the etymology and history of first names
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IACCHUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ιακχος (Iakchos), derived from ιαχω (iacho) meaning "to shout"... [more]
IAGAN m Scottish
Modern form of the Scottish name Aodhagán, a pet form of AODH.
IAGO m Welsh, Galician
Welsh and Galician form of JACOB... [more]
IAH m Egyptian Mythology
Means "moon" in Egyptian... [more]
IAIN m Scottish
Scottish form of JOHN
IAKOPA m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of JACOB
IAN m Scottish, English
Modern Scottish form of JOHN
IANCU m Romanian
Romanian pet form of JOHN
IANTHA f English
Variant of IANTHE
IANTHE f Greek Mythology
Means "violet flower", derived from Greek ιον (ion) "violet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]
IAPETOS m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ιαπτω (iapto) "to wound, to pierce"... [more]
IARFHLAITH m Irish
Composed of the Irish elements ior, of unknown meaning, and flaith "lord"... [more]
IARLAITH m Irish
Variant of IARFHLAITH
IASON m Greek Mythology, Greek
Ancient Greek form of JASON
IB m Danish
Danish pet form of JACOB
IBBIE f English
Pet form of ISABEL
IBOLYA f Hungarian
Means "violet" in Hungarian.
IBRAHEEM m Arabic
Variant transcription of IBRAHIM
IBRAHIM m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of ABRAHAM
IBRO m Bosnian
Bosnian pet form of IBRAHIM
IBTIHAJ f Arabic
Means "joy" in Arabic.
IBTISAM f Arabic
Means "smile" in Arabic.
ICARUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ικαρος (Ikaros), perhaps meaning "follower"... [more]
ICHABOD m Biblical
Means "no glory" in Hebrew... [more]
ICHIRO m Japanese
Variant transcription of ICHIROU
ICHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) "one" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]
IDA f English, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from the Germanic element id meaning "work, labour"... [more]
IDAN m Jewish
Means "era" in Hebrew.
ÍDE f Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish ítu "thirst"... [more]
IDELLE f English
Elaboration of IDA
IDESTA f ?
The first element is probably from Germanic id "work".
IDONEA f English
Latinized form of IDONY
IDONY f English
English form of the Old Norse name Iðunnr, which was probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love"... [more]
IDOWU m & f Yoruba
Means "born after twins" in Yoruba.
IDOYA f Spanish
From the Spanish place name Idoia, possibly meaning "pond" in Basque, an important place of worship of the Virgin Mary.
IDRIL f Literature
Means "sparkle brilliance" in Sindarin... [more]
IDRIS m Welsh
Means "ardent lord" from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with ris "ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive".
IDRIYA f Jewish
Means "duck" in Hebrew.
IDUNN f Germanic Mythology
Germanic form of Iðunnr (see IDONY).
IDWAL m Welsh
Means "lord of the wall", derived from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with gwal "wall, rampart".
IEFAN m Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN
IEKIKA f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of JESSICA
IESHA f English
Variant of 'AISHA
IESTYN m Welsh
Welsh form of JUSTIN
IEUAN m Welsh
Old Welsh form of JOHN
IFAN m Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN
IFE f Yoruba
Means "love" in Yoruba.
IGA f Polish
Pet form of JADWIGA or IGNACJA
IGE f Yoruba
Means "born feet first" in Yoruba.
IGGY m English
Pet form of IGNATIUS
IGNAAS m Dutch
Dutch form of IGNATIUS
IGNÁC m Hungarian, Czech
Hungarian and Czech form of IGNATIUS
IGNAC m Slovene
Slovene form of IGNATIUS
IGNACE m French
French form of IGNATIUS
IGNACIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of IGNATIUS
IGNACIO m Spanish
Spanish form of IGNATIUS
IGNACJA f Polish
Polish feminine form of IGNATIUS
IGNACY m Polish
Polish form of IGNATIUS
IGNASI m Catalan
Catalan form of IGNATIUS
IGNATIUS m Late Roman
From the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin... [more]
IGNATZ m German
German form of IGNATIUS
IGNAZIO m Italian
Italian form of IGNATIUS
IGON m Basque
Means "ascension" in Basque.
IGONE f Basque
Feminine form of IGON
IGOR m Russian, Polish, Slovene
Russian form of IVOR... [more]
IGRAINE f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, from the Welsh Eigyr... [more]
IHAB m & f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
IHINTZA f Basque
Means "dew" in Basque.
