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IOAB   m   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek and Latin form of JOAB

IOACHIM   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Latin form of IOAKEIM

IOAKEIM   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Greek form of JOACHIM, found in the apocryphal Gospel of James.

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

IOANN   m   Russian
Older Russian form of JOHN

IOANNES   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Yochanan (see JOHN).

IOANNIS   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

IOANNU   m   Old Church Slavic
Old Slavic form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

IOEL   m   Biblical Greek
Form of JOEL used in the Greek Old Testament.

IOHANNES   m   Biblical Latin
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

IOHEL   m   Biblical Latin
Form of JOEL used in the Latin Old Testament.

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

IONA (2)   m   Biblical Latin
Form of JONAH used in the Latin Old Testament.

IONAS   m   Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of JONAH used in the Greek Bible... [more]

IONATÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of JONATHAN

IONATHAN   m   Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of JONATHAN and JEHONATHAN used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

IONEL   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of JOHN

IONUȚ   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of JOHN

IORAM   m   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of JORAM used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

IORDAN   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of YORDAN

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

IOSAPHAT   m   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of JEHOSHAPHAT used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

IOSEPH   m   Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of JOSEPH used in the Greek and Latin Bible.

IOSEPHUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of JOSEPH

IOSES   m   Biblical Greek
Original Greek form of JOSES

IOSIAS   m   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of JOSIAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

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

IOSIFU   m   Old Church Slavic
Old Slavic form of Ioseph (see JOSEPH).

IOSUE   m   Biblical Latin
Latin form of JOSHUA

IOU   m   Biblical Greek
Greek form of JEHU

IOUBAL   m   Biblical Greek
Form of JUBAL used in the Greek Old Testament.

IOUDAS   m   Biblical Greek
Greek form of JUDAH

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, Hebrew
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.

ISA (1)   m   Arabic
Arabic form of JESUS

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

ISAAK   m   Russian, German, Biblical Greek
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, Hebrew (Anglicized), 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, Hebrew
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

ISIDOROS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ISIDORE

ISIDORUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of ISIDOROS

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   Hebrew (Anglicized), English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended"... [more]

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

ISRAHEL   m   Biblical Latin
Form of ISRAEL used in the Latin Old Testament.

ISSA   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of ISA (1)

ISSAC   m   English
Variant of ISAAC

ISSACHAR   m   Biblical
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   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ITHAMAR

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

ITHAMAR   m   Biblical, Hebrew
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   Hebrew
Variant transcription of YITZHAK

IUDAS   m   Biblical Latin
Latin form of JUDAH

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

IULIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of JULIAN

IULIU   m   Romanian
Romanian form of JULIUS

IULIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of JULIUS

IUSTINIANUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of JUSTINIAN

IUSTINUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of JUSTIN

IUSTUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of JUSTUS

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 Іѡаннъ (Ioannu), which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

IVAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of IVOR

ÍVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse 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 Ives (also called Ivo) of Huntingdonshire, a semi-legendary English bishop.

IVO (1)   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew"... [more]

IVO (2)   m   Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Pet form of IVAN

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 and was formerly used to produce piano keys.

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

IWO   m   Polish
Polish form of IVO (1)

IYOV   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
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
Diminutive of ISIDORE, ISABEL, ISRAEL, and other names beginning with a similar sound.

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