Names beginning with the letter I, chosen with care, sorted alphabetically.
881 names
881 names
Portuguese
Rodrigo Simão Matos is a Portuguese boy’s name with a strong Iberian feel. In the supplied sources, Matos is documented as a Portuguese and Sephardic surname with a toponymic origin tied to a place in the Lamego region of Portugal.
Hindi
Rohan is a Hindi and Sanskrit boy name meaning “ascending,” “ascent,” or “rising.” It is also associated in Indian tradition with Sri Vishnu.
Punjabi
Rohan means “ascending” or “ascent” in Sanskrit and Hindi, and it is also listed as a name of Sri Vishnu. Across other traditions, Rohan can also mean “spiritual” in Arabic and “good character and piety” in Persian.
Tamil
Rohit Raj means “brilliant king,” “sun ruler,” or “red, radiant sovereign,” from Sanskrit roots. In the full Tamil name Rohit Adhavan Raj, the overall feeling is bright, dignified, and strong.
Tamil
Rohit Sanjay Manickam is a Tamil boy's name with a gem-bright ending: Manickam means “ruby” or “precious gemstone.” As a full name, it feels warm, dignified, and rooted in South Indian naming style.
Persian
Roshan Mehr is a Persian unisex name that can be read as “bright love,” “radiant kindness,” or “bright sun,” depending on how Mehr is understood. It has a clear, luminous sound with a gentle, thoughtful style.
Tamil
Roshini means “light,” “brightness,” or “illumination,” from Sanskrit-linked forms such as roshni and roshan. Maria adds a widely used Christian and global name layer, while Joseph is a family name with strong biblical roots.
English
Rowan is an English unisex name linked to the rowan tree, also called mountain-ash, and to Irish roots meaning “red-haired” or “rusty.” It has a gentle, outdoorsy sound with a steady, modern feel.
Persian
Roxana comes from an Old Iranian root meaning "bright" or "shining." Yasaman is a Persian floral name, closely related to Yasamin, meaning "jasmine flower."
Persian
Roya Marjan is a Persian girl name meaning “dream coral” or “vision and coral.” Roya means “dream” or “vision,” while Marjan means “coral,” with some sources also connecting it to “pearl.”
Arabic
Ruba Ibtisam Fakhoury is an Arabic name combination. The supplied sources do not verify the meanings of Ruba or Ibtisam, while Fakhoury is an Arabic surname, likely connected to fakhour, meaning “proud.”
Spanish
Rubén is the Spanish form of Reuben, from the Hebrew Re'uven, meaning "behold, a son." It carries a joyful, almost announcing-the-baby feeling.
Portuguese
Rúben Artur Machado is a Portuguese boy’s name with a grounded surname meaning: Machado means “axe” or “hatchet.” The full name feels strong, traditional, and distinctly Lusophone.
Hindi
Rudra is a Sanskrit and Hindi boy name meaning “the roarer,” “the howler,” or “the fierce one.” In Hindu tradition, Rudra is a Vedic storm and wind deity and is closely associated with Shiva.
Nigerian
Rukayat is an Arabic-origin feminine name often understood as “one who rises,” “ascension,” or “exalted.” In Muslim naming contexts, it carries a graceful feeling of dignity, spiritual height, and promise.
Bengali
Rukmini is a Sanskrit girl name traditionally understood as “radiant” or “golden.” In Hindu tradition, Rukmini is a goddess, an avatar of Lakshmi, and the chief consort of Krishna.
Punjabi
Saad is an Arabic boy name meaning “happiness,” “luck,” “prosperity,” or “successful.” Saad Hussain Bajwa feels bright and dignified, with Saad bringing a hopeful meaning and Bajwa carrying a Punjabi family-name identity.
Hindi
Saanvi is a feminine Sanskrit-origin name associated with Goddess Lakshmi. It is commonly interpreted as “follower of Lakshmi,” “Goddess Lakshmi,” or “one who will be followed.”
Punjabi
Saanvi is an Indian girl name commonly explained as a name of Goddess Lakshmi, with meanings linked to prosperity and being followed or admired. In Saanvi Rani Malhotra, Rani adds a regal, affectionate sound to a distinctly Punjabi full name.
Yoruba
Sade is a Yoruba girl’s name commonly understood as a short form of Folasade, meaning “honor bestows a crown” or “honor confers the crown.” It carries a graceful sense of dignity, respect, and nobility.
Bengali
Sagnik is a Bengali boy name rooted in Sanskrit. It means "one who wins the fire" or "one who maintains the sacred fire."
Tamil
Sahana Keerthana Devi is a Tamil Hindu girl’s name with a devotional, musical feel. The clearest supported meaning comes from Keerthana, which refers to a form of devotional song praising a god or goddess.
Tamil
Sahana is a Sanskrit-origin feminine name meaning patience, endurance, or fortitude, and it is also connected with a raga in Indian classical music. Sahana Priya feels gentle and steady, with a name meaning rooted in grace under pressure.
Tamil
Sahana is commonly understood as an Indian girl name meaning patience, tolerance, or endurance. In the full Tamil name Sahana Priya Murugan, Priya adds the warm sense of beloved or dear, while Murugan gives the name a distinctly Tamil family and devotional feel.
