North Germanic Submitted Names

Hvítr m Old Norse
Byname derived from Old Norse hvítr meaning "white".

Hvitserk m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Old Norse Hvítserkr, from the elements hvítr "white" and serkr "shirt". In Norse legend this name belonged to one of the sons of the 9th-century king Ragnar Lodbrok and his wife Kráka.

Hvönn f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Icelandic name for a type of flower (species Angelica archangelica).

Hwit m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hvítr.

Hybbert m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hyben f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from Danish hyben "rosehip".

Hylur m Icelandic
From Icelandic hylur meaning "pool, deep hole in a beck".

Hymir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse húm meaning "semi-darkness, twilight". In Norse mythology this was the name of a giant (jǫtunn), according to Hymiskviða the father of the god Tyr, from whom Thor wanted to fetch a cauldron for the Æsir... [more]

Hyndla f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the dog". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess who insults Freyja.

Hyrrokkin f Norse Mythology
a giantess from Norse mythology, who launched Hringhorni, Baldr's funeral ship

Iærl m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.

Iærle m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.

Iafri m Old Norse
Variant of Jǫfurr.

Ían m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ian.

Iargæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jara 'battle, fight' and geirr 'spear'.

Iarl m Old Norse
Variant of Jarl.

Iarli m Old Norse
Variant of Jarl.

Iárnvidia f Norse Mythology
Means "she of Iron-wood" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda Iárnvidia is a female troll who lives in Járnvid ("the iron wood"). She is sometimes identified with Angrboða.

Iarpr m Old Norse
Variant of Jarpr.

Ibba f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ybba.

Ída f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ida.

Idabritt f Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Ida and Britt.

Idali f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Ida and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie), a short form of Idalina and Idalisa as well as a short form of Idalia.

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

Idaline f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Idalina.

Idamaja f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ida and Maja 1 or Maja 2.

Idamaria f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Combination of Ida and Maria.

Idamarie f English (?), Danish, Swedish
Combination of Ida and Marie, see Idamaria

Idar m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Ida created by combining the Old Norse element ið "industrious, work, activity" (compare the Germanic element id) and the common name suffix -r, taken from Norse herr "army, warrior".

Idolf m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements ið "industrious" and ulfr "wolf".

Idor m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of ið "industrious" and þórr "thunder".

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

Ienæus m Danish
Possibly a Danish form of Irenaeus.

Ighulbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ígulbiǫrn.

Ighulfast m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ígulfastr.

Igild m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Egil.

Ígor m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Igor.

Ígulbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ígull "sea urchin" or igull "hedgehog" and bjǫrn "bear".

Ígulbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Ígulbiǫrn.

Ígulfastr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian name with the combination of igull "hedgehog" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Ígulfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ígull "sea urchin" or igull "hedgehog" and fríðr "beautiful".

Ígulgæirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ígull "sea urchin" or "hedge hog" and geirr "spear".

Ika f Swedish
Short form of names ending in -ika, like Veronika and Ulrika.

Ilde f Norwegian (Archaic), Italian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Hilde, recorded in the Sunnmøre area, as well as an Italian variant of Ilda.

Ildibad m Germanic, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, History
Variant spelling of Hildebad. Ildibad was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.

Ilian m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Aegidius, via Gilgen or Ilgen.

Iliana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Juliana and feminine form of Ilian.

Ilja f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Short form of Iliana.

Illhugi m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse illr "ill, evil, bad" and hugr "mind, spirit, thought".

Illughi m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Illhugi.

Illugi m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Illhugi.

Ilmr f Norse Mythology
Meaning uncertain, though it coincides with an Old Norse masculine word meaning "pleasant scent". This was the name of an obscure Norse goddess.

Ilmur f Icelandic
Younger form of Ilmr.

Ilsabeth f German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Obsolescent variant of Elisabeth and Ilsabe, traditionally predominantly found in the north of Germany as well as in Denmark.

Ilsebil f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ilsebill.

Ilsebill f German, Swedish (Rare)
German variant of Elisabet and Ilsebet.

