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Abbreviation.
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Coined in contrast to IMHO (“in my humble opinion”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIMC
Abbreviation
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIMSP
Initialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIMer
From IM + -er.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordINPE
Borrowed from Portuguese INPE.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordINRIA
Borrowed from French INRIA (“Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordINTI
Clipping of INTI International University, in turn claimed to be borrowed from a Sanskrit word that means "essense"
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIOTA
Acronym of interest on trust account.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIOU
From the pronunciation of "I owe you". Attested since at least 1618.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIP
Initialisms (see definitions).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIQcel
From IQ + -cel.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIQed
From IQ + -ed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIQer
From IQ + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIRCer
From IRC + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIRCop
From IRC + op.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIRL
Initialisms and abbreviations.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIRT
Abbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordISCII
Initialism. Compare ASCII.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordISIL
An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsISIS
(Salafist group): An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَٱلشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsISO
Officially from Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”). However, a participant in the initial meetings disputes this etymology, claiming that the link to ίσος was decided on after the name ISO was set. (file format): From the file e
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionISWAP
Abbreviation of Islamic State's West Africa Province.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordITER
(experimental reactor): originally an acronym, now explained as derived from Latin iter (“way, path”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIUD
The Philippine sense is due to the streetfood being reminiscent of an intrauterine device.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIVG
From languages in which "voluntary interruption of pregnancy" has the initials IVG, like French interruption volontaire de grossesse, Italian interruzione volontaria di gravidanza, Portuguese interrupção voluntária da gr
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsIVth
From IV (Roman numeral representing four) + -th (ordinal suffix).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIX
From index finger.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIago
From Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician Iago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) a
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsIain
From Scottish Gaelic. Cognate of John; see there for more.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIambe
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάμβη (Iámbē).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIamid
Borrowed from Latin Iamidēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰαμίδης (Iamídēs), from Ἴαμος (Íamos, “Iamus”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “son of”, patronymic suffix).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsIams
Uncertain. Perhaps an altered spelling of Eames.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIamus
Borrowed from Latin Iamus, from Ancient Greek Ἴαμος (Íamos).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIan
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Eòin.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIana
From Romanian Iana.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIanca
From Romanian Ianca.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIansu
From Matteo Ricci's romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIara
From Romanian Iara.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIasi
From Romanian Iași of uncertain origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIaso
From Ancient Greek Ἰᾱσώ (Iāsṓ), from ἴᾱσις (íāsis, “healing, recovering, recuperation”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIași
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Iași.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIbada
Borrowed from Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda, “worship”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIbadi
Borrowed from Arabic إِبَاضِيّ (ʔibāḍiyy), from إِبَاض (ʔibāḍ, part of the name of Abd Allah ibn Ibad) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Ibad + -i.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionIbara
Borrowed from Japanese 井原 (Ibara).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIbbs
From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Isabel and Hilbert.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIbell
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIbiza
Borrowed from Spanish Ibiza, from Catalan Eivissa, from Arabic يَابِسَة (yābisa), from Latin Ebusus, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌 (ʾybšm).
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsIblis
From Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “Iblis”), possibly from the trilateral root ب ل س (b l s) with the general meaning of “despair”, بَلَسَ (balasa). Alternatively, perhaps from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsIbo
Borrowed from Cebuano Ibo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIbsen
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Ibsen.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIbson
From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Isabel and Hilbert + -son.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIca
From Spanish Ica.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIcard
Borrowed from French Icard or a variant of Ikerd.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIccha
Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā, “desire, will, wish”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIch
From German Ich. Doublet of ego, I, and ich.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentions · brief recordIcke
Variant of Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIclod
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Iclod.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordId
Borrowed from Hindi ईद (īd).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIda
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.
