Names beginning with the letter I, chosen with care, sorted alphabetically.
890 names
890 names
Yoruba
Oreoluwa Boluwatife is a Yoruba compound name meaning “God’s gift, God loves me” or “the Lord’s blessing, as God loves me.” It carries a gentle, faith-filled feeling: a child received with gratitude and covered in divine love.
Tamil
Oviya is a Tamil girl name connected with art, painting, and beauty. It is often understood through the Tamil word for a painting or artistic work.
English
Owen is an English form of the Welsh name Owain, commonly connected by etymologists to Eugene, meaning “noble-born” or “well-born.” It has a gentle, classic sound with deep Welsh roots.
Spanish
Pablo is the Spanish form of Paul, ultimately from the Roman name Paulus, commonly understood as “small” or “humble.” It is a warm, classic boys’ name with deep roots in Spanish-speaking cultures.
Hindi
Pari is commonly understood in Hindi as “fairy” or “angelic being.” It suggests delicate beauty, wonder, kindness, and a touch of magic.
Spanish
Paula is the feminine form of Paulus/Paul, from Latin, meaning “small,” “little,” or “petite.” In Spanish, it is pronounced with two clear, gentle syllables: PAU-la.
Tamil
Pavithra means "pure" or "sacred," from Sanskrit usage in India. Pavithra Malini has a gentle Tamil sound, with Pavithra carrying the clear meaning of purity and goodness.
Tamil
Pavithra is a feminine Sanskrit-origin name meaning “pure,” “holy,” or “sacred.” In a Tamil name such as Pavithra Sneha Srinivasan, it brings a gentle, devotional feeling with a clear South Indian sound.
English
Penelope is a Greek name most often associated with the meaning “weaver.” It is also tied to the faithful, clever queen of Ithaca in Homer’s Odyssey.
English
Phoebe is a Greek name meaning “bright,” “shining,” and “pure.” It has a clear, gentle sound: FEE-bee.
Russian
Platon is the Russian form connected with Plato, from Ancient Greek Plátōn. The name carries a thoughtful, philosophical feel because of Plato, the Classical Athenian philosopher.
Russian
Polina Stanislavovna is a Russian feminine name with a patronymic: Polina is the given name, and Stanislavovna means she is the daughter of someone named Stanislav. The exact etymology of Polina is not established in the provided source excerpts.
Tamil
Poornima means “full moon” or “full moon day.” It comes from Sanskrit roots connected with fullness, completeness, and the moon.
Bengali
Poulomi is a Sanskrit-origin feminine name meaning “daughter of Puloman” or “belonging to Puloman.” In Hindu tradition, Poulomi is also associated with Shachi, the wife of Indra.
Persian
Pouya is a Persian boy name associated with movement, questing, seeking, and an energetic spirit. Pouya Saman has a smooth, bright sound with a thoughtful Persian feel.
Tamil
Pradeep Vishnu Natarajan is a Tamil boy's name with a luminous, devotional feel. Pradeep is associated with light or a lamp, while Natarajan connects to Nataraja, Shiva as the king of dance.
Tamil
Pranav is an Indian boy name from Sanskrit meaning “Om,” the sacred sound and symbol in Hindu tradition. It is also connected with Vishnu through the name Pranava in the Vishnu Sahasranama.
Hindi
Pranav is a Sanskrit and Hindi boy name meaning “Om,” the sacred sound and symbol in Hindu tradition. It carries a gentle, spiritual feeling, with ties to devotion, creation, and divine presence.
Tamil
Pranesh is an Indian name from Sanskrit, commonly understood as “Lord of life,” “master of vital energy,” or “controller of breath.” In the full Tamil name Pranesh Akilan Raj, the first name gives the name its spiritual, life-filled center.
Bengali
Prantik is a Bengali boy name of Sanskrit origin meaning "border," "edge," "limit," or "horizon." It carries a thoughtful feeling of standing at the meeting place between what is known and what is still ahead.
Tamil
Praveen Kumaran means “skilled prince” or “talented noble youth.” Praveen comes from Sanskrit with meanings such as skilled, talented, or honest, while Kumaran is Tamil and means prince or noble youth.
Hindi
Prisha is a feminine Sanskrit name meaning "beloved" or "dear," with the affectionate sense of something precious or given by God. Kumari means an unmarried girl or maiden in many Indian naming contexts, while Pandey is a North Indian family name.
Persian
Radin Mehr is a unisex Persian name pairing Radin with Mehr. The supplied sources do not verify a specific etymological meaning for the full name, so its meaning should be treated with care unless confirmed by a Persian-language naming source or family tradition.
Persian
Radin Soheil is a Persian boy's name pairing Radin with Soheil, a documented male given name of Persian origin. The supplied sources confirm Soheil's Persian use, while Radin's exact given-name meaning is not confirmed in the provided material.
Spanish
Rafael is the Spanish form connected with Raphael, a name long associated with healing and protection. It has a warm, rhythmic sound: strong at the start, gentle at the end.
