Names beginning with I :

Name Pronunciation Meaning Ethnicity Country Gender
Ibada EE-bah-dah adoration Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Ibrahim EE-brah-heem my father is exalted Hausa Nigeria male
Ibtisam ee-beet-SAHM smile Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Idi EE-dee born during the festival Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Idihi ee-DEE Enthusiasm perseverance Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Idogbe ee-oh-BEH second born after twins Yoruba Nigeria male
Idowu ee-doh-WOO first child born after tw Yoruba Nigeria female
Idowu ee-DOH-woo born after twins Yoruba Nigeria male
Idriis EE-drees prophet he studies Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Ifama ee-FAH-mah all is well Ibo Nigeria female
Ife ee-FEH love Yoruba Nigeria female
Ifetayo ee-feh-TAH-yph love brings happiness Yoruba Nigeria female
Iffat ee-FAHT virtue Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Ige EE-geh delivered feet first Yoruba Nigeria female
Ijaba ee-JAH-bah a wish fulfilled Hausa Nigeria female
Ikinya EE-key-nyah a single step Kikuyu Kenya male
Ikuseghan ee-KOO-seh-han peace surpasses war Benin Nigeria female
Ilham eel-HAM inspiration Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Imaan EE-man faith Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Imamu EE-mah-moo minister preacher Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Iman EE-man faith Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Imani ee-MAH-nee faith Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Imani ee-MAH-nee faith Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Imara ee-MAH-rah firm Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Imara EE-mah-rah Stamina strength Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Imarika EE-mah-ree-kah be steadfast Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Imarogbe ee-MAH-roh-beh child born to a good fami Benin Nigeria male
Ina EE-nah mother of the rains Hausa Nigeria female
Inaya ee-NAH-yah providence Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Intisar eenTEE-sah victory Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Ipyana eep-YAH-nah grace Nyakyusa Tanzania male
Irawagbon ee-rah-WAH-bon enemys attempt to kill he Benin Nigeria female
Iregi EE-reh-ghee a rebel Kikuyu Kenya male
Iroagbulam ee-ROH-eh-boo-lam let not enmity destroy me Ibo Nigeria male
Irungu EE-rohn-goh makes right reformer Kikuyu Kenya male
Isa EE-sah Jesus Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Isaam EE-sam guard Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Isilahi EE-see-lah-hee reconciliation Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Isimo EE-see-mo quality Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Isiyoshindika EE-see-yoh-sheen-dee-kah unconquerable Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Islam EE-slam submission to God Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Ismael EE-smah-el prophet he hears Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Ismaili EES-mah-ee-lee Ishmael he hears Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Isoke ee-SOH-keh a satisfying gift from Go Benin Nigeria female
Issa ee-SAH God is our salvation Swahili Kenya-Tanzania male
Ita EE-tah a war raid Kikuyu Kenya male
Itidal ee-tee-DAHL symmetry Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Itimu EE-tee-moh a spear Kikuyu Kenya male
Ituri ee-TOO-ree Sweet-smelling Swahili Kenya-Tanzania female
Iverem ee-VEH-rem blessings and favors Tiv Nigeria female
Iyabo ee-YAH-boh mother has returned Yoruba Nigeria female
Iyapo ee-YAH-po many trials Yoruba Nigeria male
Izegbe ee-ZEH-beh long expected child Benin Nigeria female