Submitted Names Starting with I

Izaija m Croatian
Croatian form of Isaiah.

Izaijas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Isaiah.

Izaije f Croatian, Bosnian
Croatian and Bosnian form of Isaiah.

Izail m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian исполнитель заветов Ильича (ispolnitel' zavetov Il'icha) meaning "executor of the testament of Ilyich" or of the Soviet slogan Исполняй заветы Ильича! (Ispolnyay zavety Il'icha!) meaning "Fulfill the legacy of Ilyich!" The last word in both sentences refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose patronymic was Ilyich.... [more]

Izajáš m Czech
Czech form of Isaiah.

Izajasz m Polish
Polish form of Isaiah.

Izák m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Isaac.

Izåk m Walloon
Walloon form of Isaac.

Izako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Izabela via its short form Iza. Also compare Iziko.

Izalda f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Izolda.

Izalra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isalra.

Izaltina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isaltina.

Izamar f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Isamar.

Izamara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isamara.

Izán m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant form of Izan.

Izan m Japanese
From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 夷 (i) meaning "Ainu", 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" or 為 (i) meaning "benefit" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izan m & f Arabic
From Arabic إذْعان (iḏʻān), meaning "obedience, submission."

Izana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isana.

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]

Izanaki m Japanese Mythology
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 伊邪那岐 (see Izanagi).

Izanshi m Japanese
From Japanese 移 (i) meaning "change", 山 (zan) meaning "mountain" combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izaokas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Isaac.

Izaque m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isaque.

Izar f Arabic

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 American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Izora.

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".

Izarak m Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Isaac.

Izarbe f Spanish (?)
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.

Izarn m Medieval Occitan

Izarne f Basque (Modern)
Elaboration of Izar.

Izarra f Basque
Variant of Izar and cognate of Estrella.

Izaso m & f Tumbuka
Means "come again, return" in Tumbuka, a plea for deceased relatives to come back.

Izaura f Hungarian, Polish
Cognate of Isaura.

Izaya f & m Japanese
Japanese form of Isaiah.

Izaya m Japanese
mean : whoever looks at the crowd

Izayah m English (Modern)
Variant 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 & m Japanese
sixteen-day-old moon

Izbo'ta f Uzbek
Derived from iz meaning "mark, trace, print" and bo'ta meaning "baby camel", also an affectionate nickname for children.

Izbōtk m Balochi
Means "anjowan" in Balochi.

Izbygniew m Polish
The first element is either related to Old Polish izba "room, hut" or to the Polish verb zbywać "to dismiss, to dispose". The second element is derived from Polish gniew "anger", which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger"... [more]

Izbygniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Izbygniew.

Izbylut m Polish (Rare)
From the Slavic elements, izby meaning "to get rid of", "to dispose of", "to rid", "to do away with", "to clear out", "to dispense with", "to divest", "to choke off", "to bundle off", "to bundle out", "to deliver oneself of" and lut meaning "dour", "sharp", "acute", "pungent", "nipping", "strident", "with an edge", "clarion"... [more]

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".

Izdârasen m Berber
Means "the mighty, the strong" in Tamazight.

Ize f Dutch
Variant of Ise.

Izeah m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Isaiah.

Izear m African American

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

Izebel f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabel influenced by Jezebel.

Izebella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Izecson m Brazilian
This is the second given name of Brazilian footballer Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká (born 1982-)

Izei m Basque
Derived from Basque izei "fir tree".

Izeia f Basque
Feminine form of Izei.

Izel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Isel.

Izel f & m Turkish
Possibly the Turkish form of Eidel or Israel, or perhaps from the Turkish iz 'footprint, track, trace, mark' and el 'hand, country, homeland'.

Iz̦el m Bashkir
From Bashkir Иҙел (Iz̦el), which is derived from Old Turkic Etil, which is the old name of the Volga River in Russia.

Izelda f Occitan, Provençal
Occitan and Provençal cognate of Isolde (compare Italian Iselda).

Izeliah f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Eliza.

Izella f English

Izelle f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Iselle.

Izemrasen m Berber (Rare)
Means "powerful" in Berber.

