Names with 3 Syllables

Harriette f English
Variant of Harriet.

Harrison m English
From an English surname that meant "son of Harry". This was the surname of two American presidents, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and his grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). As a given name it reached a low point in America in 1977 before it was revived by the career of actor Harrison Ford (1942-), who starred in such movies as Star Wars in 1977 and Indiana Jones in 1984.

Haruka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote". It can also come from 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Haruki m Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruko f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Harumi f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", as well as other kanji combinations that are read the same way.

Haruna 1 f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruto m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Harutyun m Armenian
Means "resurrection" in Armenian.

Hasdrubal m Phoenician (Latinized), History
Means "Ba'al helps", derived from Phoenician 𐤏𐤆𐤓 (ʿazru) meaning "to help" combined with the name of the god Ba'al. This name was borne by several figures from Carthaginian history, including the 3rd-century BC general Hasdrubal Barca (brother of Hannibal) who fought in the Second Punic War.

Hatice f Turkish
Turkish form of Khadija.

Hatshepsut f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥꜣt-špswt meaning "foremost of noble women". This was the name of a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (15th century BC), among the first women to take this title.

Hatsue f Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, original, beginning" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Haumea f Polynesian Mythology
Means "red ruler", from Hawaiian hau "ruler" and mea "reddish brown". Haumea is the Hawaiian goddess of fertility and childbirth. A dwarf planet in the outer solar system was named for her in 2008.

Haunani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful snow" from Hawaiian hau "snow" and nani "beauty, glory".

Havilah m Biblical
Probably means "to dance, to circle, to twist" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a place name and a masculine personal name.

Havryil m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Gabriel.

Hayate m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (hayate) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

Hayato m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" (using a nanori reading) and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Hazael m Biblical
Means "God sees" in Hebrew. This is the name of a king of Aram in the Old Testament.

Heavenly f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "of the heavens, celestial, divine".

Hecate f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekate), possibly derived from ἑκάς (hekas) meaning "far off". In Greek mythology Hecate was a goddess associated with witchcraft, crossroads, tombs, demons and the underworld.

Hecuba f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekabe), which is of uncertain meaning. According to Greek mythology this was the name of the primary wife of King Priam of Troy. By him she was the mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra and many others.

Hedvika f Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of Hedwig.

Hefina f Welsh
Feminine form of Hefin.

Heinrike f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Heinrich.

Hekabe f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Hecuba.

Hekate f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Hecate.

Heleena f Finnish
Finnish variant of Helena.

Heleentje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Helen.

Heléna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Helen.

Helena f German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).

Helene f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

Helenka f Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish diminutive of Helena.

Helios m Greek Mythology
Means "sun" in Greek. This was the name of the young Greek sun god, a Titan, who rode across the sky each day in a chariot pulled by four horses. His sister was the moon goddess Selene.

Héloïse f French
French form of Eloise.

Henderson m English
From a Scottish surname meaning "son of Henry".

Henricus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Heinrich. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Hendrik is typically used in daily life.

Henriett f Hungarian
Variant of Henrietta.

Henriikka f Finnish
Finnish feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Henrika f Lithuanian, Swedish (Rare)
Lithuanian and Swedish feminine form of Henrik.

Henrikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Henrike f German
German feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Henrikki m Finnish
Finnish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Henrique m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Heinrich (see Henry). This was the name of a 15th-century Portuguese naval explorer (known as Henry the Navigator in English).

Henryka f Polish
Polish feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Hephaestus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hephaistos), meaning unknown. It probably shares its origin with the Minoan city of Φαιστός (Phaistos), which is of Pre-Greek origin. In Greek mythology Hephaestus was the god of fire and forging, the husband of the unfaithful Aphrodite. It was said that when he was born Hera, his mother, was so displeased with his physical deformities that she hurled him off the top of Mount Olympus.

Hephaistos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Hephaestus.

Hephzibah f Biblical
Means "my delight is in her" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Hezekiah of Judah and the mother of Manasseh.

Heracles m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herakles. However, the spelling used by the Romans was Hercules.

Heraclio m Spanish
Spanish form of Heraclius.

Herakles m Greek Mythology
Means "glory of Hera" from the name of the goddess Hera combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a hero in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene. After being driven insane by Hera and killing his own children, Herakles completed twelve labours in order to atone for his crime and become immortal.

