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Istianah f Indonesian
Means "seeking help (from God)" in Indonesian, derived from Arabic استعانة (istiʾāna) meaning "asking for aid or assistance".
Istikhab m & f Arabic (Archaic)
A Slave Of Allah
Istiqomah f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic استقامة (istiqāma) meaning "agreeableness, righteousness, integrity".
Istoda f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek istod meaning "milkwort".
Istoka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Istok.
Isyana f History
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regent of the Medang Kingdom, in modern day East Java.
Isydora f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Isidora.
Îta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ida.
Ita f Estonian
Truncated form of Aita.
Ita f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish
a diminutive of Judith
Ita f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound ita (or other similar sounds), such as Puspita or Novita.
Itaara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Itâra.
Itahisa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *tahighəssah meaning "skeleton" or "bones". This was recorded as the name of a 6-year-old Guanche girl who was sold as a slave in Valencia in 1494. The name was revived in the Canary Islands in the 1970s... [more]
Itajaraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Itajaraq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Itajaraĸ.
Ítala f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Itala.
Italia turrita f Obscure, Italian (?)
Means "turreted Italy" in Italian. She is the national personification of Italy, which is represented with a woman wearing a turret crown. She might be a reference to the Greek goddess Cybele, whose represented wearing a wall crown... [more]
Italmas f Udmurt
Means "globeflower" in Udmurt.
Italy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the country of Italy in Europe.
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.... [more]
Itanya f Swahili
Means "hope" in Swahili.
Itar f Arabic
Means "selflessness" in Arabic.
Itâra f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Itassis f Popular Culture (Rare)
From the Character in Power Rangers Mystic Force
Itatí f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of a town in Argentina that contains a famous statue and shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "white stone" in Guaraní.
Itaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "red light" or "shining light" ("ita" and "ura").
Itella f Yiddish
(Polish?) Yiddish elaboration of Itta (via its variant Ita), found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Iða f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ida.
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.... [more]
Ithela f Welsh (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Ithel.
Itoat f Uzbek
Means "obedience" in Uzbek.
Itoha f Japanese
From Japanese 純 (ito) meaning "innocent, pure" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers, plumes". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itohan f Western African, Edo, Ijaw
Means "mercy" in Edo and "I don't wish you bad" in Ijaw.
Itohanosa f Western African, Edo
Means "the mercy of God" in Edo language.
Itoka f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song", 花 (ka) and 華 (ka) both meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
Itona f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itonia f Greek Mythology
Means "of Iton, Itonian" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena originating in the ancient town of Iton (also known as Itonos), south of Phthiotis, in Thessaly. Some ancient sources say that Athena Itonia was given her epithet from a king or priest named Itonus.
Ítoomaawayaakii f Siksika
Means "first strike woman" in Siksika.
Itotaki f Japanese
From Japanese 糸 (ito) meaning "thread" and 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall" or “cascade”. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Itotia f & m Nahuatl
Means "dance" in Nahuatl.
Itria f Sardinian, Sicilian
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima d'Itria.
Itsa f English (American)
This was the name of one of the Hogg sisters.
Itsara m & f Thai
Means "free, independent" in Thai.
Itsari f Thai
Derived from Thai อิศร (itsara) meaning "great, sovereign".
Itsarmiu m & f Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by tent skin" in Greenlandic.
Itsiikkaat f Greenlandic
Younger form of Itsikât.
Itsikât f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Itsuka f Japanese
From Japanese 五 (itsu) meaning "five" combined with 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume, fragrance", 樺 (ka) meaning "birch", or 袈 (ka) meaning "Buddhist cassock"... [more]
Itta f German (Rare), Low German
Variant of Ida.... [more]
Itta f Yiddish
Ashkenazic pet form of Esther. a spelling variant of Etta often confused with Ita.
Itxaropena f Basque
Derived from Basque itxaropen "hope", this name is used as a Basque equivalent of Esperanza.
Itxasne f Basque
Variant of Itxaso, this name is also considered a Basque equivalent of Marina and Marine.
Ityoppya f Amharic (Rare)
Rare Amharic form of Ethiopia.
Itza f Spanish (Latin American)
Some sources suggest it is a rare variant of Itzel.... [more]
Itzabel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Isabel with the phonetic element itza (see Maritza).
Itzabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabella, possibly influenced by names such as Itzel and Itzayana.
