Ida
Teutonic: industrious
(Idalinda, Idaline, Idelle, Idette)
Ilana
Hebrew: tree
Ilene
Irish: she who is life-giving
Greek: light
Ilona
Greek: light
(Ila, Ilon, Ilonka, Ilo, Ilusk)
Ilsa
Anglo-Saxon: full of mirth or gaity
(Ilse)
Imogene
Latin: image
(Emogene, Imagene, Imogen, Genie)
Ina
Irish: she who is chaste
Inez
Spanish: she who is chaste
(Ines, Ynes, Ynez)
Ingrid
Old English: meadow
Scandinavian: battle, or chief, after Inge, a Germanic hero
(Inga, Inge, Inger)
Iona
Greek: purple jewel
(Ione, Ionia)
Iphigenia
Greek: young girl in Greek mythology rescued from sacrifice and taken to heaven
Irene
Greek: the goddess of peace
(Irena, Irina, Rena, Rina)
Iris
Greek: rainbow, as bright and colorful as the rainbow
(Irisa, Irita)
Irma
Teutonic: the goddess of war
(Erma)
Isa
Common in Britian, particularly in Scotland: she who is consecrated to God
Isabel
Spanish: she who is consecrated to God
(Belia, Belita, Bella, Belle, Isa, Isabeau, Isabella, Isabelle, Isabellita, Isobel, Izabel, Ysabel)
Isadora
Latin: gift of the Egyptian goddess Isis
(Isadora)
Isis
Egyptian: the heavenly throne
Isolde
Celtic: fair
Teutonic: female ruler
(Isolda)
Ivan
Hebrew: God's gracious gift
(Iva, Ivane, Ivy)
Ivory
Latin: of ivory, white as ivory
Ivy
Old English: ivy tree