Herberto m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Herbert.

Hercules m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Herakles.

Heribert m German
German form of Herbert.

Hermanni m Finnish
Finnish form of Herman.

Hermia f Literature
Feminine form of Hermes. Shakespeare used this name in his comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595).

Hermína f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Hermine.

Hermina f Dutch, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian
Dutch, Slovene, Hungarian and Croatian form of Hermine.

Hermine f German, French
German feminine form of Herman.

Herminia f Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Herminius.

Herminio m Spanish
Spanish form of Herminius.

Hernando m Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Ferdinand. A famous bearer of this name was the Spanish conquistador Hernando (or Hernán) Cortés (1485-1547).

Hesiod m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Ἡσίοδος (Hesiodos), which probably meant "to throw song" from ἵημι (hiemi) meaning "to throw, to speak" and ᾠδή (ode) meaning "song, ode". This was the name of an 8th-century BC Greek poet.

Hesperos m Ancient Greek
Means "evening" in Greek. This was the name of the personification of the Evening Star (the planet Venus) in Greek mythology.

Hestia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἑστία (hestia) meaning "hearth, fireside". In Greek mythology Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and domestic activity.

Hibiki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 響 (hibiki) meaning "sound, echo".

Hideki m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hideko f Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Hidemi m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", as well as other combinations of kanji characters.

Hideo m Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man". Other kanji combinations can also form this name. A famous bearer is the video game developer Hideo Kojima (1963-).

Hifumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 二 (fu) meaning "two" and 三 (mi) meaning "three".

Higini m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hyginus.

Hikari f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (hikari) meaning "light". Other kanji can also form this name. It is often written with the hiragana writing system.

Hikaru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (hikaru) meaning "light" or 輝 (hikaru) meaning "brightness". Other kanji can also form this name.

Hilaria f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Hilarius.

Hilario m Spanish
Spanish form of Hilarius.

Hilary f & m English
Medieval English form of Hilarius or Hilaria. During the Middle Ages it was primarily a masculine name. It was revived in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century as a predominantly feminine name. In America, this name and the variant Hillary seemed to drop in popularity after Hillary Clinton (1947-) became the first lady in 1993. Famous bearers include American actresses Hilary Swank (1974-) and Hilary Duff (1987-).

Hildebert m German (Rare)
Means "bright battle" from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and beraht "bright". This name was borne by four early Frankish kings, usually called Childebert.

Hildebrand m German (Archaic), Germanic
Means "battle sword", derived from the Old German element hilt "battle" combined with brant "fire, torch, sword". This was the name of the hero of an 8th-century poem written in Old High German.

Hildegard f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and gart "enclosure, yard". This was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne (8th century). Also, Saint Hildegard was a 12th-century mystic from Bingen in Germany who was famous for her writings and poetry and also for her prophetic visions.

Hildegarde f French (Rare)
French form of Hildegard.

Hildegund f German, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and gunda "battle, war". This was the name of a 12th-century German saint.

Hillary f English
Variant of Hilary. A famous bearer of the surname was Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first man to climb Mount Everest. It is borne by the American politician Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-). The name dropped in popularity in 1993 after she became the first lady as the wife of Bill Clinton.

Hillevi f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Heilwig.

Hiltrude f German (Archaic)
Variant of Hiltrud.

Hinata f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible. Because of the irregular readings, this name is often written using the hiragana writing system.

Hipolit m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hippolytos.

Hiraku m Japanese
From Japanese 拓 (hiraku) meaning "expand, open, support". Other kanji can also form this name.

Hiroki m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" and 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hiroko f Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" or 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiroshi m Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiroshi) meaning "tolerant, generous", 浩 (hiroshi) meaning "prosperous", or other kanji and kanji combinations that are read the same way.

Hiroto m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, glide" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hirune f Basque
Variant of Irune.

Hisako f Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hitomi f Japanese
From Japanese 瞳 (hitomi) meaning "pupil of the eye". It can also come from 史 (hito) meaning "history" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", as well as other kanji combinations. This name is often written with the hiragana writing system.

Hólmfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hólmfríðr.

Honoka f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (hono) meaning "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) meaning "flower", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation. Very often it is written using the hiragana writing system.

Honoré m French
French form of Honoratus or Honorius. A notable bearer was the French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850).

Honorine f French
French form of Honorina, a feminine form of the Roman name Honorinus, a derivative of Honorius. Saint Honorina was a 4th-century martyr from the Normandy region in France.

Horacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Horatius.

Horatio m English
Variant of Horatius. Shakespeare used it for a character in his tragedy Hamlet (1600). It was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), famous for his defeat of Napoleon's forces in the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he was himself killed. Since his time the name has been occasionally used in his honour.

Horațiu m Romanian
Romanian form of Horatius.

Hortensia f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus meaning "garden".

Horymír m Czech
Possibly from the Slavic elements gora (Czech hora) meaning "mountain" and mirŭ meaning "peace, world". According to a Czech legend, Horymír was a man sentenced to death but saved by his horse.

Hosanna f Biblical
From the Aramaic religious expression הושע נא (Hosha' na') meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew. In the New Testament this is exclaimed by those around Jesus when he first enters Jerusalem.

Hosea m Biblical
Variant English form of Hoshea, though the name is spelled the same in the Hebrew text. Hosea is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Hosea. Written in the northern kingdom, it draws parallels between his relationship with his unfaithful wife and the relationship between God and his people.

Hosee m Biblical Greek
Form of Hoshea (and Hosea) used in the Greek Bible.

Hoshiko f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hotaru f Japanese
From Japanese 蛍 (hotaru) meaning "firefly".

Hovhannes m Armenian
Armenian form of Iohannes (see John).

Hrihoriy m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Григорій (see Hryhoriy).

Hristijan m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Christian.

Hristina f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Christina.

Hrōþirīks m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Roderick.

Hryhoriy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gregory.

Hubertus m German, Dutch, Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hubert.

Humaira f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic حميراء (see Humayra), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Humayra f Arabic
Means "red" in Arabic. This was a name given by the Prophet Muhammad to his wife Aisha.

Humberto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Humbert.

Husniya f Arabic (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Husni.

Hyacinth 1 m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
English form of Hyacinthus.

Hyacinth 2 f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Iacopo m Italian
Italian form of Iacobus (see James).

Iago m Welsh, Galician, Portuguese
Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James). This was the name of two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

Iason m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Greek, Georgian
Greek and Georgian form of Jason.

Ibolya f Hungarian
Means "violet" in Hungarian, ultimately from Latin viola.

Ibraheem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إبراهيم (see Ibrahim).

İbrahim m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Ibrahim. This name was borne by a 17th-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages.

Ibtihaj f Arabic
Means "joy" in Arabic.

Ibtisam f Arabic
Means "smile" in Arabic.

Icarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἴκαρος (Ikaros), of unknown meaning. In Greek myth Icarus was the son of Daedalus, locked with his father inside the Labyrinth by Minos. They escaped from the maze using wings devised from wax, but Icarus flew too close to the sun and the wax melted, plunging him to his death.

Ichabod m Biblical
Means "no glory" in Hebrew, from אִי ('i) meaning "not" and כָּבוֹד (kavod) meaning "glory". In the Old Testament this is the grandson of Eli and the son of Phinehas. He was named this because his mother despaired that "the glory has departed from Israel" (1 Samuel 4:21).... [more]

Ichiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一郎 (see Ichirō).

Ichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the first son. Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Ichirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一郎 (see Ichirō).

Icíar f Spanish
Spanish variant of Itziar.

Idella f English
Elaboration of Ida.

Idoia f Basque
From the name of a sanctuary in Isaba, Navarre, possibly meaning "pond" in Basque, an important place of worship of the Virgin Mary.

Idoya f Basque
Variant of Idoia.

Ignacia f Spanish
Spanish feminine 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. The spelling was later altered to resemble Latin ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch who was thrown to wild beasts by Emperor Trajan, and by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, whose real birth name was in fact Íñigo.

Ignatiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Ignatius.

Ignazio m Italian
Italian form of Ignatius.

Igone f Basque
Means "ascension" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Ascensión coined by the Basque writer Sabino Arana in 1910.

Ihintza f Basque
From Basque ihintz meaning "dew". It is a Basque equivalent of Rocío.

Iisakki m Finnish
Finnish form of Isaac.

Ikaika m Hawaiian
Means "strong" in Hawaiian.

Ikaros m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Icarus.

Ilargi f Basque
Means "moon" in Basque, a compound of hil "month" and argi "light".

Ilari m Finnish
Finnish form of Hilarius.

Ildikó f Hungarian
Possibly a form of Hilda. This name was borne by the last wife of Attila the Hun.