Ilselore f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ilse and Lore 1.

Imber f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg found in Norrland.

Imbjørg f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg recorded in Oppland.

Imbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.

Immanúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Immanuel.

Immý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Immy.

Ína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ina.

Inara f Lithuanian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Borrowing of Latvian Ināra or posssibly a variant of Inari.

Indí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Indi.

Indía f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of India.

Indíana f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Indiana.

Indina f Swedish
Variant of Indine.

Indine f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Inda, India and Indiana recorded from the 1820s onwards.

Indíra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Indira.

Indride m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of Eindride

Ingalice f Swedish
Variant of Ingalise.

Ingalis f Swedish
Variant of Ingalisa.

Ingalisa f Swedish
Swedish form of Ingelise.

Ingalise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.

Ingaliss f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Ingelise.

Ingálvur m Faroese
Combination of Ing and Faroese álvur "elf".

Ingamaj f Swedish
Combination of Inga and Maj 2.

Ingar m & f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ingvor (f), Ingvar (m), Ingegerd (f) and Inggard (m)... [more]

Ingara f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Inga as well as a strictly feminine form of Ingar recorded in the 19th century.

Ingbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.

Ingebiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingibjǫrn.

Ingebjør f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingebjørg (compare Embjør).

Ingebjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ingebiorn.

Ingebjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ingibjǫrn.

Ingebor f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.

Ingeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.

Ingeborre f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant form of Ingeborg.

Ingebrigt m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Engelbrekt.

Ingefrid f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Ingifríðr.

Ingegjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.

Ingel m & f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ingjäl.

Ingeliese f German, Danish
German variant of Ingelise.

Ingelin f Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Ing and lin or a variant of Ingilín.

Ingelis f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ingelise.

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

Ingelöv f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ingilæif.

Ingemarie f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie or feminine form of Ingemar.

Ingemerete f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Merete.

Ingemette f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Mette.

Ingemo f Swedish
Modern form of Ingemodh, traditionally found in Småland.

Ingemodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.

Ingemund m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, Manx (Archaic), Anglo-Scandinavian
Old Swedish form of Ingimundr, which was also used on the Isle of Man.

Ingerda f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Ingegerd.

Ingeri f Old Swedish
A character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.

Ingerid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of the names Ingrid and Ingri.

Ingert f Swedish
Younger form of Ingerth or variant of Inger.

Ingerth f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Ingiärd.

Ingerun f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ingirún.

Ingevald m Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of Ingvald.

Ingey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Younge form of Ingiøy.

Ingfrid f Norwegian
Variant of Ingrid.

Ingfrida f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ingfrid recorded in the late 19th century.

Ingfrieda f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingfried.

Inggerd f Swedish
Variant of Ingert.

Inghart m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Inghard (see Ingohart).

Ingheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Also compare Heiður.

Inghild f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ingvild and Inguhilt.

Inghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Inghild.

Ingialdr m Old Norse
Variant of Ingivaldr or Ingeld.

Ingiara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.

Ingiärd f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Ingigärdh.

Ingiberg f Old Norse
Variant of Ingiborg.

Ingibiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Ingibjǫrg.

Ingibiorn m Old Swedish
Variant transcription of ᛁᚴᛁᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (ikibiarn) (see Ingibjǫrn).

Ingibjørg f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingibjǫrg.

Ingibjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ingibjǫrn.

Ingibjørn m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ingibjǫrn.

Ingibjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of Ing and bjǫrn "bear".

Ingiborg f Medieval Scandinavian (?), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ingibjörg.

Ingiborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.

Ingiburgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiborg.

Ingifinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".

Ingifríðr f Old Norse
Older form of Ingríðr.

Ingifríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ingifríðr.

Ingigærðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Ingigärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingigærðr.

Ingigerd f Medieval Scandinavian
A medieval form of Ingigerðr.

Ingigerður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ingegerd.

Ingild m & f Swedish
Variant of Inghild.

Ingilín f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.

