Hyo-rifKorean From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 利 "gains, advantage, profit, merit". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Hyori (1979-).
HyorinfKorean From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo) and 潾 "clear water", 璘 "luster of jade" (rin)
HyōtamJapanese From Japanese 瓢 (hyō) meaning "gourd" or 豹 (hyō) meaning "leopard, panther" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many", or 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
HypatiusmLate Greek (Latinized), Late Roman Latinized form of Hypatios. Bearers of this name include Roman senator Flavius Hypatius (4th century AD) and saint Hypatius of Gangra (4th century AD).
HypenosmAncient Greek From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (huper) "over, above, beyond" with an added suffix.
HypenusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Hypenos. Hypenus of Elis was an ancient Greek athlete from Elis who won the double race (Diaulos) of the 14th Ancient Olympic Games in 724 BC.
HyperbolosmAncient Greek Means "to throw over" or "to overshoot", metaphorically "to exceed, excel, surpass", derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above" and βάλλω (ballo) meaning "to throw, cast; to strike".
HypereidesmAncient Greek Derived from either Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above" and εἶδος (eidos) meaning "kind, type", or from ὑπερείδω (hypereidos) meaning "put under as a support; lean upon, lift, carry", itself from ὑπό (hypo) meaning "under, beneath" and ἐρείδω (ereido) meaning "to prop, support".
HypsiclesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑψικλῆς (Hypsikles), derived from ῠ̔́ψῐ (hypsi) meaning "on high, aloft" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
HyunseobmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".
HyunseonfKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 善 meaning "good, nice," 誠 meaning "sincerity; honesty, truth" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness."
HywynmWelsh (Rare) Diminutive of Hywel. A notable bearer of this name was Saint Hywyn (d. 516) who founded Aberdaron in Gwynedd, Wales and was a patron of churches in Western England.
ÍafMexican (Rare) Perhaps a variant of the Catalan name Ia 5. This is the middle name of Mexican actresses Camila Sodi (1986-), full name Camila Ía González Sodi, and Tessa Ía González Norvind (1995-), known professionally as Tessa Ía, who are half-sisters through their father.
IafGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი (iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [more]
IamGeorgian (Rare) Short form of Iakob and Ilia. In some cases, it might also be derived from the Arabic name Yahya, which is written as იაჰია (Iahia) in Georgian.... [more]
IafJapanese From Japanese 惟 (i) meaning "only", 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" and 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IabafAncient Aramaic Possibly derives from one of the following West Semitic elements: yph ("beautiful"), nby ("to name") or yhb ("to give"). Name borne by an Assyrian queen, who was possibly of Aramean origin.
IagormGeorgian (Archaic) Archaic Georgian form of Igor. This name has pretty much fallen out of use; Igor is now the modern, dominant form in Georgia, although that name isn't overly common either among native Georgians... [more]
IamblikhosmAncient Aramaic (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū), possibly a causitive form of Aramaic מלך (melech) "to rule, absolute".
IamzefGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet" (see Ia) combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).... [more]
IankafBulgarian, 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]
Iasisf & mGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἴασις (iasis) meaning "cure, remedy, healing", from the verb ἰάομαι (iaomai) "to heal" (the source also of Jason)... [more]
IatamzefGeorgian Literally means "sun of the violets" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian იათა (iata), the archaic genitive plural of the noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
Ibadatm & fKazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic Derived from the Turkish word ibadet, meaning "worship" (ultimately derived from Arabic ibādat). Used in Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Turkmen, Tajik, Uzbek, & Pashto languages.
IbadullahmArabic, Urdu The first element of this name is derived from Arabic عباد ('ibad), which is the plural of the noun عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave". The second element is derived from the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah)... [more]
IballafGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Possibly from Guanche *ibbaya "lover". This was perhaps an epithet or nickname of the aboriginal Guanche lover of the conquistador Hernán Peraza, a woman from the island of La Gomera who was possibly a priestess... [more]
IbaqafMedieval Mongolian Etymology uncertain, name borne by a Kerait princess that became a wife of Genghis Khan. He divorced her after two years of marriage, and she remarried to the general Jürchedei.
IbarafJapanese From the Japanese kanji 淡 and 茨 (ibara) meaning "thorny shrub, briar, bramble, wild rose" or 棘 (ibara) meaning "thorn". Ibara can also be the combination of 出 (i) meaning "something that comes out" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow"... [more]
IbemhalfMao Derived from the Mao ibema, an address for women, and hal meaning "first".
IbemnungshifManipuri Means "my love-giving or joy-giving daughter" in Meitei.
IbenumIdoma Ibenu means "dare not a warrior" it was given after the Ibenu empire who lived in the Benue-Plateau region before its disintegration. The history was told that Ikwu who beget Ibenu were both warriors... [more]
IberêmBrazilian, Tupi Originally a diminutive of Itiberê, which is said to be derived from Tupi y "water; river" and tiri'ri "to drag oneself" and is thus commonly interpreted as "creeping river".
IbeyaimafMao Derived from the Mao ibema, an address for women, and yaima meaning "middle".
IbimAncient Egyptian This was the name of an ancient Egyptian noble, chief steward of the God's Wife of Amun, Nitocris I, during the reign of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Psamtik I.
IbironkefAfrican Nigerian meaning 'you are to be cared for and pampered' or 'family has someone to care for.'
Ibisf & mSpanish (Rare) From Latin ibis, referring to a type of long-legged bird with long downcurved bill, ultimately coming from Egyptian hbj. It was the symbol of Thoth, thus having a great importance in Egyptian mythology.
IbónmBasque Ibón is the Aragonese term for small mountain lakes of glacial origin in the Pyrenees, generally above 2,000 m. Ibón stems from the Basque word ibai (river), which originally designated hot springs.
IbraahinmSomali (Archaic) Somali form of Abraham, now perhaps archaic. This name was borne by Ibraahin Adeer (ruled late 17th century to mid-18th century), the first sultan of the Sultanate of the Geledi, a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa from the late 17th century to 1910.
Ibragim-bekmChechen Combination of Ibragim and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".