Ileana f Romanian, Spanish, Italian
Possibly a Romanian variant of Elena. In Romanian folklore this is the name of a princess kidnapped by monsters and rescued by a heroic knight.

Ilia m Georgian, Russian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Old Church Slavic
Georgian form of Elijah. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Илья or Belarusian Ілья (see Ilya) or Bulgarian Илия (see Iliya).

Ilias m Greek
Modern Greek form of Elias.

Ilike f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Ilona.

Ilmari m Finnish
Short form of Ilmarinen.

Ilmatar f Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma "air" combined with a feminine suffix. In Finnish mythology Ilmatar was a semi-androgynous goddess of the heavens. She was the mother of Ilmarinen, Väinämöinen and Lemminkäinen.

Ilona f Hungarian, German, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech
Old Hungarian form of Helen, possibly via a Slavic form. In Finland it is associated with the word ilona, a derivative of ilo "joy".

Ilonka f Hungarian, Czech
Hungarian and Czech diminutive of Ilona.

Imanol m Basque
Basque form of Emmanuel.

Imelda f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Irmhild. The Blessed Imelda Lambertini was a young 14th-century nun from Bologna.

Imhotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp meaning "he comes in peace". This was the name of a 27th-century BC architect, priest, physician and chief minister to the pharaoh Djoser. Imhotep apparently designed the step pyramid at Saqqara, near Memphis.

Immanuel m Hebrew, German (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Form of Emmanuel used in most translations of the Old Testament. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher of the Enlightenment who is sometimes called the father of modern philosophy.

Imogen f English (British)
The name of the daughter of King Cymbeline in the play Cymbeline (1609) by William Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but it was printed incorrectly and never emended. Innogen is probably derived from Gaelic inghean meaning "maiden". As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian.

Imogene f English
Variant of Imogen.

Imtiaz m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic إمتياز or Urdu امتیاز (see Imtiyaz).

Imtiyaz m Arabic, Urdu
Means "distinction" in Arabic.

Iñaki m Basque
Basque form of Ignatius.

Inanna f Sumerian Mythology
Possibly derived from Sumerian nin-an-a(k) meaning "lady of the heavens", from 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and the genitive form of 𒀭 (an) meaning "heaven, sky". Inanna was the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war. She descended into the underworld where the ruler of that place, her sister Ereshkigal, had her killed. The god Enki interceded, and Inanna was allowed to leave the underworld as long as her husband Dumuzi took her place.... [more]

Inari f & m Japanese Mythology
Means "carrying rice" in Japanese, from 稲 (ina) meaning "rice" and 荷 (ri) meaning "carry". This is the name of a Japanese divinity associated with prosperity, rice and foxes, represented as both female and male.

India f English, Spanish (Modern)
From the name of the country, which is itself derived from the name of the Indus River. The river's name is ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". India Wilkes is a character in the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell.

Indigo f & m English (Modern)
From the English word indigo for the purplish-blue dye or the colour. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ἰνδικόν (Indikon) meaning "Indic, from India".

Indira f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was India's first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).

Indriði m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eindride.

Inessa f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Inés.

Ingeborg f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue". This name was borne by a Danish princess who married Philip II of France in the 12th century.

Ingeburg f German
German variant of Ingeborg.

Ingegärd f Swedish
Variant of Ingegerd.

Ingegerd f Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ingigerðr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with garðr meaning "enclosure, yard".

Ingela f Swedish
Old variant of Ingegerd. It can also be considered a diminutive of other names beginning with Ing.

Ingemar m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with mærr "famous".

Ingibjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ingeborg.

Íñigo m Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Eneko. This was the birth name of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who changed it in honour of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. As such, this name is sometimes regarded as a form of Ignatius.

Inigo m English (Rare)
English form of Íñigo. It became well-known in Britain due to the English architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652). He was named after his father, a Catholic who was named for Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Inkeri f Finnish
Finnish form of Ingrid or Inger.

Innocent m History (Ecclesiastical), English (African)
From the Late Latin name Innocentius, which was derived from innocens "innocent". This was the name of several early saints. It was also borne by 13 popes including Innocent III, a politically powerful ruler and organizer of the Fourth Crusade.... [more]

Intira f Thai
Thai form of Indira.

Ioana f Romanian, Bulgarian
Romanian feminine form of John. This is also an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Йоана (see Yoana).