5 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsIdaho
Uncertain; possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́ (“Comanche”), though the Oxford English Dictionary states that the development of the state’s name from that word remains undocumented. The name Idaho was said to have been
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionIde
From the medieval male (and less often female) given name Ida.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIder
Uncertain, possibly a variation of the name Ida.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIdia
From Ido Idia (from Ido + -ia (“country”)).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIdism
From Ido + -ism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIdist
From Ido + -ist.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIdlib
Borrowed from Arabic إِدْلِب (ʔidlib).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIdo
Borrowing from Ido Ido. Began as a pseudonym, probably directly from Esperanto ido (“offspring”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIdowu
Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIdren
Blend of I + bredren.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIdris
Borrowed from Welsh Idris.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIero
Borrowed from Italian Iero.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIesha
American 20th-century phonetic spelling of Aisha.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIezzi
Borrowed from Italian Iezzi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIfS
Borrowed from German IfS (“Institut für Staatspolitik”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIfa
Borrowed from Yoruba Ifá.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIfni
Borrowed from Spanish Ifni, from Tashelhit sidi ifni.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIga
Borrowed from Japanese 伊賀 (Iga).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIgala
Borrowed from Igala Ígáláà.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIgbo
Borrowed from Igbo Ìgbò.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIggy
Acronym + -y.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIgor
Transliterated from Russian И́горь (Ígorʹ), a Varangian name derived from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvarr, from Yngvi (name of a god) + herr (“army”). Doublet of Ivor, Ihar, and Ihor.
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsIgwe
Borrowed from Igbo Igwe.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIi
Borrowed from Japanese 井伊 (Ii).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIida
Borrowed from Japanese 飯田 (Īda).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIjaz
Borrowed from Arabic اعجاز. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIjoid
From Ijo + -id.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIk
From Ik Icé-tód.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIkard
Variant of Ikerd.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIke
From Eisenhower. His siblings also used the nickname, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only one who kept it by the Second World War.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsIkeda
Borrowed from Japanese 池田 (Ikeda).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIkner
Americanized spelling of German Eickner.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIkoma
From Japanese 生駒 (Ikoma).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIkuko
Borrowed from Japanese いくこ (Ikuko).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIkumi
Borrowed from Japanese いくみ (Ikumi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIla
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
3 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlan
From Hebrew אִילָן (Ilán, “tree, oak tree”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlchi
From Uyghur ئىلچى (ilchi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlfov
From Romanian Ilfov.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlham
From Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIli
From Russian Или (Ili) and Uyghur ئىلى (ili), usually taken to derive from Mongolian.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIli-
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἴλιον (Ílion).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIliac
Latin Iliacus.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIliad
From Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- + -ad.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIlic
From Serbo-Croatian Ilić.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIliev
Borrowed from Bulgarian Илиев (Iliev).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlium
Borrowed from Latin Īlium, from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον (Í̄lion). Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name Ἴλιον (Ílion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wílion). Compare Hittite 𒃾𒇻𒊭
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsIll
From French Ill.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIllia
From Ukrainian Ілля́ (Illjá). Compare Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá) and Belarusian Ілья́ (Ilʹjá).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsIllig
Borrowed from German Illig.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlona
From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIlya
From Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá). Doublet of Elijah.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIm
Borrowed from Korean 임(林) (Im) or Korean 임(任) (Im).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIma
From I'm or I'm going to.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsImai
Borrowed from Japanese 今井 (Imai).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImam
Occupational surname, borrowed from Arabic إمام (ʔimām). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIman
See iman.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordImane
Borrowed from Arabic إيمان (ʔīmān).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImani
Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. Swahili imani Swahili Imanibor. English Imani Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsImig
Borrowed from German Imig.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImler
Borrowed from German Imler.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImma
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Proto-Indo-European *e- Proto-Indo-European *-m ? Proto-Indo-European *-óm Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm Proto-Germanic *eka Proto-Germanic *ek Proto-West Germanic *ik Old English i
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsImna
Borrowed from Korean 임나(任那) (Imna).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImo
From Igbo Imo, derived from the Imo River.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImola
Borrowed from Italian Imola
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImpey
Topographic surname from Old English impe (“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”) + haga (“enclosure; hedge”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImran
From Arabic عِمْرَان (ʕimrān).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImri
Borrowed from Hebrew אִמְרִי (Imri).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordImus
Origin unidentified.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIna
Short form of given names ending in -ina, e.g. Georgina, Christina, Wilhelmina.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInaba
Borrowed from Japanese 稲葉 (Inaba).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInabe
Borrowed from Japanese いなべ (Inabe).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInara
Source etymology material for Inara; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInari
From Japanese 稲荷 (Inari).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInca
