Girls' Names
Name (Pronunciation) | Origin | Meaning |
Ianna | Unknown | see Ioanna |
Ianthe | Greek | Violet coloured clover |
Ida
(also Idelle, Idesta, Idetta) |
Teutonic | Work |
Idalee
(also Idalia) |
Unknown | Combination of Ida and Lee |
Idaline
(also Idalina) |
Teutonic | Noble |
Idana | Unknown | Combination of Ida and Anna |
Idania | see Idona | |
Ide (ee-da) | Gaelic | see Ita |
Idelle/Idesta/Idetta | see Ida | |
Idola | Greek | A vision |
Idona
(also Idania, Idonia) |
Teutonic | Industrious worker |
Idra | Unknown | A flag |
Idril | Sindarin | Sparkling brilliance |
Ieesha
(also Iesha) |
Arabic | Woman |
Iesult (ee-sult) | Gaelic | see Isolde |
Ife | African | Love |
Ifeoma | African | Precious child |
Ige | Unknown | Born by breech |
Ignatia
(also Ignacia) |
Latin | Fire |
Ihab | Arabic | Gift |
Ila | Sanskrit | Earth |
Ilana | Hebrew | Tree |
Ildiko | Hungarian (from Hilda) | Battle |
Ileana
(also Ilia, Iliana, Ilka, Ilona, Ilonka) |
Romanian (from Helen) | Torch |
Ilene
(also Isleen) |
Latin (from Eileen) | Bird |
Ilia/Iliana | see Ileana | |
Ilit | Unknown | The best |
Ilka | see Ileana | |
Ilona/Ilonka | see Ileana | |
Ilo | Unknown | Sunshine |
Ilori | Unknown | Special treasure |
Ilse | Germanic | se Isabel |
Ilyssa | Unknown | Rational |
Iman
(also Imen) |
Arabic | Faith |
Imelda | Teutonic | Entire battle |
Imen | see Iman | |
Imke | Unknown | Whole |
Imogen
(also Imogene) |
Gaelic | Daughter |
Imperia | Latin | Imperial |
Ina | Latin | Mother |
Inci (in-gee) | Turkish | Pearl |
Independence | English | Freedom |
India | Unknown | From India |
Indigo | English | Purple |
Indira
(also Indra) |
Sanskrit | Beauty |
Indrani | Sanskrit | Possessing drops of rain |
Ineenduv | Gaelic | Dark daughter |
Ines
(also Inez, Innes) |
Spanish (from Agnes) | Chaste |
Infinity | Unknown | Endless |
Ing
(also Inge, Inga, Inka) |
Old Norse | Norse god of fertility |
Ingeborg | Old Norse | Fortress of Ing |
Ingrid | Old Norse | Ing's beauty |
Inka | see Ing | |
Immaculada
(also Immacolata, Immaculata) |
Spanish | Immaculate |
Innes | see Ines | |
Ioanna
(also Ianna, Ionela, Iyana, Iyende, Iyindi) |
Greek (from John) | God is gracious |
Iola | see Iole | |
Ilana | Hawaiian | To soar like an eagle |
Iolani | Unknown | Royal hawk |
Iole
(also Iola, Iolanthe) |
Greek | Violet flower |
Ione
(also Iona) |
Greek | Violet |
Ionela | Romanian | see Ioanna |
Ipo | Hawaiian | Darling |
Iratze | see Itziar | |
Irene
(also Irina) |
Greek | Peace |
Iris
(also Iria, Irida, Irisa, Iryl) |
Greek | Rainbow |
Irma | Teutonic | Whole |
Irmgard | Teutonic | Whole guard |
Irmhild | Teutonic | Whole battle |
Irmtraud | Teutonic | Whole strength |
Iryl | see Iris | |
Isabel
(also Ilse, Isabella, Isabelle, Iseabeal, Isebella, Ishbel, Isi, Isibeal, Isobel, Izabella) |
Spanish (from Elizabeth) | Oath of God |
Isabis | African | Something beautiful |
Isadora | see Isidora | |
Isanne | Unknown | Combination of Isabel and Anne |
Iscah | Hebrew | Unknown |
Iseabeal (isha-bale) | Gaelic | see Isabel |
Isebella | see Isabel | |
Iseult (is-ult) | Gaelic | see Isolde |
Isha | Hebrew | Woman |
Ishbel | see Isabel | |
Ishtar | Unknown | Goddess of love |
Isi | see Isabel | |
Isibeal (ish-bayl) | Gaelic | see Isabel |
Isidora
(also Isadora) |
Greek | Gift of Isis |
Isis | Egyptian | Supreme goddess |
Isla | Scottish | River |
Isleen | see Ilene | |
Isleta | Spanish | Little island |
Isobel | Scottish | see Isabel |
Isoke | African | Satisfying gift |
Isolde
(also Iesult, Iseult, Izolda) |
Welsh | Beautiful |
Ismaela | Hebrew (from Ishmael) | God hears |
Isra | Arabic | Journey through the night |
Ita (ee-ta)
(also Ide) |
Gaelic | Thirsty |
Italia | Unknown | From Italy |
Itziar
(also Iratze) |
Basque | Old stone |
Iuile (yu-le)
(also Iuliana, Iulianna) |
Gaelic (from Julie) | Downy haired |
Ivana
(also Iva, Ivanka) |
Hebrew (from John) | God is gracious |
Iverna (eye-vurna) | Gaelic | Green island |
Ivi/Ivie | see Ivy | |
Ivonne
(also Ivonette, Iwona) |
Germanic (from Yvonne) | Little archer |
Ivory | Latin | White as ivory |
Ivria | Unknown | From the other side of theriver |
Ivy
(also Ivi, Ivie) |
English | Climbing plant |
Iwona | see Ivonne | |
Iyana | Hebrew | see Ioanna |
Iyende/Iyendi | see Ioanna | |
Izabella | Polish | see Isabel |
Izefia | Unknown | I have no child |
Izegbie | African | Long expected child |
Izella
(also Izellah) |
Unknown | Little princess |
Izolda | Polish | see Isolde |
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