List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with I

Iven

(IY-vin)

Iven is a male given name. It is a diminutive variation of the names Ivo and Yvo and is also the Breton form of Evan. It is closely related to the names Ivon, Yvon, Ive, Ives, and Yves. As a surname, it appears as Ivens, meaning "Iven's son".

Meaning: God is gracious, Yahweh is gracious

Iver

(ee-VAIR)

Origin of the name Ivor: Scottish form of Ivar, a name introduced by Scandinavian settlers. It is derived from the Old Norse elements yŕ (yew, bow) and herr (warrior, army): hence, "archer, bow warrior."

Meaning: Fighter with bow Origin: Old Norse, Welsh

Iverson

(IEV-ər-sən)

Iversen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Iver", from the Old Norse personal name Ívarr. The Old Norse personal name is composed of the two elements: either ív meaning "yew tree", "bow" or Ing (an old Germanic God); and the element ar meaning "warrior" or "spear".

Meaning: Son of Ivor Origin: English, Welsh

Ives

(EEV)

The name Ives is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Ives is: Archer's bow. Patron saint of St. Ives in Cambridgeshire. More commonly used as a surname.from Ivar.

Meaning: Young archer Origin: American

Ivo

The name's etymology may be either Germanic or Celtic, in either case deriving from a given name with a first element meaning "yew" (Gaulish Ivo-, Germanic Iwa-). The name may have been spread by the cult of Saint Ivo (d. 1303), patron saint of Brittany. The Slavic name is a hypocorism, like its variant Ivica.

Ivon

The name Ivon is a Male name. English meaning: The name Ivon is a English baby name The English meaning of Ivon is: Archer's bow.

Meaning: Archers bow Origin: English

Ivor

(IY-vohr)

The boy's name Ivor \i-vor\ is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and its meaning is 'archer-soldier, bowman'. Derived from yr 'yew, bow' ; arr 'army, warrior'. Ívarr (Old Norse) is an older form of the name. Also possibly related to Ivo or to Ingvar. In Welsh, Ivor is used as as a form of Ifor, meaning "lord".

Meaning: Warrior, army

Ivrit

The meaning of the name “Ivrit” is: “The Hebrew Language”. Categories: Hebrew Names, Jewish Names. Used in: Hebrew speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: Hebrew.

Meaning: The hebrew language

Ivyn

The Russian and Slavic form of John, from the Greek name Ioannes, originally from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "God is gracious".

Meaning: God is gracious Origin: Russian

Iwan

(EE-vahn)

Iwan is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a Welsh and Cornish name related to Ifan and derived from the Latin Johannes. It is also found in Germanic and Slavic languages as a variant of Ivan (name), which is a form of the Biblical name John.

Meaning: God is merciful Origin: Hebrew, Polish