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584Ilse is a Germanic feminine given name, technically a German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, that has developed into an independent name. Following widespread onomastic patterns, particularly those common in German an...
Ina is a feminine given name used in Danish, Dutch, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Slovene, and Swedish. It originated as a short form of names ending with or containing the element ina, such as Martina, Christina,...
Ines is a feminine given name used in Croatian, German, Italian, Slovene, and Swedish, among other languages. It is a variant of Inés, the Spanish form of Agnes. The name thus ultimately derives from the Greek name Ἅγνη...
Inga is a feminine given name with deep roots in Germanic and Norse mythology. It is the strictly feminine form of Inge, a short form of various Germanic and Scandinavian names that begin with the element Ing, referring...
Inge is a given name of Germanic origin, functioning as a short form of Scandinavian and German names that begin with the element ing, such as Ingrid, Ingeborg, and Ingvar. This element refers to the Germanic god Ing, an...
Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name predominantly used in Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It derives from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg, which is composed of the theonym Ing—a name for the earlier Germanic fe...
Ingeburg is a German variant of the name Ingeborg, derived from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg. This name is composed of the name of the Germanic god Ing (associated with the tribe of the Ingaevones, possibly an earlier fo...
Ingelore is a German feminine given name, formed as a combination of the names Inge and Eleonore. This type of compound name was particularly fashionable in Germany during the early to mid-20th century, where parents oft...
Ingrid is a feminine given name derived from the Old Norse name Ingríðr, meaning "Ing is beautiful." It combines the name of the Germanic god Ing with the element fríðr (meaning "beautiful" or "beloved"). The name is wid...
Inka is a feminine given name used in Finnish, Frisian, and German contexts. It is the feminine form of Inge, which itself is a short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element Ing, referring to the...
Irene is a feminine given name with deep roots in Greek language, religion, and history. It derives from the Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirene), a word meaning "peace". In Greek mythology, Eirene was the goddess of peace and...
Iris is a feminine given name derived from the Greek word "rainbow". In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow and a messenger to the gods, often depicted as a link between heaven and earth. The name began...
Irma is a female given name with multiple origins and widespread usage across Europe and the United States. In the Germanic linguistic tradition, it originated as a short form of names beginning with the Old German eleme...
Irmengard is the German form of the Germanic name Ermengard, also seen as Irmgard or Irmingard. The name derives from the Old German elements irmin meaning "whole, great" and gart meaning "enclosure, yard". Etymology and...
Etymology and Historical SignificanceIrmentrud is the German form of the Old Germanic name Ermendrud. The name is composed of two elements: irmin, meaning "whole, great" (possibly related to the Germanic war god Irmin),...
Irmgard is a feminine German given name, a contracted form of Ermengard. Ermengard itself derives from the Old German elements irmin meaning "whole, great" and gart meaning "enclosure, yard". Thus, the name can be interp...
Irmhild is a feminine given name of German origin, formed from the Old German elements irmin "great, whole" and hilt "battle". It is a cognate of the Old English name Eormenhild, which shares the same meaning. The name t...
Irmingard is a German form of the name Ermengard, historically common among German-speaking peoples including Austrians and Swiss. Built from the Old German elements irmin “whole, great” and gart “enclosure, yard,” the n...
Irmtraud is the German contracted form of Ermendrud, a name of ancient Germanic origin. It is composed from the Old German elements irmin "whole, great" and drud "strength". Thus, the name Irmtraud carries the meaning of...
Irmtraut is a feminine German name, a variant of Irmtraud, which itself derives from Ermendrud. The root name Ermendrud is composed of the Old German elements irmin "whole, great" and drud "strength." This name carries c...
Irmtrud is a German variant of Irmtraud, itself a contracted form of Ermendrud, a name of ancient Germanic origin. The root name combines the elements irmin "whole, great" and drud "strength", thus conveying a meaning li...
Isa 2 is a feminine short form of Isabella, used in Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Derived from the longer name, Isa 2 serves as an affectionate or casual variant, akin to Bella or Isa. The name Isabell...
Isabel is a female given name of Spanish origin, derived as a medieval form of Elizabeth. It arose in the Occitan region of France during the 12th century and quickly spread throughout Spain, Portugal, and France, becomi...
Isabell is a German variant of Isabel, itself a medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth. The name Elizabeth originates from the Hebrew Elisheba meaning "God is my oath" or "God is abundance" (according to the Bible, Aaron's w...
Isabella is a feminine given name of Italian origin, the Latinate form of Isabel (from which the French Isabelle also derives), which itself is a variant of Elisabeth, ultimately from the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning “G...
Isabelle is a feminine given name used predominantly in French, English, Dutch, German, and Swedish contexts. It is the French form of Isabel, which itself derives from the medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth.EtymologyThe...
Isolde is the German form of Iseult, best known through the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg and Richard Wagner's 1865 opera Tristan und Isolde. Wagner also named his first daughter Isolde. Th...
Ivonne is a Spanish variant of the French name Yvonne, which is itself the feminine form of Yvon, a medieval diminutive of Yves. Yves ultimately derives from the Germanic element iv meaning "yew," related to the yew tree...
Jana 1 is a feminine given name widely used across European languages including Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, German, Latvian, Slovak, and Slovene. It functions as the feminine form of Jan 1, which itself derives from...
Janina is a feminine given name used in several European countries, including Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden. It is a Latinate form of Jeannine, itself a diminutive of Jeanne, the French feminine form of...
