Names that Begin with I

• Isma'il

  Arabic form of Ishmael.

• Ismat

  Derived from Arabic ('Isma) meaning "safeguarding".

• Ismene

  Possibly from Greek ισμη (isme) "knowledge".

• Ismet

  Turkish form of 'Ismat.

• Ismo

  Finnish form of Ishmael.

• Isobel

  Scottish form of Isabel.

• Isocrates

  Latinized form of the Greek name Ισοκρατης (Isokrates) which meant "equal power", derived from ισος (isos) "equal" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

• Isolda

  Latinate form of Isolde.

• Isolde

  The origins of this name are uncertain, though some Celtic roots have been suggested.

• Isotta

  Italian form of Isolde.

• Isra

  Means "nocturnal journey", derived from Arabic (sara) "to travel at night".

• Israa

  Variant transcription of Isra.

• Israel

  From the Hebrew name (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended".

• Israfil

  Meaning unknown.

• Israhel

  Form of Israel used in the Latin Old Testament.

• Issa

  Variant transcription of Isa.

• Issac

  Variant of Isaac.

• Issachar

  Means "hireling" in Hebrew.

• Issur

  Yiddish form of Israel.

• Issy

  Diminutive of Isidore, Isabella and other names beginning with Is.

• Istvan

  Istvan is a Hungarian variant of Stephen.

• István

  Hungarian form of Stephen.

• Ita

  Anglicized form of Íde.

• Itai

  Hebrew form of Ithai.

• Itala

  Italian feminine form of Italus.

• Italia

  From the Italian name of the country of Italy, Italia (see Italus).

• Italo

  Italian form of Italus.

• Italus

  Means "of Italy" in Latin.

• Itamar

  Hebrew form of Ithamar.

• Ithai

  From a Hebrew name spelled variously ('Ittay) or ('Itay) meaning "with me".