Izen m English (Rare)
A rearranged masculine variant of "Inez".

Izença f Khakas
From the Khakas изен (izen) meaning "healthy".

Izerge m Mari
Means "young son" in Mari.

Izerin m Bosnian (Rare)
Male form of Izerina.

Izerina f Bosnian (Rare)
An elaborated form of Zerina

Ižeslav m Serbian
From Old Church Slavonic, ижe (iže) meaning "who (is)" and popular suffix слав (slav) meaning "glory", thus "one who is glorious".

Izet m Bosnian, Albanian

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.

Izette f Afrikaans
Variant of Isette.

Izhaan m Hindi
Variant of Ishan.

Izham m Malay
Meaning uncertain.

Izhan m Arabic

Izhar m Biblical
The father of Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri, and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi.

Izhi f Quechua
Means "fog, mist" in Quechua.

Izi m Mari
Means "young" in Mari.

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.

Izíar f Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Itziar.

Iziaslav m Medieval Ukrainian, Medieval Russian
Means "coming from glory".

Iziaslava f Russian (Rare)

Izibajko m Mari
Derived from izi meaning "small" and baj meaning "rich".

Izicora m Mari
From Mari izi meaning "small" and cora meaning "boy".

Izīda f Latvian
Latvian form of Isis.

Izida f Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Cognate of Isis.

Izidė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Isis.

Izídio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isídio.

Izidora f Slovene
Feminine form of Izidor.

Izidore m Various (Rare)
Variant of Isidore.

Izidorius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Isidorus.

Iziengbe m & f Nigerian

Izıgas f Khakas
Means "wagtail" in Khakas.

Izika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Izraela.

Izikače m Mari
Means "small youth, bridegroom" in Mari.

Izikaj f Mari
East Mari form of Izüdə̑r.

Iziko f Georgian
Diminutive of Izabela and Izolda via their short forms Iza and Izo.

Izîl m Berber (Rare)
Izîl stands for ‘sublime and magnificent’.

Izil m Soviet, Russian
Variant form of Izail. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

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.

Ízisz f Egyptian Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian of Isis.

Izjasław m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Izyaslav.

Izka f Polish
Diminutive of Iza.

Izlan f Berber
Means "melody" in Tamazight.

Izlem m Turkish
Means "tracking, surveillance" in Turkish.

Izley m Romani (Archaic)

Izmael m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ishmael.

Izmaragd f Russian (Archaic)
Means "emerald" in Russian.

Izmariy m Mari
Means "small young man" in Mari.

Izméne f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ismene.

Izmini f Albanian, Greek (Rare)
Albanian form of Ismene and Greek variant transcription of Ισμήνη (see Ismini).

Izmir m Albanian

Izmoragd f Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Izmaragd.

Izo f Georgian
Short form of Izolda.

Izō m Japanese
"Ice"

Izobel f Obscure
Variant of Isobel.

Izobelle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabelle.

Izodorius m Lithuanian
Variant of Izidorius.

Izokrates m Polish
Polish form of Isocrates.

Izola f English (Rare)
Variant of Isola.

Izold f Arthurian Romance (Polonized)
Variant of Izolda used by Tadeusz Żeleński in his translation of the tales of Tristan and Isolde.

Izolde f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Isolde.

Izoldi f Georgian (Rare)
Form of Izolda with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Izolina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Lithuanian (Rare)
Portuguese variant and Lithuanian form of Isolina.

Izon-ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the Ijaw life is good" in Ijaw.

Izonia f American (Rare)

Izor m Hungarian (Modern)
Contracted form of Izidor.

Izóra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Isaura.

Izora f English, Louisiana Creole
Possibly a variant form of Isora.

Izortza f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Concepción.

Izortze f Basque
Basque equivalent of Concepción.

Izot m Russian (Rare)
Variant form of Zotik.

Ižota f Belarusian, Literature, Arthurian Romance
Belarusian form of Iseult that was used in the Old Belarusian translation of Tristan and Iseult called Apoviesć pra Tryščana (translates The Tale of Tristan into English) that was made in the XVI century by an unknown author.

Izrael m Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Israel.

Izraela f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Tat, Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Israela.