Latin
Rafael Emiliano is a Latin boy name pairing Rafael with Emiliano, a Roman-rooted name meaning “rival” or “emulating.” The full name feels dignified, warm, and quietly ambitious.
Tamil
Raghav Sarvesh is a dignified Tamil boy name with a strong devotional feel. The sourced meaning for Sarvesh is “Lord of All,” from Sanskrit roots meaning “all” and “lord” or “ruler.”
Persian
Raha Setareh is a Persian girl name built around Setareh, which means “star” or “fate.” The meaning of Raha is not confirmed in the provided sources, so the safest reading is a graceful Persian name with a bright, starry second element.
Arabic
Rami is an Arabic boy’s name meaning “archer,” “marksman,” or “one who throws.” It comes from the Arabic root connected with throwing, casting, and aiming.
Arabic
Rami Fouad Mansour is an Arabic boy’s name with a smooth, confident sound. The family name Mansour means “he who is victorious,” from the Arabic root connected with victory.
Arabic
Rami Nabil Mansour is an Arabic boy's name. Based on the sourced meaning of Mansour, the family name carries the sense of “he who is victorious.”
Arabic
The meaning of Rana Dalal Sayegh cannot be verified from the supplied source excerpts. The name is identified here as Arabic, with a gentle, graceful sound across all three parts.
Indonesian
Rania Khairunnisa is a feminine Indonesian name with Arabic roots in its second element. Khairunnisa means “goodness of women” or “woman of good deeds,” from Arabic khair, meaning good, and nisa, meaning women.
Arabic
Rania Suha is an Arabic girls' name pairing with a bright, gentle feel. Suha is given in Arabic baby-name sources as meaning "name of a star," while Rania is best known internationally through Queen Rania of Jordan.
Tamil
Ranjani Meenakshi Iyer is a Tamil girl’s name with a deeply South Indian feel. Meenakshi comes from Sanskrit words meaning “fish” and “eye,” a poetic image of beautiful, alert eyes, and Iyer is a Tamil Hindu Brahmin surname.
Arabic
Rasha Basma Tamimi is an Arabic feminine name with a gentle, expressive feel. Tamimi is an Arabic family name associated with meanings like “complete,” “perfect,” or “honest,” and with the Banu Tamim tribe.
Bengali
Rayan means “luxuriant,” “well-watered,” or “satiated” in Arabic, and “smart,” “wise,” or “thinker” in Persian. In Islamic tradition, Al-Rayyan is one of the gates of Jannah.
Persian
Rayan Parsa is a Persian boy name pairing with a gentle, modern sound. The available source material does not give a verified etymology for Rayan, while Parsa is presented here as part of the child’s Persian name context rather than as a separately sourced meaning claim.
Arabic
Rayan Tariq Shami is an Arabic masculine name. Based on the provided sources, the exact meaning of Rayan is not confirmed, while the full name has a clear Arabic style and sound.
Arabic
Reem is an Arabic feminine name meaning “gazelle” or “white antelope.” It evokes grace, gentleness, natural beauty, and light-footed elegance.
Arabic
Reem Hanin Qutob is an Arabic girl’s full name. The provided source material does not verify a specific meaning for Reem, Hanin, or Qutob, so the meaning should be treated as unconfirmed here.
Japanese
Ren is a Japanese name most often associated with 蓮, meaning “lotus.” It can also be written with 恋, meaning “romantic love,” or with other kanji pronounced Ren.
Spanish
Renata is the feminine form of Renatus, a Late Roman name meaning “reborn” or “born again.” In Spanish, it is pronounced /re.ˈna.ta/ and carries a graceful sense of renewal, fresh beginnings, and spiritual new life.
Latin
Renata is a feminine name of Latin origin, from Renatus, traditionally understood as “reborn.” Renata Guadalupe pairs that renewal meaning with a warmly Spanish, faith-rich style.
Hindi
Reyansh is commonly interpreted as “ray of light” or “first ray of sunlight.” In Hindu baby-name sources, it is also explained as “Lord Vishnu’s ansh,” meaning a part or portion associated with Lord Vishnu.
Arabic
Rida Jamal Ansari is a unisex Arabic name with a soft, steady sound. The exact meaning is not verified in the provided sources, so this page treats it carefully as an Arabic name combination rather than assigning an unsupported definition.
Bengali
Riddhiman is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy name meaning “prosperous.” It has a devotional association with Lord Vishnu.
Japanese
Riku is a Japanese given name written in kana as リク. Its meaning depends on the kanji chosen by a family; when written only in katakana, it functions as a bright, modern-sounding name without one fixed literal meaning.
Arabic
Rim Salma Hamdan is presented here as an Arabic girl’s full name, but the provided source material does not verify a specific meaning for the name. Its feel is gentle, composed, and graceful, with a clear Arabic sound.
Japanese
Rin is a Japanese name associated with meanings such as “severe,” “dignified,” and “jade.” Short, clear, and graceful, it has a poised feeling that can suit a gentle yet strong girl.