Ingimagn m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Ingi and the Old Norse element magn meaning "strength, power".

Ingimar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ingemar.

Ingimodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.

Ingimóð f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element móðr "mind, spirit, courage".

Ingimoth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingimóð.

Ingimund m Old Danish, Faroese
Old Danish form of Ingimundr.

Ingimunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Ingimundur.

Ingimundr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with mundr "protection".

Ingimundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingimundr.

Ingiøy f Old Norse
Likely a combingation of Ing(i)- and øy.

Ingirith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiríðr.

Ingiríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ingifríðr.

Ingiríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingríðr via Old Norse variant Ingiríðr.

Ingirún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and rún "secret".

Ingirun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingirún.

Ingisól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element sól "sun".

Ingiþór m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Ingiþóra.

Ingiþóra f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element þórr "thunder".

Ingivaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvald.

Ingivaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingivaldr.

Ingiveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingveig.

Ingiwara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.

Ingjäl f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingegärd.

Ingjald m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ingialdr.

Ingjaldr m Old Norse
Variant of Ingialdr.

Ingjar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingar.

Ingjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.

Inglis f Swedish
Contracted form of Ingelise.

Inglise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.

Ingliss f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Inglis.

Ingmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ing and maj "May".

Ingmarie f Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie.

Ingmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingemund.

Ingnor m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and norðr "north".

Ingnora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingnor recorded in the late 19th century.

Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and either the Old Norse element nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element ný "new moon; waxing moon".

Ingólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ingolf.

Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.

Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.

Ingrið f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingríðr.

Ingrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingirún.

Ingrun f German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish
Formed from the Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a god) and run "secret; rune".

Ingun f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ingunn.

Ingvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingveig.

Ingvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Ing and Old Norse valdr "power, might, ruler".

Ingvalda f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingvald.

Ingvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Ingivaldur.

Ingvard m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.

Ingvarr m Old Norse
Variant of Yngvarr (see Ingvar).

Ingve m Norwegian
Variant of Yngve.

Ingvei f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingveig.

Ingveig f Norwegian
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element veig "power; strength", first used in 1895.

Ingveldur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Yngvildr.

Ingvi m Icelandic, Danish
Variant of Yngvi.

Ingvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Yngvǫr.

Ingvor m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Ingvar.

Ingvor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious".

Ingwald m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingivaldr.

Inia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Inie.

Inie f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Inge.

Innenski m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse inn enski meaning "Englishman".

Innírski m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse inn írski meaning "the Irish".

Ióan m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ióhan.

Ioar m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Jóarr.

Ióbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements iór "horse" and bjǫrn "bear".

Iobiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióbiǫrn.

Iǫfurr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Jǫfurr.

Iógæirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements jór "horse" and geirr "spear".

Iógærðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements iór "horse" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Ióhan m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Johannes.

Iohan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióhan.

Iólgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Jólgeirr.

Iǫrundr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from jara "battle, fight" and vindr, possibly meaning "winner". The name appears on several runestones.

Iórunn f Old Norse
Combination 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".

Irdi f Danish (Modern, Rare)

Irdý f Faroese
Faroese form of Irdi.

Írena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Irena.

Irenes f Swedish
Swedish variant of Irene.

Íri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "Irishman". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Irjan m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Yrian.

Irmelín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Irmelin.

Irmelin f Norwegian, German (Swiss, Rare), Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Irma.

Irmelinn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Irmelin.

Irna f English (Rare), Swedish, Danish
Variant of Erna 2. Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress... [more]

Irpa f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Feminine form of Jarpr. This is the name of a goddess who along with Þorgerðr was worshipped in 10th-century Hálogaland (northern Norway).

Írunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Írena and Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".

Isa f Swedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
From the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [more]

Isaach m Yoruba, Norwegian (Rare), Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Isaac.

Ísabel f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Isabel.

Isach m Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Isaac and Isacco.

Ísadóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Isadora. Icelandic singer Björk gave this name to her daughter in 2002.