Izraelo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Israel.

Izrafel m Serbian
Serbian name for the Judeo-Christian angel Israfil, an angel of music.

Izrahiah m Biblical
This name means 'The Lord ariseth; the clearness of the Lord.'... [more]

Izrail m Russian
Russian form of Israel.

Izrayil m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Israel.

Izri m Biblical
Likely meaning "creator", from the verb יצר yasar, meaning "to fashion or form". Identical to Zeri.

Izsó m Hungarian (Archaic)
Archaic form of Ézsau.

Izüdə̑r f Mari
Derived from izi meaning "small" and üdə̑r meaning "girl, daughter". This name was traditionally given to girls born on Thursdays.

Izuko f Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "Iraq", 津 (zu) meaning "ferry crossing; ford" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izuku m & f Japanese
From Japanese i, meaning "clothing, garments", zou, meaning "three", and ku, meaning "a long time ago". Other kanji combinations are also possible. A famous bearer is Izuku Midoriya, the protagonist of the Japanese anime series 'My Hero Academia'.

Izula f Zulu
Means "nomad" in Zulu.

Izumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "fountain, spring" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izumo m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 出雲 (Izumo), the name of an old province, a city and a grand shrine (taisha).... [more]

Izuna f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 泉 (sei, izumi, izu) meaning "fountain, spring" with 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "wild apple," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable" or 名 (myou, mei, na) meaning "name, reputation."... [more]

Izunia f Polish
Diminutive of Izabela and Izabella.

Izuo m Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izu) meaning "fountain, spring" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Izuru f & m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 出 (izuru) meaning "(something that) comes out" or also 出 (izu) combined with 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli".... [more]

Izvorina f Serbian
From Serbian извор (izvor) meaning "source".

Izwan m Malay
Variant of Azwan.

Izwirashe m & f Shona
It means "the voice of the Lord", one can also use Izwi as the shorter form.

Izya m & f Russian
Diminutive of ISAAC, ISIDORE, ISABEL, ISRAEL, and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Izyan m Arabic

Izyaslav m Medieval Ukrainian, Medieval Russian
Variant transcription of Iziaslav.

Izyda f Polish
Polish form of Isis.

Izydora f Polish
Polish form of Isidora.

Izza f Berber

Izzabel f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Izzabell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Izzabella f English
Variant of Isabella.

Izzabelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Isabel.

Izzah f Malay
Derived from Arabic عز ('azza) meaning "to be powerful".

Izzahbillah f Arabic
Combination of Arabic Izzah (عزة) meaning "Glory, power" and Arabic Billah (بالله‎) meaning "with God, through God".

Izzak m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isaac. The name form is maybe influenced by the unrelated name Izzat.

Izzak m Indonesian (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Ishaq or Izzat.

Izzat m Arabic, Malay
Derived from Arabic عزّ (‘izz) meaning "glory, power" or "honor, majesty".

Izzatbanot f Uzbek
Derived from izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and banot meaning "velvet".

Izzatgul f Uzbek
Derived from izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Izzati f Malay, Indonesian
Feminine form of Izzat.

Izzatjamol f Uzbek
Derived from izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Izzatjon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Izzatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and oy meaning "moon".

Izzatullah m Arabic
Means "glory of God" from عزّ ('izz) meaning "glory, power," or "honour, majesty" and الله (allah) meaning "God"

İzzeddin m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant of İzzettin.

İzzettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Izz ad-Din.

Izziah m Biblical
Means either "God unites" or "May Yahweh Sprinkle". Izziah was a descendent of Parosh and one of the Israelites who divorced their foreign wives during the purge of Ezra

Izzie f English, Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Isabel and its variants. As a Romani name, it was also used as a diminutive of Esmeralda.

Izzuddin m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Izz al-Din.

Izzul m Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عز ال ('izz al) meaning "glory of the" (such as Izz al-Din).

Izzulhaq m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic
From عزّ الحقّ (‘izz al-ḥaqq) meaning “glory of the truth” in Arabic

Izzunnisa f Arabic
Means "glory of women" in Arabic, from عزّ ('izz) meaning "glory, power" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women".