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
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
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
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.
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