Persian
Sahar Negar combines the Arabic-origin Sahar, meaning “just before dawn,” with the Persian Negar, meaning “beloved” or “sweetheart.” Together, it has the gentle sense of “beloved dawn” or “sweetheart of the morning.”
Punjabi
Sahibpreet means “beloved one who embodies nobility and friendship.” It is a Punjabi Sikh boy name with a gracious, respectful sound.
Tamil
Sai Kiran means “ray of Sai” or “beam of light from Sai.” It blends the devotional name Sai with Kiran, a Sanskrit word meaning “ray” or “beam of light.”
Tamil
Sai Nithin Kumar combines the spiritual warmth of Sai, often linked with Sai Baba of Shirdi, with Kumar, meaning “prince” or “son.” Together, the sourced meaning suggests a child associated with blessing, youth, promise, and a saintly kind of grace.
Japanese
Sakura is a Japanese name meaning “cherry blossom.” It evokes spring, beauty, renewal, and the beloved flowering cherry trees associated with Japan.
Arabic
Salma is an Arabic girl’s name commonly understood as “peaceful,” “safe,” or “secure.” It is connected with the Arabic root salima, which carries ideas of safety, well-being, and wholeness.
Arabic
Salma Yasmin Hariri is an Arabic girl’s name often understood as a gentle, graceful combination: Salma suggests safety and peace, Yasmin points to the jasmine flower, and Hariri has a refined, silky feel as a family name.
Indonesian
Salsabila is an Arabic name referring to a spring or fountain in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran. Salsabila Azzahra carries a graceful Indonesian Muslim feel, with Salsabila bringing images of purity, freshness, and divine blessing.
Hindi
Samaira is usually understood as a graceful variant related to Samira, a name with Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian roots. Its meanings include “breeze” or “wind,” “night companion,” and, in some Persian and Arabic speaking communities, “princess.”
Arabic
The Arabic name Samar Rayan Daher is best treated here as a graceful unisex full name, but the supplied sources do not verify a specific Arabic meaning for Samar, Rayan, or Daher. The sources do confirm Samar as the name of a large island in the Philippines and Daher as a surname appearing in academic authorship.
Arabic
Samia Rasha Zidan is an Arabic girl’s name with a soft, graceful sound. The exact meaning of the full three-part name is not verified in the provided source material, so this page treats its meaning with care rather than guessing.
Arabic
Sami Bassel Najjar is an Arabic boy's name often understood as “elevated and brave,” with Najjar used as a family name meaning “carpenter.” Sami can also be a spelling associated with the Sámi people of Northern Europe, so context matters.
Arabic
Sami is an Arabic boy name meaning "elevated," "sublime," or "eminent." Sami Jamil Qassem has a graceful Arabic sound, with Sami carrying the clearest sourced meaning of height, dignity, and distinction.
Bengali
Samira is commonly understood in Bengali Muslim naming as “breeze,” “air,” “friend,” “companion,” or “close companion.” It has a soft, graceful sound with a warm, sociable meaning.
English
Samuel is a Hebrew name traditionally meaning “name of God.” It is also interpreted through the biblical story as “God has heard” or “asked of God.”
Italian
Samuele is the Italian form of Samuel, a Hebrew-rooted name usually understood as “God has heard” or “name of God.” It carries a gentle, prayerful feeling with a distinctly Italian sound.
Portuguese
Samuel comes from the Hebrew name Shmuel and is commonly understood as “God has heard” or “the name of God is heard.” Fernandes is a Portuguese and Spanish patronymic surname from Fernando, meaning “son of Fernando.”
Persian
Samyar is a Persian boy name commonly interpreted as “good friend” or “excellent companion.” Paired with Farhad, it has a warm, loyal, storybook feel.
Tamil
Samyuktha Hamsika is a graceful Tamil girl name. Samyuktha is associated in Tamil name-meaning sources with Sri Durga Devi and Parvati Devi, giving the name a devotional, feminine strength.
Arabic
Sana Widad Abboud is an Arabic girl’s name with a gentle, graceful sound. The surname Abboud comes from Arabic عبود, linked to the root عبد, meaning “worshipper” or “servant,” often carrying a sense of devotion.
Tamil
Sanjay is a Tamil-used boy name of Sanskrit origin, commonly understood as “victorious” or “triumphant.” It has a steady, confident feel without sounding showy.
Tamil
Sanjay is a masculine name used in Tamil and several other Indian languages. It is described as the modern form of Sanjaya, a name often associated with a steady, strong, refined feeling.
Tamil
Sanjay Mithran is a Tamil boy's name made from two Indian given names. The supplied sources identify Mithran as Indian, but they do not give a confirmed literal meaning for the full name.
Spanish
Santiago is a Spanish boys’ name connected to Saint James, ultimately deriving from the Hebrew name Jacob, Ya'akov. Its traditional sense is often understood as “Saint James.”
Portuguese
Santiago André Valente carries the feel of a brave, steady boy: Santiago is tied to Saint James, André comes from a long Christian naming tradition, and Valente means strong, healthy, worthy, valiant, or brave from Latin roots.
Latin
Santiago Elías combines the Spanish form of Saint James with Elías, a name tied to the prophet Elijah and often understood as “the Lord is my God.” Together, it feels faithful, strong, and deeply rooted in Latin and biblical tradition.