IHSAN m & f Arabic
Means "charity" in Arabic.
IIDA f Finnish
Finnish form of IDA
IIKKA m Finnish
Finnish form of ISAAC
IINES f Finnish
Finnish form of AGNES
IIRO m Finnish
Finnish pet form of ISAAC
IISAKKI m Finnish
Finnish form of ISAAC
IKAIA m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of ISAIAH
IKAIKA m Hawaiian
Means "strong" in Hawaiian.
IKE m English
Pet form of ISAAC
IKER m Basque
Means "visitation" in Basque.
IKRAAM f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of IKRAM
IKRAM f & m Arabic
Means "honour" in Arabic.
ILA f Indian
Means "earth" or "speech" in Sanskrit.
ILAN m Jewish
Means "tree" in Hebrew.
ILANA f Jewish
Feminine form of ILAN
ILANIT f Jewish
Feminine form of ILAN
ILAR m Welsh
Welsh form of HILARIUS
ILARI m Russian, Finnish
Russian and Finnish form of HILARIUS
ILARIA f Italian
Italian feminine form of HILARIUS
ILARIO m Italian
Italian form of HILARIUS
ILBERT m English
From a surname which was derived from the Norman given name HILBERT.
ILDEFONSO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Visigothic name Hildefons, which meant "battle ready", derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and funs "ready"... [more]
ILDI f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of ILDIKÓ
ILDIKÓ f Hungarian
Possibly a form of HILDA... [more]
ILDÓ f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of ILDIKÓ
ILEAN f English
Variant of EILEEN
ILEANA f Romanian, Spanish
Traditional Romanian form of HELEN
ILEEN f English
Variant of EILEEN
ILENE f English
Variant of EILEEN
ILHAMI m Turkish
Means "inspiration" in Turkish.
ILI f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of HELEN
ILIA m Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of ILYA or ILIYA
ILIANA f Spanish
Variant of ILEANA
ILIE m Romanian
Romanian form of ELIAS
ILIJA m Macedonian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Macedonian and Serbian form of ELIJAH, and a Bulgarian variant transcription of ILIYA.
ILINCA f Romanian
Feminine form of ILIE
ILITHYIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ειλειθυια (Eileithyia), which was derived from ειληλυθυια (eilelythyia) "the readycomer"... [more]
ILIYA m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ELIJAH
ILKA f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of HELEN
ILKAY f & m Turkish
Means "new moon" in Turkish, derived from ilk "first" and ay "moon".
ILKER m Turkish
Means "first man" in Turkish.
ILKIN m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "first" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
ILLARION m Russian
Russian form of HILARION
ILLÉS m Hungarian
Hungarian form of ELIJAH
ILLIAM m Manx
Manx form of WILLIAM
ILLTYD m Welsh
Means "multitude of land" from Welsh il "multitude" and tud "land, people"... [more]
ILMA f Finnish
Means "air" in Finnish.
ILMARI m Finnish
Short form of ILMARINEN
ILMARINEN m Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma "air"... [more]
ILMATAR f Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma "air"... [more]
ILONA f Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian
Hungarian, Finnish and Latvian form of HELEN
ILONKA f Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of HELEN
ILSE f German, Dutch
German and Dutch pet form of ELISABETH
ILTA f Finnish
Means "evening" in Finnish.
ILYA m Russian
Russian form of ELIJAH
ILYAS m Arabic
Arabic form of ELIJAH
IMA f Dutch
Possibly a Dutch variant of IRMA
IMACULADA f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of INMACULADA
IMAD m Arabic
Means "support" or "pillar" in Arabic.
IMAM m Arabic
Means "leader" in Arabic.
IMAMU m Eastern African
Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إمام (Imam).
IMAN m & f Arabic
Means "faith", derived from Arabic امن (amuna) "to be faithful".
IMANI f Eastern African
Means "faith" in Swahili.
IMANOL m Basque
Basque form of EMMANUEL
IME m & f Western African
Means "patience" in Ibibio.
IMEDA m Georgian
Means "hope" in Georgian.
