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Ianka f Bulgarian, Flemish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yanka. The name has also seen some use in Flanders, which is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. It has not been used in the neighbouring Netherlands, that is to say: no Dutch newborn girls were ever given the name - so far, only immigrants have borne the name.... [more]

Ibbeltje f Dutch
Ibbeltje is a character created by Dutch author Annie M.G. Schmidt, in her series by the same name. It is a diminutive of Isabel.

Iboya f Dutch
Allegedly derived from Hungarian Ibolya.

Ichelle f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be an invented name, in which case it was most likely inspired by French feminine names that end in -ichelle, such as Michelle and Richelle... [more]

Idalie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
French form and Swedish variant of Idalia.

Ide f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French and Flemish form of Ida.

Idelette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of either Ide or Idelinde. This name was borne by Idelette Calvin (ca. 1505-1549), the wife of the French theologian and reformer John Calvin (1509-1564).

Idette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Ide.

Iduna f Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Dutch, Hungarian (Rare)
Latinate form of Iðunn.

Ieneke f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ineke.

Ienje f Dutch, West Frisian
Means "small one", from West Frisian ien meaning "one".

Iet f Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Ida.

Ietje f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of Iet, as it contains the Dutch and Limburgian diminutive suffix -je.

Illuna f Basque (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Basque variant of Iluna. Due to the obvious similarity to the name Luna, it eventually found its way as a first name in Flanders.

Ilsabein f Low German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
An elaboration of Ilsabe. The name was used in Northern Germany and the Netherlands in the 18th and 19th century.

Ilvy f German (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Ylvi. This is the most commonly used spelling in the Netherlands.

Imanda f Dutch (Rare)

Imka f Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Diminutive of Ime 2.

Imkje f Dutch
Diminutive of Ime 2 via Imke.

Immie f Dutch (Rare)

Ine f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Ina.

Ineka f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ineke.

Ineke f Dutch, Limburgish, German (Rare), East Frisian
Diminutive form of Ine as well as an East Frisian feminine form of masculine Ine.

Inette f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Ine.

Ingel m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Engel as well as a short form of related names that start with Ingel-, such as Ingelbert, Ingelhard and Ingeltrud... [more]

Ingelise f Danish, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Lise.

Inneke f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Low German (Rare)
Variant of Ineke.

Iolande f Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Yolande.

Ionica f Romanian, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive form of Ioana. Also compare Ionică. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the Dutch mathematician and science journalist Ionica Smeets (b... [more]

Ireen f Dutch
Dutch 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... [more]

Irmentrud f Dutch
Variant of Irmintrud.

Irmien f Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Irmine.

Irmine f French, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Irmina as well as a German variant.

Irona f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Hierona. In other words, this name is really a short form of Hieronyma. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Irona Groeneveld.

Isabeth f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a truncated form of Elisabeth. As an English name, however, it might also be a transferred use of the French surname, which is ultimately a matronym derived from the given name.

Isala f Flemish
The first Belgian woman to graduate from medical school was Isala van Diest, educated in Switzerland and admitted to practice only after a royal decree made it so.

Isalia f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Archaic)
Spanish diminutive of Isabel and French and Flemish variant of Isalie.

Isaline f French, French (Belgian), French (Swiss), Flemish
Variant of Isoline influenced by Isabelle.

Ischa m & f Dutch
Possibly derived from Isaac. A famous Dutch bearer was Ischa Meijer, a Jewish journalist, author, actor and television presenter. In his case, Ischa was short for Israel.

Ise f Dutch
This name is used as a variant of Isabelle, alongside Isa 2.

Ise f & m Dutch

Isée m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
French form of Isaios via Isaeus.... [more]

Iselle f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Isette f Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Cognate of Isetta.

Ismay f English (British), Dutch, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish
Variant of Isemay, an Anglo-Norman name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was also recorded in medieval Ireland on women born into Anglo-Norman families.

Israe f Dutch
Possibly a feminine form of Israel.

Israëlle f French (Rare, Archaic, ?), Dutch (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Feminine form of Israël

Itha f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Ida.

Ive m & f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Frisian form of Ivo 1 (masculine) and Dutch short form of Ivonne (feminine).

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]

Ivita f Latvian, Spanish, Dutch, English
Variant of Evita.

Iwana f Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Ize f Dutch
Variant of Ise.

Izebel f Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Biblical Dutch
Hungarian and Dutch form of Jezebel.