Iohannes m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Iolanda f Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Yolanda.

Iole f Greek Mythology
Means "violet" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a woman beloved by Herakles.

Iona 1 f English, Scottish
From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning "island".

Iona 2 m Russian, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Form of Jonah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form.

Ione f Greek Mythology, English
From Ancient Greek ἴον (ion) meaning "violet flower". This was the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, though perhaps based on the Greek place name Ionia, a region on the west coast of Asia Minor.

Ionela f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of John.

Iosif m Russian, Romanian, Greek
Russian, Romanian and Greek form of Joseph.

Ipati m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ипатий (see Ipatiy).

Ipatiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of the Greek name Ὕπατος (Hypatos), the masculine form of Hypatia.

Ippolit m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Hippolytos.

Irakli m Georgian
Georgian form of Herakles.

Irati f Basque
Means "fern field" in Basque.

Ireland f English (Modern)
From the name of the European island country, derived from Irish Gaelic Éire, which may mean something like "abundant land" in Old Irish.

Irena f Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Lithuanian
Form of Irene in several languages.

Irene f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirene), derived from a word meaning "peace". This was the name of the Greek goddess who personified peace, one of the Ὥραι (Horai). It was also borne by several early Christian saints. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, notably being borne by an 8th-century empress, who was the first woman to lead the empire. She originally served as regent for her son, but later had him killed and ruled alone.... [more]

Irénée m & f French
French form of Irenaeus, also occasionally a feminine form.

Irenka f Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech diminutive of Irena.

Irina f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Form of Irene in several languages.

Irini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Irene.

Irmengard f German (Rare)
German form of Ermengard.

Irmentrud f German (Archaic)
German form of Ermendrud.

Irmina f Polish
Diminutive of Irma.

Irmingard f German (Rare)
German form of Ermengard.

Irune f Basque
Means "trinity" in Basque, derived from hiru meaning "three". It was proposed by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Trinidad.

Iryna f Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Irene.

Isaac m English, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitzchaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from צָחַק (tzachaq) meaning "to laugh". The Old Testament explains this meaning, by recounting that Abraham laughed when God told him that his aged wife Sarah would become pregnant with Isaac (see Genesis 17:17), and later Sarah laughed when overhearing the same prophecy (see Genesis 18:12). When Isaac was a boy, God tested Abraham's faith by ordering him to sacrifice his son, though an angel prevented the act at the last moment. Isaac went on to become the father of Esau and Jacob with his wife Rebecca.... [more]

Isaak m Greek, Russian (Rare), German (Rare), Biblical Greek
Greek, Russian and German form of Isaac.

Isabel f Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, Dutch
Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth. It spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among the royalty by the 12th century. It grew popular in England in the 13th century after Isabella of Angoulême married the English king John, and it was subsequently bolstered when Isabella of France married Edward II the following century.... [more]

Isabell f German
German variant of Isabel.

Isabelle f French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish
French form of Isabel.

Isacco m Italian
Italian form of Isaac.

Isador m English (Rare)
Variant of Isidore.

Isadore m English
Variant of Isidore.

Isaiah m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yesha'yahu) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots יָשַׁע (yasha') meaning "to save" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Isaiah is one of the four major prophets of the Old Testament, supposedly the author of the Book of Isaiah. He was from Jerusalem and probably lived in the 8th century BC, at a time when Assyria threatened the Kingdom of Judah. As an English Christian name, Isaiah was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

Isamu m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (isamu) meaning "brave" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Isaque m Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Isaac.

Isaura f Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.

Ishmael m Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma'el) meaning "God will hear", from the roots שָׁמַע (shama') meaning "to hear" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Abraham. He is the traditional ancestor of the Arab people. Also in the Old Testament, it is borne by a man who assassinates Gedaliah the governor of Judah. The author Herman Melville later used this name for the narrator in his novel Moby-Dick (1851).

Isiah m English
Variant of Isaiah.

Iside f Egyptian Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Isis.

Isidor m German (Rare), Russian (Rare)
German and Russian form of Isidore.

Isidore m English, French, Georgian (Rare), Jewish
From the Greek name Ἰσίδωρος (Isidoros) meaning "gift of Isis", derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Isidore of Seville was a 6th-century archbishop, historian and theologian.... [more]

Isidro m Spanish
Spanish variant of Isidore.

Iskandar m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic, Indonesian and Malay form of Alexander.