IMELDA f Italian, Spanish
Derived from the Germanic elements irmen "entire" and hild "battle"... [more]
IMEN m Arabic
Variant transcription of IMAN
IMHOTEP m Ancient Egyptian
Means "he comes in peace" in Egyptian... [more]
IMMA f German
Low German form of IRMA
IMMACOLATA f Italian
Italian cognate of INMACULADA
IMMACULATA f Irish
Latin form of INMACULADA
IMMANUEL m German, Jewish, Biblical
Form of EMMANUEL used in some translations of the Old Testament... [more]
IMOGEN f English
The name of a princess in the play 'Cymbeline' by Shakespeare... [more]
IMOGENE f English
Variant of IMOGEN
IMPI f Finnish
Means "virgin" in Finnish.
IMRAN m Arabic
Arabic form of AMRAM
IMRE m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Amalric (see EMMERICH)... [more]
IMRUS m Hungarian
Pet form of IMRE
IMTIYAZ m Arabic
Means "distinction" in Arabic.
INA f English
Short form of names ending with ina.
INÁCIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of IGNATIUS
IÑAKI m Basque
Basque form of IGNATIUS
IN'AM f Arabic
Means "giving, bestowal" in Arabic.
INANNA f Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from Sumerian (n)in-an-na "lady of the sky"... [more]
INAS f Arabic
Means "friendliness" in Arabic.
INBAL f Jewish
Means "tongue of a bell" in Hebrew.
INDAH f Indonesian
Means "beautiful" in Indonesian.
INDERJIT m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of INDRAJIT
INDERPAL m Indian (Sikh)
Means "protector of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit पाल (pala) "protector".
INDIA f English
From the name of the country, which itself derives from the name of the Indus River.
INDIANA f & m English
From the name of the American state, which means "land of the Indians"... [more]
INDIGO m & f English
Means simply "indigo" from the English word for the purplish-blue dye or the colour... [more]
INDIRA f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit... [more]
INDRA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) "a drop" and र (ra) "possessing"... [more]
INDRAJIT m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit जित (jit) "conquering"... [more]
INDRANI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "queen of INDRA" in Sanskrit... [more]
INDU f Indian
Means "bright drop" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the moon.
INDY f & m English
Pet form of INDIANA
INÉS f Spanish
Spanish form of AGNES
INÈS f French
French form of INÉS
INÊS f Portuguese
Portuguese form of AGNES
INES f Italian
Italian form of INÉS
INEZ f Spanish
Spanish form of AGNES
ING m Germanic Mythology, Norse Mythology
From old Germanic Ingwaz, which possibly means "he who is foremost"... [more]
INGA f Scandinavian, German, Russian
Strictly feminine form of INGE
INGE m & f Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Norse god ING... [more]
INGEBJØRG f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish variant of INGEBORG
INGEBORG f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingibjörg, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with björg meaning "protection, help".
INGEGÄRD f Swedish
Swedish form of INGEGERD
INGEGERD f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingigerðr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with garðr meaning "enclosure".
INGEMAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with mærr "famous".
INGER f Swedish
Variant of INGRID or INGEGERD
INGLEBERT m ?
Variant of ENGELBERT
INGMAR m Scandinavian
Short form of INGEMAR... [more]
INGO m German
German masculine form of INGE
INGOLF m Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingólfr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with úlfr meaning "wolf".
INGRAM m English
From a surname which was derived from the Germanic name Engelram... [more]
INGRID f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful"... [more]
INGVAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with arr meaning "warrior".
INGVARR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR
INGVILD f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ingvildr, derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with vald "might, power".
IÑIGO m Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of ENEKO... [more]
INIGO m English
English form of IÑIGO... [more]
INKA f Frisian, Finnish
Frisian and Finnish feminine form of INGE
INKERI f Finnish
Finnish form of INGRID
INMACULADA f Spanish
Means "immaculate" in Spanish... [more]
INNA f Russian
Meaning unknown, perhaps originally a short form of names ending in ина (ina).
INNES m & f Scottish
Anglicized form of AONGHUS, also used as a feminine name.
INNOCENT m English
From the Late Latin name Innocentius which was derived from innocens "innocent"... [more]
INNOCENZO m Italian
Italian form of Innocentius (see INNOCENT).
INNOKENTI m Russian
Variant transcription of INNOKENTIY
INNOKENTIY m Russian
Russian form of Innocentius (see INNOCENT).
INOCENCIO m Spanish
Spanish form of Innocentius (see INNOCENT).
INTAN f Indonesian
Means "diamond" in Indonesian.
INTO m Finnish
Means "enthusiasm" in Finnish.
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