Baby girl names beginning with I – with origins and meanings
Looking for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 9th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some intriguing suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
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Do you need inspiration for good baby girl names? Read our list of names beginning with I and their origin and meaning and find out if your baby could be a Ianthe, Idris or Ivy
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1. Ianthe
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: violet flower
2. Ida
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: hard-working
3. Idonea
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: possibly, work
4. Idony
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: a name from Norse legend.
5. Idra
- Origin: Aramaic
- Meaning: fig tree or flag
6. Idris
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: fiery lord
7. Ignatia
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: the fiery one: the feminine form of Ignatius
8. Ikuyo**
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: to grow
8. Ilona**
- Origin: Hungarian
- Meaning: queen of the fairies
- Also: Helen
9. Ilse
- Origin: German
- Meaning: oath of God
- Also: Elisabeth
10. Imelda
- Origin: Spanish/Italian.
- Meaning: warrior woman, universal battle
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11. Imogen
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: image, likeness, imitation
12. Ina
- Origin: Ina
- Meaning: to entertain; a short form of names ending in -ina
- Also: Ena
13. Inaaya
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: gift from God
14. India
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: the name of a country used as a first name
15. Indira
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: loveliness
16. Indra
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: a raindrop
17. Inez
- Origin: Spanish/Portuguese
- Meaning: holy, pure; is the English spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Inés/Inês
- Also: Agnes
18. Ingeborg
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: Ing’s fortress; Ing was the god of fertility in Norse legend
- Also: Inga
19. Ingrid
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: belonging to Ing, the god of fertility
- Also: Inga
20. Iola
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: a cloud at dawn
- Also: Iole
21. Iolanthe
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: violet flower
22. Iona
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: the name of the Scottish island used as a first name
23. Irene
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: peace
- Also: Irena, Renie, Rene
24. Iris
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: rainbow
25. Irma
- Origin: German
- Meaning: ubiquitous
25. Irmak
- Origin: Turkish
- Meaning: river
26. Isabel
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: pledged to God
- Also: Elizabeth, Isabelle, Isobel, Iseabail, Ishbel (Gaelic form), Isabella; Isa, Bel, Belle and Bella
27. Isadora
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: possibly, gift
- Also: Isidora
28. Isla
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: Scottish island name used as a first name
- Also: Islay
29. Isolda
- Origin: Old Welsh
- Meaning: beautiful one
- Also: Iseult, Isolde, Yseult, Ysolde
30. Ivana
- Origin: Russian
- Meaning: the feminine form of Ivan, the Russian form of John
31. Ivy
- Origin: English
- Meaning: a plant name used as a first name
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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