

Italian

Ildikó

Battle (Attila's last wife)

Hungarian/Germanic

Ileana

Bright one (Romanian Helen)

Romanian/Greek

Ilenia

A shining torch

Italian

Ilgiza

A traveler of the land

Bashkir

Ilhan

Ruler of the realm (Ilhan Omar, first Somali American in US Congress)

Turkic

Iliana

Helen variant (Spanish Helen of Troy)

Greek

Ilili

A flower

Oromo

Ilima

The golden ilima flower

Hawaiian

Ilinca

A shining light

Romanian

Iliyana

Sunshine (Bulgarian + Iliyana Raeva rhythmic gymnast)

Hebrew

Ilka

A bright light

Hungarian

Ilkay

The new moon

Turkish

Ilkin

The first

Turkish

Ilknur

The first light

Turkish

Illari

The light of dawn

Quechua

Illiana

My God has answered

Hebrew

Ilma

Knowledge, wisdom

Bosnian

Ilmatar

Goddess of the air

Finnish

Ilnara

Flame of the homeland

Tatar

Ilona

Bright one (Hungarian Helen)

Hungarian/Greek

Ilonka

A little light

Hungarian

Ilse

God is my oath

German

Ilsoya

She who loves her homeland

Tatar

Ilta

Evening

Finnish

Ilze

God's promise (Latvian form of Elizabeth)

Latvian

Imaan

Faith

Arabic

Imade

Edo princess (Banky W + Adesua Etomi's daughter)

Other

Iman

Faith (Arabic)

Arabic/Urdu

Imani

Faith

Swahili/Arabic

Imelda

Universal battle (Imelda Marcos; Imelda Staunton)

Spanish/Germanic

Imke

A little bee

German

Immacolata

Immaculate (Italian + Marian devotion Catholic)

Latin

Immaculada

Immaculate (Catalan Immaculate Conception)

Latin

Imogen

Maiden, beloved girl

Celtic

Impi

Maiden

Finnish

Ina

Pure, a friend

German

Inaam

An act of kindness

Arabic

Inanna

Sumerian goddess of love and war

Sumerian

Inara

Ray of light, illuminating

Arabic

Inari

Kami of rice and prosperity

Japanese

Inas

Sociability, friendliness (Arabic)

Arabic

Inaya

Care, concern, solicitude

Arabic

Inba

Joy, bliss

Tamil

Inbal

Clapper of a bell

Hebrew

Inbar

Amber

Hebrew

Inbarasi

Queen of joy

Tamil

Inci

Pearl

Turkish

Incoronata

The crowned one

Italian

Indah

Beautiful

Indonesian

Indeevari

Blue lotus

Sanskrit

Indeg

Welsh maiden (Arthur's mistress in Triads)

Welsh

Indhira

Goddess Lakshmi (Indira Gandhi)

Sanskrit

India

Land of the Indus / India.Arie's Grammy soul; Gone with the Wind

English/Greek

Indigo

Indian dye, deep blue-purple

Greek

Indira

Beauty, the goddess Lakshmi

Sanskrit

Indirakshi

Indira-eyed / Lakshmi

Sanskrit

Indradevi

Khmer queen and Sanskrit scholar (Jayavarman VII's wife)

Sanskrit/Khmer

Indraja

Daughter of Indra

Sanskrit

Indrakala

Indras art / heavenly music

Sanskrit

Indrakanti

Indras splendor / Devi

Sanskrit

Indrakshi

Eyes of Indra (Devi epithet)

Sanskrit

Indrani

Queen of Indra (one of the Sapta Matrikas)

Sanskrit

Indrayani

Sacred river

Sanskrit

Indu

Moon, droplet

Sanskrit

Indubala

Moon-strength (Indubala Devi)

Sanskrit

Induja

Moon-born

Sanskrit

Indukala

Moon-crescent

Sanskrit

Indukanti

Moon-glow

Sanskrit

Indulekha

Crescent of the moon

Sanskrit

Induma

Moon / Chandra

Sanskrit

Indumathi

Moon-shining (Sanskrit)

Sanskrit/Tamil

Indumati

Moon-intelligence

Sanskrit

Induprabha

Moon-radiance

Sanskrit

Indushri

Grace of the moon

Sanskrit

Ines

Pure, holy

Spanish/Greek

Inese

Pure

Greek

Inez

Pure (Inez de Castro; Inez Milholland suffragist)

Spanish/Greek

Ineza

Goodness, kindness

Kinyarwanda

Inga

Of Ing, of the god of fertility

Old Norse

Ingeborg

Protected by Ing

Old Norse

Ingeborga

A fortress of Ing

German

Ingegerd

Protected by Ing

Swedish

Ingelin

The gentle grace of Ing

Norwegian

Inger

Guarded by Ing

Sami

Ingfrid

The peace of Ing

Norwegian

Ingibjorg

Protected by Ing

Icelandic

Ingigerdur

A guardian of Ing

Icelandic

Ingileif

An heir of Ing

Icelandic

Ingirid

The fair beauty of Ing

Icelandic

Ingrid

Beautiful goddess, fair Ing

Old Norse

Ingrun

The rune of Ing

Icelandic

Ingunn

Loved by Ing

Old Norse

Ingveig

A holy vow to Ing

Icelandic

Ingveldur

The power of Ing

Icelandic

Iniya

Sweet

Other

Iniyaval

The sweet one

Tamil

Inkeri

Ingria region (Finnish-Karelian Inkeri Tanhuanpää)

