I names

I ι י І

Index

Ian – Ianna – Ignacio – Igor – Imogen – Inara – Irene – Iris – Isabel(la) – Ismael – Ivo

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Ian

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Ianna

From: Variant form of Janna which ultimately descends from Latin IOHANNA which was derived from Greek Ιωαννα (Ioanna), being the feminine form of John.
Meaning: See John entry here
Quenya: Eruntanë (Eru+anta+[në] = God+to give+[feminine names suffix])

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Ignacio

From: Spanish form of IGNATIVS from the name of a Roman family EGNATIVS with Etruscan origin.
Meaning: Fire in Latin.
Quenya: Náro (nárë+[o] = flame, fire+[masculine names suffix]

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Igor

From: Russian form of Ingvarr which comes from Old Norse combining the elements ing & arr
Meaning: Ing means ancestor & arr means warrior
Quenya: Yárohtar (yára+ohtar = ancient, descending from former times+warrior)

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Imogen

From: The name of a princess in the play ‘Cymbeline’ (1609) by Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but the name was printed incorrectly and never corrected. The name Innogen is probably derived from Gaelic inghean
Meaning: Maiden
Quenya: Wendië (wendë+[ië] = maiden, lady+[feminine names suffix])

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Inara

From: Diverging sources suggest it may have come from Arabic.
Meaning: Not known for sure. It may mean ‘heaven sent’ or ‘ray of light’, but unfortunately it cannot be checked for accuracy.
Quenya: Inara (as it’s not a clear and attested meaning, to avoid composing something inaccurate, orthographic rendition is preferred in this case)

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Irene

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Iris

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Isabel(la)

From: Latinate form of Isabel, which was a medieval Provençal form of Elizabeth
Meaning: (See Elizabeth entry here)
Quenya: Eruvandië (Eru+vanda+[ië] = God+oath+[feminine names suffix*]) * = Just to mark orthographically the difference between Elizabeth & Isabella although they are the same etymologically.

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Ismael

Composed by ismaelseidel himself

From: Spanish & Biblical Greek of the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma’el)
Meaning: Yahweh will hear
Quenya: Erulastano (Eru+{lasta}+[no] = God+{vb. to listen, to hear}+[masculine names suffix]

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Ivo

From: Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv. Or and also newer form of the old Slavic name Іѡаннъ (Ioannu), which was derived from Greek Ιωαννης (Ioannes) related to English John
Meaning: Germanic element iv means yew. For the Slavic origin, see John entry here.
Quenya: Malinorno (malina+{ornë}+[o] = yellow+{fictitious kind of tree related to Sindarin mallorn}+[masculine names suffix]) OR See John entry here