This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is I.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ithaca f & m English (Rare)This name comes from the name of a Greek island, a legendary home of Odysseus, located in the Ionian Sea.... [
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Ithamar m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the elements
id "work" and
mære "famous". Used by a 7th century saint a bishop of Rochester.
Iði m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ið "industrious, work, activity". This is the name of a jötunn in Norse Mythology.
Ithuriel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendApparently means "discovery of God" in Hebrew, according to some sources. However, it could possibly instead mean "the light of God is with me", derived from Hebrew
'itay "with me",
uri "light, fire" and
el "God"... [
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Itkun m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
itt meaning "talkative". This name was traditionally given to male children who talked a lot.
Ito f & m JapaneseFrom either 糸
(ito) meaning "thread, yarn, string" (絃/弦, meaning "(bow)string," is also used in relation) or the stem of adjective 愛しい
(itoshii) meaning "beloved."... [
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Itoitz m & f BasqueUsed in reference to a village in Navarre.
Itori f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 里 (
ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itoshi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (itoshi) meaning "love, affection", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Itsai m OtomiMeans "clear crystal" in Otomi, spoken in Mexico.
Itsara m & f ThaiMeans "free, independent" in Thai.
Itsaraphong m ThaiFrom Thai อิสระ
(itsara) meaning "free, independent" and พงศ์ or พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Itsuaki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 逸 (
itsu) meaning "flee, escape, break loose" combined with 暁 (
aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 朗 (
aki) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itsumi f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 逸 (itsu) meaning "superb, great, outstanding", 一 (itsu) meaning "one", 乙 (itsu) meaning "strange" or 五 (itsu) meaning "five" combined with 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches... [
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Itsuo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (itsu) meaning "one" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 穂 (o) meaning "grain" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly"... [
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Itsurou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (
itsu) meaning "one" combined with 朗 (
rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itsuto m JapaneseFrom Japanese 逸 (itsu) meaning "flee, escape, break loose" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itthichai m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Itthidet m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and เดช
(det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Itthikon m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and กร
(kon) meaning "creator".
Itthiphong m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and พงศ์ or พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Itthisak m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Itthiwat m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and วัฒน์
(wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".
Itto m JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (
it) meaning "one" combined with 斗 (
to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Ittoku m JapaneseThis name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i') meaning "one" with 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, goodness, virtue" or 得 (toku, u.ru, e.ru) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit, gain."... [
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Ittuat m GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
ittuat meaning "head, leader", as well as the Greenlandic younger form of
Ítuat.
Itza-chu m ApacheApache name derived from the elements itzd (hawk) and chu (great): hence, "great hawk, eagle."
Itzcotocatl m NahuatlMeans "person from Itzcotlan", possibly derived from Nahuatl
itztli "obsidian" combined with
cotoctli "fragment, piece of something" or
cotona "to cut something, to break something off", along with the affiliative suffix
-catl.
Itzcuin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
itzcuintli "dog", the tenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Itzmiquiztli m NahuatlMeans "death by obsidian knife", from Nahuatl
itzli "obsidian, obsidian knife", and
miquiztli "death; dying, being dead".
Itzpan m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl
itztli "obsidian" and
panitl "flag". Alternatively, could be a metastasis of
ixpan "in front of, in the presence of".
Itztli m NahuatlMeans "obsidian" and "obsidian knife" in Nahuatl.
Iuhcan m & f NahuatlMeans "similar place, such a place" in Nahuatl.
Iuli m Old Norse, Old DanishShort form of names containing Old Norse
ígull meaning "sea urchin", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*igilaz "hedgehog" (compare Modern Swedish
igelkott and Faroese
igelkøttur, both meaning "hedgehog")... [
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Iulon m GeorgianMultiple sources claim that this name is ultimately derived from the Latin name
Iulius (see
Julius), which is possible indeed. The suffix
-on of the name seems to indicate that it must have gone via Greek (i.e. a hellenized form), however... [
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Ivaneq m GreenlandicGreenlandic
ivaneq meaning ''the one who has brooded'' or ''the one who has been brooded on''.