Other

Inkill

Sacred flower

Other

Inmaculada

Immaculate (Marian devotion)

Spanish

Inna

A rushing stream

Russian

Innes

Island

Scottish/Gaelic

Innocenza

Innocence, purity

Italian

Ino

Iconic Ino Yamanaka - Naruto Mind-Body Switch

Japanese

Inocencia

Innocence, purity

Spanish

Inola

The black fox

Cherokee

Insa

A friend of Ing

Frisian

Insyirah

Comfort of the heart

Malay

Intan

Diamond

Indonesian/Malay

Io

Greek princess turned into a heifer (Zeus's lover)

Greek

Ioana

God is gracious (Romanian Joan)

Romanian

Ioanna

God is gracious

Greek

Iokasti

Violet-shining (Jocasta Sophocles Oedipus Rex)

Greek

Iola

Worthy of the Lord; violet

Welsh/Greek

Iolana

To soar, to fly upward

Hawaiian

Iolanda

Violet flower (Italian form of Yolanda)

Italian/Portuguese

Iolande

A violet flower

French

Iolanthe

Violet flower

Greek

Iole

Violet (Heracles's love)

Greek

Iona

From Iona; yew

Scottish Gaelic

Iordana

Of the Jordan river

Greek

Ioulia

Youthful

Greek

Iouliana

Youthful

Greek

Ioulitta

Youthful

Greek

Ioustini

Just and fair

Greek

Iphigeneia

Strong-born (Agamemnon's daughter Euripides)

Greek

Iphigenia

Strong-born

Greek

Iphis

Strength (Cretan girl who became a man)

Greek

Ippazia

The highest, supreme

Italian

Ippolita

She who frees the horses

Italian

Ipsa

Desire / longing

Sanskrit

Ipshita

Desired, wished-for

Bengali

Ipsita

Desired / cherished

Sanskrit

Iqra

Read (iconic Iqra Aziz - Pakistani Suno Chanda)

Arabic

Ira

Earth, Saraswati (Sanskrit); watchful (Hebrew)

Sanskrit/Hebrew

Irabati

Ravi river / water

Sanskrit

Iracema

Lips of honey

Tupi/Brazilian Portuguese

Iraida

A heroine, of Hera

Russian

Iraivi

Goddess

Tamil

Iram

Garden of paradise

Arabic/Urdu

Iratxe

Forest of ferns (Basque heritage)

Basque

Iravati

River goddess / Ravi River

Sanskrit

Irdina

Noble, pleasant

Malay

Ireland

Land of the Irish (Ireland Baldwin, model + the country)

English/Old Norse

Iremgul

A rose of paradise

Turkish

Iremide

Mercy has come (Yoruba heritage)

Yoruba

Iremnaz

The grace of paradise

Turkish

Iremnur

Light of paradise

Turkish

Iremsu

A stream of paradise

Turkish

Iren

White / pure

Other

Irena

Peace (Irena Sendler, rescued 2,500 Jewish children from Warsaw Ghetto)

Polish/Greek

Irene

Peace (Empress Irene + Irene Cara, Fame)

Greek

Irenee

Peace

French

Iresha

Goddess (Sri Lankan Sinhala heritage)

Sinhala

Ireti

Hope, expectation

Yoruba

Iria

Peace

Galician

Irida

An iris, a rainbow

Greek

Iride

An iris, a rainbow

Italian

Irihapeti

Elizabeth (Maori + Irihapeti Ramsden Cultural Safety nursing pioneer)

Hebrew

Irina

Peace (Russian + Greek Eirene saint)

Russian/Greek

Irini

Peace (Saint Irene of Athens + Byzantine empress)

Greek

Iris

Rainbow

Greek

Irja

Peace

Finnish

Irmak

A river

Turkish

Irmburg

A universal fortress

German

Irmendis

A universal goddess

German

Irmentraud

Universal strength

German

Irmgard

Wholly protected

German

Irmhild

A universal warrior

German

Irmina

Whole, universal

Polish

Irminia

Whole and universal

German

Irmtraud

Universal strength

German

Iro

Hera (modern Greek)

Greek

Iroha

Iconic Iroha ILLIT Iroha-uta Japanese poem

Japanese

Iryna

Peace

Ukrainian/Greek

Irys

Rainbow

Greek

Isabeau

God is my oath

French

Isabel

Consecrated to God (Isabel Allende; Queen Isabel I of Castile)