Borrowed from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka (“emperor”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIncan
From Inca + -an.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordInce
From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) or else the Cumbric/Old Welsh reflex inis. Compare Ynys and Inch.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInd
From Middle French Inde, from Latin India.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIndia
Etymology tree the BMAC substratebor.? Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Prot
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionsIndic
Etymology tree the BMAC substratebor.? Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Prot
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsIndo
Clipping of Indo-European or Indonesia; from Dutch Indo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIndra
Transliteration of Sanskrit इन्द्र (índra).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIndus
Borrowed from Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hiⁿduš/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬎 (hiṇdu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš or borro
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsIndy
Clipping of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Independent + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInett
Ultimately a variant of Emmett.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIneu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ineu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInez
Anglicised form of Spanish Inés and Portuguese Inês, both from Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ). First used in 18th century English poetry and plays referring to Inês de Castro. Doublet of Agnes.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsInga
From Meitei language.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsIngen
From Meitei language.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInity
Blend of I + unity, replacing the you sound.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordInky
From Inq(uisitor) + -y, as a term of endearment.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInna
Transliteration of Russian И́нна (Ínna), of uncertain origin. (One suggestion is Ancient Greek ἴννα (ínna), from ἴννην (ínnēn, “little girl”).)
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsInner
Capitalization of inner, from Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en. A demonym for an inhabitant of inner planets of the Solar System
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsInnu
From Montagnais Innu, from inniw (“man”), from Proto-Algonquian *elenyiwa. Not related to Inuit. This replaced the term Montagnais as the primary name of the people since 1990, but it remains in use officially to refer t
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIno
From Ancient Greek Ἰνώ (Inṓ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInoue
Borrowed from Japanese 井上 (Inoue).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInsta
Source etymology material for Insta; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIntal
Acronym of international auxiliary language.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIntel
Blend of integrated + electronics.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordInter
Borrowed from Italian, Spanish, and German Inter. Also seen as a clipping of international.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIntha
From Burmese အင်းသား (ang:sa:).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInti
From Quechua Inti.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInuit
First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsInuk
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInyos
See Inyo County.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIo
Borrowed from Latin Io, from Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIola
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”), evoking the flower's symbolism of modesty and beauty.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIon
From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIona
Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIoni
From Russian Иони (Ioni).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIonia
From Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIonic
From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIons
From a Northumberland variant of John + the patronymic suffix -s.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIoto
A macronless form of Iōtō, romanization of a separate pronunciation of the same Japanese name as Iwo Jima, officially adopted within Japan since 2007.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsIott
Variant spelling of Ayotte.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIowa
From French Aiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“the sleepy ones”).
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsIowan
Etymology tree Dakota ayúxbader. French Aiouezbor. English Iowa English -an English Iowan From Iowa + -an.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIp
Borrowed from Cantonese 葉／叶 (jip⁶).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIphis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἶφις (Îphis).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIpina
Borrowed from Spanish Ipiña, a habitational surname from Basque.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIpock
Americanized spelling of German Ibach.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIpoh
From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIpsen
Borrowed from Danish Ipsen.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIqan
Borrowed from Arabic إيقان (ʔīqān).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIqbal
From Arabic إِقْبَال (ʔiqbāl).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordIrDA
The standard was named after the association that developed it.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIra
From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIraan
From the names of Ira and Ann Yates.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIrad
From Hebrew עירד.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIran
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas Proto-Iranian *Áryah Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y) Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl) Middle Persian -ān Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn) Iranian Persian ایران (Irân)bor. English Iran
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsIrani
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas Proto-Iranian *Áryah Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y) Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl) Middle Persian -ān Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn) Iranian Persian ایران (Irân)bor. English Iran
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsIraq
Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIraqi
Borrowed from Arabic عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, “Iraqi”), equivalent to Iraq + -i.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsIraqw
From Iraqw iraqw (“Iraqw people”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIrene
Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsIrfan
Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”). This given name is mostly found in Pakistan.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIrgun
Borrowed from Hebrew ארגון (irgún, “organization”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIribe
Borrowed from Spanish Iribe, itself of Basque origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIrina
From Russian Ири́на (Irína), akin to English Irene.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsIris
From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).
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