Ivanoe m ItalianVariant of
Ivanhoe; a famous bearer was Ivanoe Bonomi, that was Prime Minister of Italy three times (one in 1921-1922, and other two, short lived, in 1944 and 1945).
Ivárë m LiteratureMeaning unknown. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of a character mentioned briefly as the "most magical" of Elven minstrels.
Iveri m GeorgianDerived from the name of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia, which existed from about 302 BC to 580 AD. The name of the kingdom is an exonym, meaning: it was not created by the Georgians themselves. The inhabitants of the kingdom referred to it as ქართლი
(Kartli).... [
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Ivey f & m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of
Ivy.
Ivi m SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Iván. This is borne by Spanish soccer players Iván 'Ivi' López (1994-) and Iván 'Ivi' Alejo (1995-).
Ivi m BretonMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *
iwos "yew" or a variant of
Devi 1.
Ivik m & f GreenlandicMeans "(blade of) grass" in Greenlandic. This name is more commonly given to boys.... [
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Ivin m BretonBreton name of debated origin and meaning.
Ivriya f & m HebrewAn offspring of Eber, Shem's grandson; Jewish, Israelite.
Iwae f & m Japanese (Rare)Iwa means "Stone, Rock" and E means "Blessing, Favor, Grace, Kindness, Benefit". A notable bearer is Iwae Arai (male), who is an actor.
Iwalaye m & f YorubaTHE IWALAYE / IWALAIYE IS THE NAME OF A FAMILY (A ROYAL NAME )IN THE YORUBA LAND,EFFO-AMURO, KOGI STATE.
Iwan m JapaneseFrom Japanese 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" combined with 蕃 (wan) meaning "multiply, increase". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Iwan m IndonesianPossibly means "earth, soil" in Indonesian or derived from Arabic إِيوَان
(ʾīwān) meaning "porch, entrance, balcony" (of Persian origin).
Iwao m JapaneseThis name can be used as 巌 (gan, iwa, iwao, kewa.shii) or 巖 (gan, iwa, iwao, kewa.shii) which both mean "rock, crag."... [
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Iwawaldan m GermanicReconstructed Ancient Germanic name derived from
íwaz ("yew tree") and waldaz# ("ruler").
Ixcuauh m NahuatlMeans "shameless, brazen" or "stupid" in Nahuatl, literally "wooden face" from
ixtli "face, eye" and
cuahuitl "tree, wood".
Ixion m Greek MythologyProbably derived from the Greek noun ἰξός
(ixos), which can mean "mistletoe" as well as "birdlime". In Greek mythology, Ixion was king of the Lapiths (the most ancient tribe of Thessaly) and a son of
Ares or
Antion or the notorious evildoer
Phlegyas.
Ixpanton f & m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
ixpan, meaning "before, in front of; to present or manifest to someone", combined with the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Iyad m ArabicDerived from Arabic أَيَّدَ
(ʾayyada) meaning "to support, to reinforce".
Iyannough m WampanoagMeans "Captain" or "One who intimidates" in Wampanoag. It is the name of the chief sachem of the Mattakeeset tribe who helped the Pilgrims find a lost boy, John Billington.
Iyar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [
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Iyou m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葦 (
i) meaning "reed" combined with 陽 (
you) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Izail m Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian исполнитель заветов Ильича
(ispolnitel' zavetov Il'icha) meaning "executor of the testament of Ilyich" or of the Soviet slogan Исполняй заветы Ильича!
(Ispolnyay zavety Il'icha!) meaning "Fulfill the legacy of Ilyich!" The last word in both sentences refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose patronymic was Ilyich.... [
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Izan m JapaneseFrom Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 夷 (i) meaning "Ainu", 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" or 為 (i) meaning "benefit" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Izan m & f ArabicFrom Arabic إذْعان (iḏʻān), meaning "obedience, submission."
Izanshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 移 (
i) meaning "change", 山 (
zan) meaning "mountain" combined with 子 (
shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.