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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 diminutive 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 diminutive of JOHN

IANTO   m   Welsh
Diminutive of IFAN

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 diminutive of JAKOB

IBRAHEEM   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of IBRAHIM

İBRAHİM   m   Turkish
Turkish form of ABRAHAM

IBRAHIM   m   Arabic
Arabic form of ABRAHAM

IBRO   m   Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of IBRAHIM

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]

IDAN   m   Jewish
Means "era" in Hebrew.

IDOWU   m & f   Yoruba
Means "born after twins" in Yoruba.

IDRIS   m   Welsh
Means "ardent lord" from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with ris "ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive".

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

IESTYN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JUSTIN

IEUAN   m   Welsh
Old Welsh form of JOHN

IFAN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN

IGGY   m   English
Diminutive 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

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.

IGOR   m   Russian, Polish, Slovene
Russian form of IVOR... [more]

IHAB   m & f   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

IHSAN   m & f   Arabic
Means "charity" in Arabic.

IIKKA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ISAAC

IIRO   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive 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
Diminutive of ISAAC... [more]

IKENNA   m   Igbo
Means "father's power" in Igbo.

IKER   m   Basque
Means "visitation" in Basque... [more]

IKRAAM   f & m   Arabic
Variant transcription of IKRAM

IKRAM   f & m   Arabic
Means "honour" in Arabic.

ILAN   m   Jewish
Means "tree" in Hebrew.

ILAR   m   Welsh
Welsh form of HILARIUS

ILARI   m   Russian, Finnish
Russian and Finnish form of HILARIUS

ILARIO   m   Italian
Italian form of HILARIUS

ILBERT   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from the Germanic given name HILDEBERT.

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]

İLHAMİ   m   Turkish
Means "inspiration" in Turkish.

ILIA   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of ILYA or ILIYA

ILIE   m   Romanian
Romanian form of ELIAS

ILIJA   m   Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of ELIJAH, and a Bulgarian variant transcription of ILIYA.

ILIYA   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ELIJAH

İLKAY   f & m   Turkish
Means "new moon" in Turkish, derived from ilk "first" and ay "moon".

İLKER   m   Turkish
Means "first man" in Turkish.

İLKİN   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]

ILMARI   m   Finnish
Short form of ILMARINEN

ILMARINEN   m   Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma "air"... [more]

ILYA   m   Russian
Russian form of ELIJAH

ILYAS   m   Arabic
Arabic form of ELIJAH

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".

IMANOL   m   Basque
Basque form of EMMANUEL

IME   m & f   Western African
Means "patience" in Ibibio.

IMEDA   m   Georgian
Means "hope" in Georgian.

IMEN   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of IMAN

IMHOTEP   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "he comes in peace" in Egyptian... [more]

IMMANUEL   m   German, Jewish, Biblical
Form of EMMANUEL used in some translations of the Old Testament... [more]

IMRAN   m   Arabic
Arabic form of AMRAM

IMRE   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of Amalric (see EMMERICH)... [more]

IMRUS   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of IMRE

IMTIYAZ   m   Arabic
Means "distinction" in Arabic.

INÁCIO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of IGNATIUS

IÑAKI   m   Basque
Basque form of IGNATIUS

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".

INDIANA   f & m   English
From the name of the American state, which means "land of the Indians"... [more]

INDIGO   f & m   English (Rare)
From the English word indigo for the purplish-blue dye or the colour... [more]

INDRA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) "a drop" and (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]

INDY   m   Popular Culture
Diminutive of INDIANA... [more]

ING   m   Germanic Mythology, Norse Mythology
From old Germanic Ingwaz, which possibly means "he who is foremost"... [more]

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]

INGEMAR   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with mærr "famous".

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 an English surname which was derived from the Germanic given name Engelram... [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

IÑIGO   m   Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of ENEKO... [more]

INIGO   m   English (Rare)
English form of IÑIGO... [more]

INNES   m & f   Scottish
Anglicized form of AONGHUS, also used as a feminine name.

INNOCENT   m   History
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).

INTO   m   Finnish
Means "enthusiasm" in Finnish.

IOAN   m   Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Romanian and Welsh form of JOHN... [more]

IOANN   m   Russian
Older Russian form of JOHN

IOANNES   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

IOANNIS   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

IOKUA   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of JOSHUA

IOLO   m   Welsh
Diminutive of IORWERTH

IOLYN   m   Welsh
Diminutive of IORWERTH

ÍOMHAR   m   Irish
Irish form of IVOR

IOMHAR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of IVOR

ION   m   Basque, Romanian
Basque and Romanian form of JOHN

IONATÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of JONATHAN

IONEL   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of JOHN

IONUȚ   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of JOHN

IORDAN   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of YORDAN

IORWERTH   m   Welsh
Means "handsome lord" from Welsh ior "lord" and berth "handsome"... [more]

IOSIF   m   Russian, Romanian, Greek
Russian, Romanian and Greek form of JOSEPH

IPATI   m   Russian
Russian form of the Greek name ‘Υπατιος (Hypatios), which was the masculine form of HYPATIA.

IPPOLIT   m   Russian
Russian form of HIPPOLYTOS

IPPOLITO   m   Italian
Italian form of HIPPOLYTOS

IQBAL   m   Arabic
Means "fortunate" in Arabic... [more]

IRA (1)   m   Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "watchful" in Hebrew... [more]

IRÉNÉE   m   French
French form of IRENEUS

IRENEUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ειρηναιος (Eirenaios) which meant "peaceful"... [more]

IRENEUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of IRENEUS

IRFAN   m   Arabic
Means "knowledge, learning" in Arabic.