Ísafold f Icelandic (Rare)
From a poetic name for Iceland, which is derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and fold meaning "earth, land; field".

Isagel f Swedish (Rare), Literature, Astronomy
Isagel is a fictional character and spaceship pilot appearing in Swedish author Harry Martinson's poem of science fiction 'Aniara', published in 1956. Isagel is also the name of an exoplanet (HD 102956 b) orbiting the star Aniara (HD 102956).

Isai m Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian
Cognate of Jesse.

Isakine f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Isak.

Ísakur m Faroese
Faroese form of Isaac.

Ísalind f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and lind "lime tree, linden tree" (also see Lind), or an Icelandic form of Old High German Iselinde... [more]

Ísar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ísarr.

Isar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ísarr.

Ísarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse íss "ice" and herr "army".

Isaskar m Finnish (Rare), Biblical Finnish, Biblical Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Issachar.

Ísbjörn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "polar bear" in Icelandic (literally "ice bear", derived from Old Nora íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and bjǫrn meaning "bear").

Ísbjört f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright ice", derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Ísdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Íseldur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and eldr meaning "fire".

Iselilja f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Popularly claimed to mean "ice lily" from Norwegian is "ice" and lilja "lily". This name occurs in the medieval ballad 'Knut liten og Sylvelin'.

Iselin f Norwegian
Norwegian 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).

Iselina f Norwegian (Rare)
Latinate form of Iselin.

Iseline f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Iselin and Iselina.

Iselinn f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Iselin.

Ísey f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Ísfold f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ísafold.

Íshildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements íss "ice" (compare modern Icelandic ís) and hildr "battle". Also compare the hypothetical Germanic cognate Ishild.

Ísidór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Isidor.

Ísidóra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Isidora.

Íslaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Ísleif f Old Norse, Icelandic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ísleifr.

Ísleifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Ísleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ísleifr.

Ísleikr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and leikr "game, play".

Ísleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ísleifr.

Ísmey f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".

Ísodd f Old Norse, Arthurian Cycle
Old Norse form of Iseult

Isodora f Swedish
Variant of Isidora.

Ísól f Icelandic
Variant of Íssól.

Ísold f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Isolde.

Ísólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of íss 'ice' and ulfr 'wolf'.

Ísólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ísólfr.

Ísrún f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and rún "secret; secret lore".

Íssól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and sól "sun".

Ísveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and veig "power; strength".

Iða f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ida.

Iði m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ið "industrious, work, activity". This is the name of a jötunn in Norse Mythology.

Íðunn f Faroese
Faroese variant of Iðunn.

Iulfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ígulfríðr.

Iulger m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ígulgæirr.

Iuli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Short form of names containing Old Norse ígull meaning "sea urchin", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *igilaz "hedgehog" (compare Modern Swedish igelkott and Faroese igelkøttur, both meaning "hedgehog")... [more]

Iuvur m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Jǫfurr.

Íva f Icelandic
Icelandic form Iva.

Ivald m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ivalde m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ívaldi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly an Old Norse form of Iwawaldan or Inhu-waldan. In Norse mythology Ívaldi was the father of a dwarfs... [more]

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-).

Ívan m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ivan.

Ivanda f Norwegian (Archaic), Latvian (Rare)
Early 19th-century Norwegian coinage intended as a feminine form of Ivan.

Ívar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ívarr.

Ivara f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivar.

Iverike f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Iver as well as a combination of names beginning with the element Iv-, especially Ivar, and the Old Norse name element ríkr "mighty; distinguished; rich"... [more]

Iverine f Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Iver.

Iverise f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Iver, used in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Ivert m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Iver and Sivert.

Iverta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivert.

Ivrike f Norwegian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Iverike.

Ivrina f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Iverine.

Ivrine f Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Iverine.

Izabell f Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian variant of Izabel and Swedish variant of Isabel.

Jacke m Swedish
Diminutive of Jakob.

Jackline f English (African), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jacobe f Danish, Swedish, German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jakobe.