Spanish/Hebrew

Isabela

Disney Encanto Isabela Madrigal + Brazilian-Portuguese

Hebrew

Isabella

Pledged to God

Italian/Spanish/Hebrew

Isabelle

Consecrated to God (Isabelle Huppert; Isabelle Adjani)

French/Hebrew

Isadora

Gift of Isis (Isadora Duncan, Mother of Modern Dance)

Greek

Isae

Kim Eun-jung - SECRET NUMBER K-pop

Korean

Isai

Music, melody

Tamil

Isaiyarasi

Queen of music

Tamil

Isaline

God is my oath

French

Isanhild

Strong as iron in battle

German

Isani

Goddess Parvati (Isha-consort)

Sanskrit

Isaro

A jewel, a pearl

Kinyarwanda

Isaura

A woman of Isauria

Portuguese

Isaure

A gentle one

French

Isavella

God is my oath

Greek

Iscah

Sarah's sister

Hebrew

Iseabail

Devoted to God (Scottish Isabel)

Scottish Gaelic

Iselin

Bright as ice

Icelandic

Isentrud

Strong as iron

German

Iset

Throne (Thutmose III's mother)

Egyptian

Isetnofret

Isis is beautiful

Egyptian

Iseul

Dew

Korean

Iseult

Tristan and Iseult - medieval romance

Celtic/Other

Isgerdur

An ice guardian

Icelandic

Isha

Goddess / one who protects (Isha Ambani)

Sanskrit

Ishanamayi

Full of Ishana / Shiva

Sanskrit

Ishani

Consort of Shiva (Ashta Bhairavi)

Sanskrit

Ishanvi

Goddess Parvati

Sanskrit

Ishara

A sign, a signal

Sinhala

Ishbel

Pledged to God

Scottish

Ishika

Paintbrush / arrow

Sanskrit

Ishita

One who desires, mistress

Sanskrit

Ishitha

Supreme / powerful (Ashta Siddhi)

Sanskrit

Ishmeet

Friend of God

Punjabi

Ishmita

Wise / desired

Sanskrit

Ishrat

Joy / pleasure

Arabic

Ishtadeva

Chosen deity

Sanskrit

Ishtar

Akkadian goddess of love and war

Akkadian

Ishvari

Goddess / Devi

Sanskrit

Isidora

Gift of Isis (Saint Isidore + Isadora Duncan)

Greek

Isik

Light

Turkish

Isil

Radiance, sparkle

Turkish

Isis

Throne; Egyptian mother goddess

Egyptian

Iskra

Spark

Bulgarian/Slavic

Isla

Island

Scottish

Islah

Island

Scottish

Ismene

Sophocles's Antigone sister (Theban play)

Greek

Ismini

Greek Ismene (Antigone's sister + Sophocles)

Greek

Isobel

Pledged to God

Scottish

Isoken

Well-being (Edo/Bini + Benin Empire)

Other

Isolde

Ice ruler (Tristan's lover; Wagner's opera heroine)

Germanic

Isolina

A gaze of ice, fair

Italian

Isotta

Fair one

Italian

Isra

Night journey

Arabic

Israa

The night journey

Arabic

Issa

Salvation / Jesus (Issa Rae, Insecure creator)

Arabic/Swahili

Itri

Star (Berber-Amazigh)

Berber

Itsaso

The sea

Basque

Itta

Hasidic dynastic name

Yiddish

Itzayana

Gift of God (Yucatec Maya heritage)

Mayan/Nahuatl

Itzel

Rainbow lady, dew of heaven

Mayan

Itziar

A sacred shrine

Basque

Iulia

Julia (Romanian + Iulia Vântur Romanian-Indian actress)

Latin

Iustina

Just and fair

Latin

Iva

Willow

Other

Ivalu

Sinew, thread

Greenlandic

Ivana

God is gracious

Croatian

Ivee

The ivy vine

English

Ivet

Of the yew tree

Catalan

Iveta

Czech / Slovak Yvette

Other

Ivett

Of the yew tree, an archer

Hungarian

Ivey

Ivy; faithfulness

English

Ivie

The ivy vine

English

Ivonne

Of the yew tree, an archer

French

Ivory

Ivory white (the Côte d'Ivoire + James Ivory, Oscar-winning director)

English/Latin

Ivy

The vine, faithfulness

English

Iwona

Yvonne (Polish + Gombrowicz Iwona Princess of Burgundy)

Other

Ixchel

Rainbow lady, moon goddess

Mayan

Iyabo

Mother has returned

Yoruba

Izabela

Pledged to God

Polish

Izabella

Pledged to God

Hebrew

Izabelle

Pledged to God

Hebrew

Izanami

A creator goddess

Japanese

Izar

Star

Basque

Izaskun

A Marian shrine name

Basque

Izolda

A fair ruler of ice

Polish

Izumi

Spring of water (Heian poet Izumi Shikibu)

Japanese

Izza

Dear, precious

Berber