IRINEI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of IRINEY

IRINEY   m   Russian
Russian form of IRENEUS

IRVIN   m   English, Scottish
From a surname which was a variant of either IRVING or IRWIN.

IRVINE   m   English, Scottish
Variant of IRVING

IRVING   m   English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was in turn derived from a Scottish place name... [more]

IRWIN   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the Old English given name Eoforwine, a cognate of ERWIN.

ISA (1)   m   Arabic
Arabic form of JESUS

ISAAC   m   English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitzchaq) which meant "he laughs"... [more]

ISAAK   m   Russian, German
Russian and German form of ISAAC

ISADOR   m   English (Rare)
Variant of ISIDORE

ISADORE   m   English
Variant of ISIDORE

ISAIA   m   Italian
Italian form of ISAIAH

ISAIAH   m   English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yesha'yahu) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation"... [more]

ISAIAS   m   Biblical
Late Latin form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible.

ISAK   m   Swedish
Swedish form of ISAAC

'ISAM   m   Arabic
Means "security, pledge" in Arabic.

ISAMU   m   Japanese
Means "courage, bravery" in Japanese.

ISANDRO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of LYSANDER

ISAY   m   Russian
Russian form of ISAIAH

ISER   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

ISEUL   f & m   Korean
Means "dew" in Korean.

ISHA   m   Indian
Means "master, lord" in Sanskrit... [more]

ISHMAEL   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma'el) meaning "God will hear"... [more]

ISHMERAI   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH guards" in Hebrew... [more]

ISHVI   m   Biblical
Means "he resembles me" in Hebrew... [more]

ISI   m & f   Native American
Means "deer" in Choctaw.

ISIAH   m   English
Variant of ISAIAH

ISIDOR   m   German, Russian
German and Russian form of ISIDORE

ISIDORE   m   English, French, Jewish
From the Greek name Ισιδωρος (Isidoros) which meant "gift of Isis", from the name of the Egyptian goddess ISIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

ISIDORO   m   Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of ISIDORE

ISIDRO   m   Spanish
Spanish variant of ISIDORE

ISINGOMA   m   Eastern African
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.

İSKENDER   m   Turkish
Turkish form of ALEXANDER

ISLAY   m   Scottish
From the name of the island Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland.

ISLWYN   m   Welsh
From the name of a mountain in Wales which means "below the grove" from Welsh is "below" and llwyn "grove".

ISMAEL   m   Spanish
Spanish form of ISHMAEL

ISMA'IL   m   Arabic
Arabic form of ISHMAEL

'ISMAT   m & f   Arabic
Derived from Arabic عصم ('Isma) meaning "safeguarding".

ISMO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ISHMAEL

ISOCRATES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ισοκρατης (Isokrates) which meant "equal power", derived from ισος (isos) "equal" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

ISRAEL   m   Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended"... [more]

ISRAFIL   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Meaning unknown... [more]

ISSA   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of ISA (1)

ISSAC   m   English
Variant of ISAAC

ISSACHAR   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "hireling" in Hebrew... [more]

ISSUR   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

ISSY   m   English
Diminutive of ISIDORE and other names beginning with Is.

ISTVÁN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of STEPHEN... [more]

ITALO   m   Italian
Italian form of ITALUS

ITALUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "of Italy" in Latin... [more]

ITAMAR   m   Jewish
Variant transcription of ITHAMAR

ITHAI   m   Biblical
Possibly means "with me" in Hebrew... [more]

ITHAMAR   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "palm island" in Hebrew... [more]

ITHEL   m   Welsh
Means "generous lord" from the Welsh elements iud "lord, prince" and hael "generous".

ITHIEL   m   Biblical
Means "God is with me" in Hebrew... [more]

I'TIMAD   f & m   Arabic
Means "reliance" in Arabic.

ITSUKI   m   Japanese
Means "tree" in Japanese... [more]

ITUMELENG   m & f   Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.

ITZAL   m   Basque
Means "shadow" in Basque.

ITZHAK   m   Jewish
Variant transcription of YITZHAK

IULIAN   m   Romanian
Romanian form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

IULIU   m   Romanian
Romanian form of JULIUS

IVAILO   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of IVAYLO

IVÁN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of IVAN

IVAN   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, English
Newer form of the old Slavic name Ioan, which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

IVAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of IVOR

IVAYLO   m   Bulgarian
Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf"... [more]

IVES   m   History
English form of YVES, used to refer to Saint Yves.

IVO   m   German, Dutch
German form of YVES or YVON

IVOR   m   Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British)
From the Old Norse name Ívarr, which was derived from the elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior"... [more]

IVORY   m & f   English (African American)
From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance which makes up the tusks of elephants.

IWAN   m   Welsh, Polish
Welsh form of JOHN and a Polish form of IVAN

IWO   m   Polish
Polish form of YVES

IYOV   m   Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of JOB

IZAAK   m   Polish
Polish form of ISAAC

IZANAGI   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "male who invites" in Japanese... [more]

IZIDOR   m   Slovene
Slovene form of ISIDORE

IZOTZ   m   Basque
Means "ice" in Basque.

IZSÁK   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of ISAAC

IZYDOR   m   Polish
Polish form of ISIDORE

IZZ-AL-DIN   m   Arabic
Means "glory of religion", derived from Arabic عزّ ('izz) "glory, power" and دين (din) "religion"... [more]

IZZ-UD-DIN   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of IZZ-AL-DIN

IZZY   m & f   English
Short form of ISIDORE, ISABEL, ISRAEL, and other names beginning with a similar sound.

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