Itzamar f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Isamar, influenced by the spelling of names such as Itzel and Itzayana... [more]
Itzamara f American (Hispanic, Modern), Mexican
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Itzayana, Isamar, Maritza and Xiomara.
Itzayana f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Itzel, using the same suffix sound found in Dayana, or perhaps inspired by the name of the Itza people of Central America (as seen in the name of the old Maya city of Chichen Itza, Mexico; compare Maritza).
Itzea f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Basque itzea meaning "the nail", itself from itze ("metal nail"). This is the name of a house in the Navarran town of Bera belonging to Spanish writer Pio Baroja (1872-1956).
Itzmalli m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "obsidian prisoner" in Nahuatl.
Ītzpāpālōtl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl itztli meaning "obsidian, obsidian knife" and pāpālōtl "butterfly". This name has been translated as "clawed butterfly", perhaps in effect equal to "bat". In Aztec mythology, Ītzpāpālōtl was a skeletal warrior goddess of infant mortality and women who die in childbirth.
Iuhcan m & f Nahuatl
Means "similar place, such a place" in Nahuatl.
Iukika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Judith.
Iuliia f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian form of Julia.
Iulscha f Romansh
Diminutive of Elisabet and Giulia, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Iuna f Tupi
"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).
Iuna f Breton
Variant of Yuna.
Iunona f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Iuno (see Juno).
Iurdana f Basque (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Jurdana.
Iusaaset f Egyptian Mythology
Etymology uncertain, may mean something similar to "she who grows as she comes". This was the name of the feminine counterpart to Atum, also associated with the acacia tree.
Iuval m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Yuval.
Iuxta f Medieval Basque
Basque form of Justa.
Íva f Icelandic
Icelandic form Iva.
Iva f English
Feminine form of Ivor.
Ivaaraq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine diminutive form of Ivaaq.
Ivaasaq f Greenlandic
Means "the one having been brooded" in Greenlandic.
Ivaila f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ивайла (see Ivayla).
Ivalene f English
Elaborated form of Iva with the suffix -lene, or variant of Evaline.
Ivalimaaq f Greenlandic
Means "the adept brooder" in Greenlandic.
Ivalo f Greenlandic, Danish
Older form of Ivalu (according to the 1973 spelling reform of Greenlandic) as well as a Danish variant. It is borne by Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011-).
Ivalorssuaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "big tendon, thread, sinew" with the combination of Ivalo and -rsuaq meaning "big, great".
Ivalou f American
The name IvaLou is a unique blend of two names, likely Iva and Lou, creating a distinctive and graceful combination. ... [more]
Ivalú f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ivanna (which is used as a feminine form of Iván) or another name beginning with the same sound (such as Ivelisse) with Lourdes (compare Lulú), Luisa or Lucía.
Ivaly f English (American), American (Hispanic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Ivalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ivy, using the name suffix -lyn.
Ivána f Hungarian
Feminine form of Iván.
Ivanda f Norwegian (Archaic), Latvian (Rare)
Early 19th-century Norwegian coinage intended as a feminine form of Ivan.
Ivanette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Ivana with the suffix -ette.
Ivani f Sanskrit
Godess of forest ("vana" in sanskrit)
Ivani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ivan, mostly feminine but also used for men. It peaked in popularity in Brazil in the 1960's.
Ivania f Italian
Italian feminine form of both Ivan and Yvain.
Ivanija f Vlach
Vlach feminine form of John.
Ivanir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine variant and masculine form of Ivani.
Ivanne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Ivan.
Ivanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown. This is the given name of boxer Ivanusa "Nancy" Moreira.
Ivelina f Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Evelina, an elaboration of Iva 1, a feminine form of Ivo 2 and a feminine form of Ivan.
Ivena f Bulgarian
Elaboration of Iva 1.
Iverna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Old Latin form of a lost Celtic name which also gave modern Irish Erin and was corrupted to Hibernia. Therefore a rather esoteric reference to Ireland... [more]
Iverta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivert.
Ivessa f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian feminine form of Ive.
Ivèta f Provençal
Provençal form of Yvette.
Ivetta f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian Latinization of Ivett and Slovak variant of Iveta.
Ivia f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Iviu.
Ivian f Spanish (Latin American)
Ivian Sarcos (born 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2011.
Ivica f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak feminine form of Ivána.
Ivietta f English
Combination of Ivy and Etta.
Ivika f Estonian
Diminutive of Ivi.
Ivínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little grass" with the combination of Ivik and -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
Ivinnguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ivínguaĸ.
