"Smile"; Arabic ibtisām
Girl names starting with I
Baby girl names that start with I, with checked meanings.
66 names: 57 for girls and 9 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and the Tamil Lexicon. Two are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Ilavarasi ("princess"), Iniya ("sweet, pleasant") and Ishika ("arrow; brush").
66 names
Chastity, modesty, purity of conduct
"Joy" in popular use; Arabic ifrāḥ, "making glad"
Desired, striven for; Sanskrit īhita
"The One Light"; ik, one, with jot, divine light
"Light of the One God"
Sight, vision; Sanskrit īkṣā
Seen, beheld; Sanskrit īkṣita
Earth, speech; Sanskrit ilā, the goddess Iḍā
Literature
"Princess"; literally "young queen"
Spring, the gentle early summer; Tamil iḷavēṉil
"Inspiration"; Arabic ilhām
"Knowledge"; from Arabic ʿilm
"Faith"; Arabic īmān
"Immense battle"; Germanic Irmhild
"Maiden" in popular use; a Shakespearean name of uncertain origin
Feminine of Imran, the Quranic father of Maryam
"Illumination, light"; Arabic ināra
"Gift of God" in popular use; Arabic ʿināya, "care, concern"
Kindness, favour; Arabic ʿināya, "care, concern"
Joy, delight; sweetness
Sweet melody, the cuckoo's song; Kannada iñcara
Conqueror of Indra
Love of Indra, the king of the gods; popularly "love of God"
A name of Lakshmi; Sanskrit indirā, "beauty, splendour"
"Wife of Indra", queen of the gods
The Indrayani, a sacred river of Maharashtra
Moon; Sanskrit indu, "bright drop, the moon"
Born of the moon; a name of the river Narmada
Crescent of the moon; Sanskrit indulekhā
Full moon; Sanskrit indumatī
Sweet, pleasant one; from Tamil iṉimai, "sweetness"
"Creation"; Arabic inshāʾ, "composition" in Urdu
"Opening of the heart"; Arabic inshirāḥ, relief and joy
"Of mankind, human"; Arabic insiyya
Desire; Sanskrit īpsā, "the wish to obtain"
Desired, wished for; Sanskrit īpsita
"Read!" or "Recite!"
Sanskrit irā: refreshment, the earth, speech and Sarasvati
"Garden of paradise"; the legendary gardens of Iram
The river Ravi; Sanskrit irāvatī, "full of refreshment"
"Peace", from Greek eirene
Popularly "calm, serene"; a modern name of uncertain origin
"Rainbow", from Greek iris
"Pledged to God"; a Spanish and Italian form of Elizabeth
Music, melody; Tamil icai
Voice of music; Tamil icai, "music", and vāṇi, "speech; Saraswati"
Isakki Amman, folk form of Durga; from Sanskrit yakṣī
"Goddess Durga" in popular use; Sanskrit īśā, "power, dominion"
A name of Durga; Sanskrit īśānā, "she who rules"
"Parvati" in popular use; Sanskrit īśānī, a name of Durga
Linked to Durga, Lakshmi or Parvati in popular use; a modern name
North-east, the direction of Shiva (Ishana)
"Arrow" or "paintbrush"; Sanskrit iṣīkā, "reed, arrow, brush"
"Desired" in popular use; Sanskrit īśitā, "supremacy"
"Friend of God"
"Love of God"
"Joy, delight"; Persian and Urdu ʿishrat
Goddess; Sanskrit īśvarī, feminine of īśvara, "lord"
"Island" in popular use; from the Scottish island of Islay
"Purity, protection"; Arabic ʿiṣma
"God is gracious"; feminine of Ivan (John)
"Ivy", the evergreen climbing plant
Nature, true quality; also literary Tamil; Tamil iyal
"Honour, glory"; Arabic ʿizza
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