İskender m Turkish
Turkish form of Alexander.

Ismaeel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إسماعيل (see Isma'il).

Ismaël m French
French form of Ishmael.

Ismael m Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical Greek
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ishmael. This is also the form used in the Greek Old Testament.

Isma'il m Arabic
Arabic form of Ishmael.

Ismail m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Albanian
Form of Ishmael in several languages. It is also an alternate transcription of Arabic إسماعيل (see Isma'il).

Ismene f Greek Mythology
Possibly from Greek ἰσμή (isme) meaning "knowledge". This was the name of the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in Greek legend.

Isolda f Arthurian Cycle
Latinate form of Iseult.

Isolde f German, Arthurian Cycle
German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter.

Isotta f Italian
Italian form of Iseult.

Israel m Jewish, English, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) meaning "God contends", from the roots שָׂרָה (sarah) meaning "to contend, to fight" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.

Issachar m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Possibly means "man of hire" or "there is reward", from Hebrew שָׁכַר (shakhar) meaning "hire, wage, reward". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve sons of Jacob (by Leah) and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. A justification for the name's meaning is given in Genesis 30:18.

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").

I'tidal f Arabic
Means "temperance, moderation" in Arabic.

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

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.

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

Itxaso f Basque
Diminutive of Itsaso.

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

Iulia f Romanian, Ancient Roman
Latin and Romanian form of Julia.

Iulius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Julius.

Iunia f Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Latin form of Junia.

Iunius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Junius.

Iuppiter m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Jupiter.

Iuturna f Roman Mythology
Latin form of Juturna.

Iuventas f Roman Mythology
Latin form of Juventas.

Ivana f Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian
Feminine form of Ivan.

Ivane m Georgian
Georgian form of John.

Ivanka f Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Ivana.

Iveta f Czech, Slovak, Latvian
Czech, Slovak and Latvian form of Yvette.

Ivona f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Form of Yvonne in several languages.

Ivory m & f African American
From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance that comes from elephant tusks and was formerly used to produce piano keys.

Iwona f Polish
Polish feminine form of Yvon.

Izabelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Isabel.

Izaro f Basque
Means "island" in Basque, from the name of a small island off the Spanish coast in the Bay of Biscay.

Izdihar f Arabic
Means "blossoming, prospering" in Arabic.

Izolda f Georgian, Russian, Hungarian, Polish (Rare)
Georgian, Russian, Hungarian and Polish form of Iseult.

Izumi f Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "fountain, spring". This name can also be constructed from other combinations of kanji.

Izydor m Polish
Polish form of Isidore.

Izz ad-Din m Arabic
Means "glory of religion", derived from Arabic عزّ ('izz) meaning "glory, power" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith". In the 13th century Izz ad-Din Aybak became the first Mamluk ruler of Egypt. The Mamluks were a warrior caste who were originally slaves.

Izz al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزّ الدين (see Izz ad-Din).

Izz ud-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزّ الدين (see Izz ad-Din).

Jaakkima m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Joachim.

Jaakoppi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Jacob (or James).

Jabari m African American (Modern)
Means "almighty, powerful" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic جبّار (jabbar). It started to be used by African-American parents after it was featured in a 1973 nation-wide newspaper article about African baby names.

Jacenty m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hyacinthus. Saint Jacenty was a 13th-century Dominican monk from Krakow who was said to have taken missionary journeys throughout Northern Europe and Asia.

Jacinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Jacinta.

Jacinta f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Hyacinthus.

Jacintha f Dutch (Rare)
Latinate form of Jacinthe.

Jacinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hyacinthus.

Jacira f Tupi
Means "honey moon" in Tupi, from îasy "moon" and yra "honey".

Jacoba f Dutch
Feminine form of Jacob.

Jacobo m Spanish
Spanish form of Iacobus, the New Testament Latin form of James. The apostles are also commonly denoted Santiago in Spanish.

Jacobus m Dutch, Late Roman
Latin form of Jacob, also used in Dutch.

Jacopo m Italian
Italian form of Iacobus (see James).

Jacqueline f French, English
French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world.

Jacquelyn f English
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jadvyga f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hedwig.

Jadwiga f Polish
Polish form of Hedwig. This was the name of a 14th-century ruling queen of Poland who has recently been canonized as a saint.

Jagienka f Polish
Diminutive of Jagna.