Ivista f Soviet (Rare)
Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin contracted, used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
Ivkica f Croatian
Croatian diminutive form of Ivka.
Ivlita f Georgian
Georgian form of Julitta.
Ivnâlik f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ivola f Hungarian (Rare)
Older form of Ibolya and Viola.
Ivonia f English (American)
Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Ivonna f Latvian
Latvian form of Yvonne.
Ivria f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Ivriya.
Ivriya f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from עִבְרִיָּה meaning "Hebrew (woman)". this name is relatively modern, first appearing in the first half of the 20th century in mandatory Palestine, it was used a few times but died out after the establishment of the Israeli state... [more]
Ivuša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak diminutive of Ivana, Iveta and Ivona. Also compare Ivuška.
Ivuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Ivana, Iveta and Ivona. Also compare Ivuša.
Ivyann f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ivy and Ann. A famous bearer is American actress Ivyann Schwan.
Ivyanna f English
Combination of Ivy and Anna.
Ivyanne f English
Combination of Ivy and Anne 1.
Iwa f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ива (see Iva 1).
Iwa f Polish
Diminutive of Iwona.
Iwa f Japanese
This name can be used as 岩 (gan, iwa) meaning "rock, crag" or 磐 (han, ban, iwa), with the same meaning as 岩.... [more]
Iwa f Afizere
Means "eve" in Afizere.
Iwa f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eva.
Iwa f Quechua
Quechua form of Eva.
Iwajla f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Iwajlo. The German film director Iwajla Klinke bears this name.
'Iwalani f Hawaiian
This name means "heavenly frigate bird" or "heavenly man-of-war bird" from 'iwa meaning "frigate bird, man-of-war bird" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual."
Iwalaye m & f Yoruba
THE IWALAYE / IWALAIYE IS THE NAME OF A FAMILY (A ROYAL NAME )IN THE YORUBA LAND,EFFO-AMURO, KOGI STATE.
Iwani f African
Means "speak out".
Iwayu f & m Aymara
Means "dear" in Aymara.
Iwcia f Polish
Diminutive form of Iwa or Iwona.
Iwelina f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ивелинa (see Ivelina).
Iweta f Polish
Polish form of Yvette.
Iwetta f Polish
Variant of Iweta.
Iwuanyanwu m & f Igbo
Means “the law, lawful” in Igbo.
Iwunia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Iwa.
Ixa f Basque
Diminutive of Isabel.
Ixabel f Basque
Basque diminutive of Isabel.
Ixeia f Aragonese
Variant of Ixeya.
Ixeya f Aragonese
Transferred use of Ixeya (also known as Ixeia), the name of a Pyrenean mountain located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Ixlosa f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ixlos meaning "devotion".
Ixora f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a tropical flower (and genus) also known as West Indian jasmine. It is derived from Sanskrit ईश्वर (īśvara), itself derived from ईश् (īś) meaning "to rule" and वर (vará) meaning "best".
Ixpanton f & m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl ixpan, meaning "before, in front of; to present or manifest to someone", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
Ixtab f Mayan Mythology
At the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1527–1546), Ix Tab or Ixtab ( "Rope Woman", "Hangwoman") was the indigenous Mayan goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven.
Ixtla m & f Nahuatl
It means "a place where Obsidian abounds"
Iya f Laz
Means violet, Laz version of the Greek name Ia, common also in Georgia.
Iyabode f Yoruba
Yoruba for " mother has returned". When a the first girl child is born after the death of a grandmother, the child is given this name. Iya is the root word,which means mother. Such as Iyaba, wich means Grandmother.
Iyabode f Ijaw
Means "poverty has come" in Ijaw.
Iyana f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna. This is a modern name; also compare the similar name Aniyah.
Iyana f Asturian
Feminine form of Iyán.
Iyanla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Self given name of Iyanla Vazvant (birth Name Rhonda Eva Harris). The name is made up from the Yoruba words ìyá "mother" and nlá "big, great". It got traction in the USA after Iyanla's appearances in the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1998/1999.
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"... [more]
Iyari f & m Mexican
Possibly from Huichol 'iyáari meaning "heart, soul".
Iyat f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING : so large, so much, only so large
Iyatta f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi
MEANING : the state of being, of such extent, quantity, fixed measure or quantity, so much
Iyawa f & m Aymara
Means "acceptance" in Aymara.