Janine is a feminine given name that emerged in the 20th century, primarily used in Dutch, English, French, and German-speaking contexts. It is a diminutive and variant of Jeannine, which itself originates from Jeanne, t...
Jasmin is a feminine given name used in English, Finnish, and German speaking cultures. It is a direct borrowing or equivalent of the English word and name Jasmine, which derives from the fragrant climbing flower of the...
Jennifer is a feminine given name deriving from the Cornish form of the Welsh name Guinevere (Gwenhwyfar in Welsh). The name's meaning is often interpreted as 'the fair one' or 'white wave,' stemming from Proto-Celtic el...
Etymology and HistoryJenny is a feminine given name that originated as a medieval English diminutive of Jane, itself a feminine form of John. The name Jane derives from Old French Jehanne, which comes from Latin Ioannes,...
Jessica is a female given name with origins in English literature, famously coined by William Shakespeare for his play The Merchant of Venice (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare likely adapte...
Jessika is a German, Swedish, and English variant of the name Jessica, which has a rich literary and biblical heritage.Etymology and OriginThe name Jessica was created by William Shakespeare for his play The Merchant of...
Jo is a short form (hypocorism) of several longer names beginning with the syllable Jo, such as Joan 1, Joanna, Josephine, and also Johannes or Josef. This gives the name a dual-gender nature: in English, Jo is primarily...
Johanna is a feminine given name used across a wide range of European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Swedish, as well as in Medieval Latin contexts. It i...
Jolanthe is the German form of Yolanda. The name Yolanda ultimately traces back to medieval French Yolande, which likely derived from Violante, a Latin name connected to viola meaning "violet," though a Germanic origin i...
Jördis is the German form of Hjördis, adapted from the Old Norse name Hjǫrdís, which means "sword goddess." This etymology is composed of two elements: hjǫrr, meaning "sword," and dís, meaning "goddess." The name thus co...
Josefine is a Scandinavian and German feminine given name, a form of Joséphine, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Joseph meaning "he will add" or "God shall add (another son)." The name thus shares in the...
Josepha is a feminine form of the name Joseph, used in Dutch, English, and German. The name derives from the Hebrew Yosef, meaning "he will add," rooted in the element yasaf (to add, to increase). In the Old Testament, J...
Josephine is the English, German, and Dutch form of the French name Joséphine. This female name is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef), meaning "he will add" (from the root יָסַף (yasaf)). The name Jos...
Judit is a feminine given name used in several languages, including Danish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish. It is a form of Judith, derived from the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehuḏiṯ), meaning "Jewish wo...
Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yehudit (יְהוּדִית), meaning "Jewish woman" or "Jewess," the feminine form of Yehudi, referring to a person from the tribe of Judah. The name appears in the Ol...
EtymologyJulia is a feminine given name, ultimately derived from the Roman family name Julius. The name likely has Latin origins, possibly connected to the word iulus meaning 'downy-bearded' or 'youthful', or related to...
Juliana is a feminine given name derived from the Roman name Iulianus, a cognomen of the gens Julia, which traces its ultimate origin to Julian. The name means 'youthful' or 'downy-bearded', referring to young adults. Ju...
Juliane is the German and French feminine form of the name Julian, which itself derives from the Roman family name Iulianus, a derivative of Julius. The name Julian was borne by several notable early figures, including t...
Etymology and OriginsJulie is the French, Danish, Norwegian, and Czech form of Julia, which itself is the feminine form of the Roman family name Julius. The root Julius is believed to derive either from the Ancient Greek...
Juna is a feminine given name of uncertain origin, used notably in Dutch and German-speaking regions. It is considered a variant of Junia or Juno. The name Junia is a feminine form of Junius, a Roman family name possibly...
Jutta is a feminine German given name, derived as a medieval Low German form of Judith. The name Judith itself comes from the Hebrew Yehudit, meaning 'Jewish woman', a feminine form of Yehudi , which originally referred...
Karen is a Danish short form of Katherine. It became common in the English-speaking world after the 1930s. The name Karen is a feminine first name, used primarily in Danish, English, German, Icelandic, and Norwegian cont...
Karin is a common feminine given name used across many Germanic, Nordic, and Central European languages, including Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, and Slovene. Originally, Karin devel...
Karina is a feminine given name used across many European languages, including Danish, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It is an elaborated form of Karin, a Swedish short form o...
Karla is a feminine given name widely used across Europe and in English-speaking countries. It serves as the feminine form of Karl, Karel, or Karlo, which are themselves regional variants of Charles. The name ultimately...
Karola is a feminine given name used in German, Hungarian, and Polish. It is a feminine form of Carolus, the Latinized version of Charles. The name ultimately traces back to the Germanic word *karlaz, meaning 'man' or, a...
Karolina is a feminine given name widely used across Europe, including in Croatian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Swedish, and Ukrainian speaking communities. It...
Karoline is a feminine given name used primarily in Danish, German, and Norwegian. It is the feminine form of the Latin name Carolus, which itself is a Latinized version of Charles. Ultimately derived from the Germanic n...
Kasimira is a feminine form of Kasimir, itself a German adaptation of Casimir. The root name Casimir derives from the Polish Kazimierz, which combines the Slavic elements kaziti ('to destroy') and mirŭ ('peace, world'),...
Katarina is a feminine given name prevalent across several European languages, serving as the standard form of Katherine in Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Danish, German, Norwegian, Sorbian, and Slovak. Variant s...