This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Canada; and the first letter is I.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Iakonie:ien f MohawkNotable bearer is Miss Indian World 2017-2018, Raven Iakonie:ien Swamp.
Ibram m EnglishPossibly a variation of
Abram 1 influenced by
Ibrahim. It is most often associated with Russian-American sculptor Ibram Lassaw.
Icy f English (Rare)Variant of
Icie. The spelling was perhaps influenced by the English word "icy" meaning "pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty; or characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence".
Idonae f English (Archaic)An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.
Ila f InuitYupik word for "companion" or "associate."
Iliad f & m English (Rare)Derived from the
Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer.
Imona f InuitMeaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).
Inaara f English (Modern, Rare)Derived from Arabic ﺇِﻧَﺎﺭَﺓ
(ʔināra), which is the verbal noun form of أنار
(ʔanāra) meaning "to light, to illuminate". It was popularized in the United States by the socialite Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey, 1963-) when she married Prince Karim Aga Khan in 1998... [
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Inara f English (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Inaara. This name was popularized in the United States by character Inara Serra on the space Western TV show
Firefly (2002).
Indus f & m English (Rare)Derived from
Indus, the name of a river in Asia. It starts in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan, where it ends in the Arabian Sea.
Inspektor m EnglishSwedish for inspector, meaning "overseer, superintendent," from Latin
inspector "one who views or observes," agent noun from past participle stem of
inspicere "look at, observe, view; look into, inspect, examine,"
Iñuksuk m Yupik, Greenlandic, InuitMeans "that which acts in the capacity of a human" in Inuktitut. An inuksuk is a human-made stone landmark, used as a point of navigation and reference in the Arctic circle, where few natural landmarks exist.
Iostha f MohawkName of Allyson Pratt's character on Mohawk Girls.
Iskotewapoy m CreeMeans 'Fire water' in Cree. Fire Water was slang for Alcohol.
Isley f & m English (Modern)Transferred use of the surname
Isley. This name is pronounced identically to
Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
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.... [
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Ivey f & m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of
Ivy.
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.