This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *n.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ingirún f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
Yngvi "the name of a god" and
rún "secret".
Ing-Wen f & m Taiwanese (Rare)Alternate transcription of
Yingwen chiefly used in Taiwan. A notable bearer is Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), the current president of Taiwan.
Ingyin f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of evergreen tree of the genus Shorea.
In-hyeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 顯 "manifest, display; evident, clear". A famous bearer is Queen Inhyeon of Joseon (1667-1701).
Iníon f HistorySimply from the Irish word
iníon meaning "daughter" (the modern form of Old Irish
ingen; see also
Innogen). Iníon Dubh (literally "dark daughter") was the nickname of Fionnghuala MacDonald, the Scottish-born mother of Red Hugh and Rory O'Donnell, the last two kings of Tyrconnell.
Inon m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
ino meaning "jaguar" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Inseon f KoreanDeriving from the Sino-Korean elements 仁 (
in), meaning "benevolence, kindness, humaneness", and 善 (
seon) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 仙 (
seon) meaning "immortal, transcendent, Taoist super-being"... [
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Iórunn f Old NorseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
*jorr "wild boar" or
jǫfurr "chief, king" or
iór /
jór "horse" and either
unnr "wave" or
unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow".
Ireen f DutchDutch form of
Irene. The name has been used in The Netherlands since 1941 and was at its most popular in 1979. A famous bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst (b... [
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Irodakhon f UzbekFrom the given name
Iroda, meaning "will, determination, decree", combined with the title
khan meaning "king, ruler"
Irulan f LiteratureThe name of a fictional character in the
Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is an anagram of her mother's name Anirul. The character of Ghanima points out in the book that her name is also an anagram of "ruinal" and refers to her as "ruinous Irulan", it has therefore sometimes been interpreted as meaning "ruinous".
Iselin f NorwegianNorwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element
isarn meaning "iron" (e.g.,
Isengard,
Iselinde,
Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of
Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name
Aisling (compare
Isleen).
Ishgen m & f MongolianPossibly derived from Mongolian ишиг
(ishig) meaning "goat kid".
Iskon m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
isko meaning "paucar bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Isnin m & f Malay, IndonesianMeans "Monday" in Malay, ultimately from Arabic الاثنين
(al-ithnayni). It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Ísrún f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
íss "ice" (compare Icelandic
ís) and
rún "secret; secret lore".
Itan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "phleum" in Hebrew, the phleum is a type of grain that looks like a herb or grass. In the Jerusalem Talmud in "Tractate Kala'im", it is mentioned as a grain that can be grown together with wheat without being considered as a hybrid.... [
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Iuhcan m & f NahuatlMeans "similar place, such a place" in Nahuatl.
Ivorwen f LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Sindarin language, and likely contains the name element
gwend meaning "maiden".
I-won f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 俐 (i) "smooth; active; clever, sharp" and 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman."
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.
Izan m & f ArabicFrom Arabic إذْعان (iḏʻān), meaning "obedience, submission."
Izzatjon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Jae-Eun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 在
(jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 宰
(jae) meaning "kill, rule" combined with 恩
(eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀
(eun) meaning "silver, money"... [
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Jae-Hyeon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 在
(jae) meaning "located at, exist", 宰
(jae) meaning "kill, rule" or 才
(jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 賢
(hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 顯
(hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear" or 鉉
(hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron... [
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Jae-in m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 在
(jae) meaning "in, at" or 才
(jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 寅
(in) meaning "tiger" or 人
(in) meaning "person, human", along with other hanja combinations... [
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Jae-yeon m & f KoreanCombination of a
jae hanja, like 在 meaning "stand; exist," 載 meaning "load" or 宰 meaning "retainer, vassal," and a
yeon hanja, such as 姸 meaning "beautiful, lovely," 淵 meaning "pond; marsh; puddle" or 延 meaning "stretch, lengthen."
Jalālātūnn f BalochiDerived from
jalāl meaning "splendid" and
(h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Jāmun f & m Hindi, IndianFrom Hindi जामुन (jāmun) meaning "Java plum, berry, blackberry".
Jan m & f Kazakh, PersianKazakh word that translates to "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Often used in the same context as "dear" in Kazakh and other Islamic languages, as in the Kazakh name
Muhammedjan, which translates to "dear Muhammed" in Kazakh.
Jantien f Medieval Dutch, DutchThis given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of
Jantjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [
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Jantjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)This name is a variant of
Johanna, where the diminutive suffix
-tjen is included in the name. Since
-tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern
-tje, we can actually say that Jantjen is the medieval Dutch form of
Jantje.... [
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Jargalsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Jarún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and
rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements
jarn,
jard or
hjarn.
Jasumin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茉莉 (jasumin) meaning "Jasmine" or 茉莉花 (jasumin) meaning "jasmine flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Jeiran f & m Persian, GeorgianDerived from Persian جیران
(jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი
(jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [
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