Girl Names Starting with I
Girl names that begin with I — 25 of them, from timeless classics to rare finds, each with its meaning and origin.
25 names
Ida
Germanic / Norse
Industrious, hard-working
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Ife
Yoruba
Love
UnisexVirtue
Ifeoma
Igbo (Nigerian)
A good thing
GirlVirtue
Ila
Sanskrit
Earth
GirlNatureMythological
Imani
Swahili
Faith
Unisex
Imara
Swahili
Firm, resolute
GirlVirtue
Imari
Japanese / African American
Originally a Japanese porcelain town
UnisexVirtue
Imogen
Celtic / Shakespearean
Maiden
GirlLiterary
Inaaya
Arabic / Urdu
Gift, care
GirlVirtue
Inaya
Arabic / Urdu
Care, concern, protection
GirlVirtue
India
English
From the Indus
GirlLiterary
Indira
Sanskrit
Moon, splendour
GirlCelestialMythological
Inez
Greek / Spanish
Pure, chaste
GirlVirtueHistorical
Ingrid
Old Norse
Beautiful, beloved
GirlHistoricalMythological
Iolanthe
Greek
Violet flower
GirlLiteraryMythological
Iona
Scottish Gaelic
The sacred Scottish isle where St Columba founded his abbey
GirlNatureHistorical
Iris
Greek
Rainbow
GirlBotanicalMythological
Isabella
Italian / Spanish / Hebrew
God is my oath
GirlHistorical
Isadora
Greek / Spanish
Gift of Isis
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Ishita
Sanskrit
Desired, prosperous
GirlVirtue
Isla
Scottish Gaelic
Island
GirlNature
Isolde
Celtic / Germanic
Ice ruler
GirlLiteraryMythological
Ivy
Old English
The ivy plant
GirlBotanicalNature
Ivy-Mae
English
Ivy + pearl
GirlBotanicalNature
Ivy-Rose
English
Ivy + rose
GirlBotanicalNature
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