Ancient Baby Names, Names from Old Rome or Greek Starting With I
These are ancient baby names that start with the letter I. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all ancient baby names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ianthe | Flower | Female | Greek |
| Icarius | Myth Name (Gave Wine To The Citizens Of Athens Who Mistook It For Poison And... | Male | Greek |
| Icarus | Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus) | Male | Greek |
| Idas | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male | Greek |
| Idomeneus | Myth Name (A King Of Crete) | Male | Greek |
| Iliana | Variant Of Elena. | Female | Spanish |
| Inachus | Myth Name (A River God) | Male | Greek |
| Indira | Unisexual Name Meaning "Spendid." INDRA | Female | Indian |
| Ino | Myth Name (Daughter Of Cadmus) | Female | Greek |
| Iobates | Myth Name | Male | Greek |
| Iola | Myth Name (Sister Of Iphitus) | Female | Greek |
| Iolanthe | Violet | Female | Greek |
| Ion | Myth Name (Son Of Apollo) | Male | Greek |
| Ione | From The King's Island | Female | Celtic |
| Iphis | Myth Name (Hanged Himself Over Unrequited Love) | Male | Greek |
| Iphitus | Myth Name (Brother Of Iole) | Male | Greek |
| Irene | Peace | Female | Spanish |
| Iris | Rainbow | Female | Greek |
| Irus | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Male | Greek |
| Isadora | Gift Of Isis | Female | Greek |
| Isaiah | God's Helper | Male | Hebrew |
| Isaura | Gentle Breeze | Female | Greek |
| Isidore | Strong Gift | Male | Greek |
| Isis | Myth Name (Goddess Of Magic) | Female | Egyptian |
| Ismene | Myth Name (Daughter Of Oedipus) | Female | Greek |
| Isolde | Lover Of Tristan | Female | Arthurian |
| Issa | Swahili Name Meaning "God Is Our Salvation." | Female | African |
| Iulia | Young | Female | Romanian |
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