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Iarfhlaith m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Iarlaithe.

Iarlaith m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Iarlaithe.

Iarlaithe m Old Irish
From an Old Irish element of unknown meaning combined with flaith "ruler, sovereign". Saint Iarlaithe was the founder of a monastery at Tuam in the 6th century.

Ilanit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ilan.

Ilithyia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Εἰλείθυια (Eileithyia), which was derived from εἰλήθυια (eilethyia) meaning "the readycomer". This was the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery.

Inderjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Indrajit used by Sikhs.

Indrajit m Hinduism, Bengali, Hindi
Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god Indra combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this is another name of Meghanada, the son of Ravana, the demon king of Lanka. He was given this name by Brahma after he defeated Indra.

Indriði m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eindride.

Ingríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingrid.

Ioudith f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Judith.

Iovita m & f Ancient Roman
Latin masculine and feminine form of Jovita.

Ippolit m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Hippolytos.

Ippolita f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hippolyte 1.

Ippolito m Italian
Italian form of Hippolytos.

Irit f Hebrew
Means "asphodel (flower)" in Hebrew.

Ishita f Hindi
Means "supremacy" in Sanskrit.

Ita f Irish
Anglicized form of Íde.

Itai 1 m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Ittai.

Itai 2 m & f Shona
From Shona ita meaning "do, act, perform".

Itala f Italian
Italian feminine form of Italus.

Italia f Italian
From the Italian name of the country of Italy, Italia (see Italus).

Italo m Italian
Italian form of Italus.

Italus m Roman Mythology
Means "of Italy" in Latin. In Roman legend Italus was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He supposedly gave his name to the region known as Italia or Italy (in fact the region may have gotten its name from Oscan Víteliú meaning "land of bulls").

Itamar m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hebrew form of Ithamar, also used in Brazil.

Íte f Old Irish
Old Irish form of Íde.

Ithai m Biblical
Variant of Ittai.

Ithamar m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name אִיתָמָר (ʾIṯamar) meaning "date palm island", derived from אִי (ʾi) meaning "island" and תָּמָר (tamar) meaning "date palm". This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament.

Ithel m Welsh
From the Old Welsh name Iudhail, cognate of Old Breton Iudicael (see Judicaël).

Ithiel m Biblical
Possibly means "God is with me" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.

Iðunn f Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic
Probably derived from the Old Norse prefix ið- "again, repeated" and unna "to love". In Norse mythology Iðunn was the goddess of spring and immortality whose responsibility it was to guard the gods' apples of youth.

Itidal f Arabic (Rare)
Means "temperance, moderation" in Arabic.

Itimad f Arabic (Rare)
Means "reliance, confidence" in Arabic.

Itoro m & f Ibibio
Means "praise, glory" in Ibibio.

Itri m Berber
Means "star" in Tamazight.

Itsasne f Basque
Variant of Itsaso.

Itsaso f Basque
Means "ocean" in Basque.

Itsuki m Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (itsuki) meaning "tree", using the kanji's nanori reading. Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Ittai m Biblical
From a Hebrew name spelled variously אִתַּי (ʾIttai) or אִיתַי (ʾIṯai) meaning "with me". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of King David's mighty men.

'Ittay m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Ittai.

Itumeleng m & f Tswana
Means "be happy" in Tswana, from itumela meaning "to be happy".

Itxaro f Basque
Means "hope, wait" in Basque.

Itxaso f Basque
Diminutive of Itsaso.

Itzal f Basque
Means "shadow, protection" in Basque.

Itzamna m Mayan Mythology, Mayan
From Classic Maya itzam, an element found in the names of some Maya gods (possibly from itz "enchanted, nectar" and mam "grandfather"), combined with nah "great". Itzamna was the Maya creator god.

Itzcoatl m Nahuatl
Means "obsidian snake" in Nahuatl, from itztli "obsidian" and cōātl "snake". Itzcoatl was the fourth king of Tenochtitlan and the first emperor of the Aztec Empire (15th century).

Itzel f Mayan
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Classic Maya itz meaning "resin, nectar, dew, liquid, enchanted". Otherwise, it might be a variant of Ixchel.

Itzhak m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יִצְחָק (see Yitzhak).

Itziar f Basque, Spanish
From the name of a Basque village that contains an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "old stone".

Iudith f Biblical Latin
Latin form of Judith.

Iudithŭ f Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Judith.

Iuppiter m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Jupiter.

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