Iyeoka f Western African, Yoruba
Means "mother who speaks the word" in Yoruba.... [more]
Iyla f English (Rare)
Most often a variant form of Isla and Ila, but sometimes also of Ayla 3 and Elah.... [more]
Iyleighsha f American
Originated from the name Elisheva
Iymona f Uzbek
Derived from iymon meaning "belief in God".
Iymonabufi f Uzbek
Derived from iymon meaning "belief in God". "Open skies"
Iysha f Arabic, American
Variant of Aisha.
Iza f Slovene, Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Izabella and Izolda and Slovene short form of Elizabeta, Izabela, Izidora and Izeta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Izabela f Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Jezebel.
Izabelka f Polish
Diminutive of Izabela.
Izabell f Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian variant of Izabel and Swedish variant of Isabel.
Iżabella f Maltese
Maltese form of Isabella.
Izabeth f South American (Rare)
Variant of Isabeth and a truncated form of Elizabeth.
Izadyar m & f Iranian
It basically means right hand of the god... [more]
Izaida f Soviet
Derived from a contraction of иди за Ильичом, детка (idi za Il'ichom, detka), meaning "follow behind (Vladimir) Ilyich (Lenin), child".
Izaije f Croatian, Bosnian
Croatian and Bosnian form of Isaiah.
Izako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Izabela via its short form Iza. Also compare Iziko.
Izalda f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Izolda.
Izan m & f Arabic
From Arabic إذْعان (iḏʻān), meaning "obedience, submission."
Izana m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
From the stem of verb 誘う (izanau) meaning "to invite, ask (someone to do), call (for); to tempt, lure, entice."... [more]
Izara f Basque (Rare), French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra... [more]
Izara f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Strictly feminine form of Izar which itself is another name for Mirak, a star in the constellation Boötes. This Izar has its origins in the Arabic word izar "shawl".
Izarbe f Aragonese, Basque
From Basque izar "star" and -be "beneath, under", taken from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Izarbe, meaning "Our Lady of Izarbe". Izarbe is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Izarne f Basque (Modern)
Elaboration of Izar.
Izarra f Basque
Variant of Izar and cognate of Estrella.
Izascun f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Izaskun.
Izaso m & f Tumbuka
Means "come again, return" in Tumbuka, a plea for deceased relatives to come back.
Izaya f & m Japanese
Japanese form of Isaiah.
Izayo f Japanese
From Japanese 十 (i) meaning "ten", 六 (za) meaning "six" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Izayoi f Japanese
From Japanese 十六 (jūroku) meaning "sixteen" and 夜 (yo) meaning "night", denoting the sixteenth night in the lunar calendar. Traditionally, this is the name for the day after Tsukimi, the Harvest Moon festival.... [more]
Izbo'ta f Uzbek
Derived from iz meaning "mark, trace, print" and bo'ta meaning "baby camel", also an affectionate nickname for children.
Izbygniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Izbygniew.
Izcahuatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly "one who leaves here, one who is abandoned here", derived from Nahuatl iz "here" and cahua "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".
Izdehar f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ازدهار (see Izdihar).
Izeia f Basque
Feminine form of Izei.
Izelda f Occitan, Provençal
Occitan and Provençal cognate of Isolde (compare Italian Iselda).
Izença f Khakas
From the Khakas изен (izen) meaning "healthy".
Izerina f Bosnian (Rare)
An elaborated form of Zerina
Izerna f Arthurian Cycle (Archaic)
The name comes from the account of King Artus: a Hebrew Authurian Romance of 1279. The English version, published by Syracuse University Press in 2003, and was edited and translated by Curt Leviant.... [more]
Izeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Izet.
Izetta f American (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
This name was used at least as early as the 1870s in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. Notable bearer is New Jersey born actress Izetta Jewel (1883-1978) who advocated for women's legal right to vote in the US.
Izïa f French (Rare)
A famous bearer is Izïa Higelin (b.1990), a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her patents claimed to be inspired by Mzia but changed the spelling because it was too complex.
Iziaslava f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Изяслава and Ukrainian Ізяслава (see Izyaslava).
Izīda f Latvian
Latvian form of Isis.
Izidora f Slovene
Feminine form of Izidor.
Izıgas f Khakas
Means "wagtail" in Khakas.
Izikaj f Mari
East Mari form of Izüdə̑r.
Izilda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isilda. This was borne by Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro (1897-1911), a Portuguese girl who died aged 13; she is known to Brazilian Catholics as "Menina Izildinha", and is venerated as a Brazilian folk saint.
Izka f Polish
Diminutive of Iza.
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