German Girl Names Starting With "I"

Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter I.

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Ida

/EE-DAH/

Meaning: Work, industrious

Origin: German

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Ilka

/EE-LKAH/

Meaning: Hungarian diminutive of Ilona.

Origin: German

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Ilona

/EE-LOH-NAH/

Meaning: Joy

Origin: German

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Ilsa

/EE-LSAH/

Meaning: Variant of Ilse

Origin: German

modernvintageclassic

Ilse

/EE-LSEH/

Meaning: Pledged to God

Origin: German

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Ima

/EE-MAH/

Meaning: Variant of Emma

Origin: German

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Ina

/EE-NAH/

Meaning: Short form of names

Origin: German

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Ines

/EE-NEH-S/

Meaning: Variant of In

Origin: German

coolcutepopular

Inga

/EE-NGAH/

Meaning: Strictly feminine form of Inge.

Origin: German

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Ingeborg

/EE-NGEH-BOH-RG/

Meaning: Ing's protection

Origin: German

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Ingeburg

/EE-NGEH-BOO-RG/

Meaning: Variant of Ingeborg

Origin: German

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Ingelore

/EE-NGEH-LOH-REH/

Meaning: Combination of Inge and Eleonore.

Origin: German

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Ingrid

/EE-NGREE-D/

Meaning: Ing's beauty

Origin: German

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Inka

/EE-NKAH/

Meaning: Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.

Origin: German

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Irene

/EE-REH-NEH/

Meaning: Peace

Origin: German

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Iris

/EE-REE-S/

Meaning: Rainbow

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Iris (anatomy) - The iris (pl.: irides or irises) is a thin, ring-shaped structure in the eye in most mammals and birds that is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. In optical terms, the pupil is the eye's aperture, while the iris is the diaphragm.
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Irma

/EE-RMAH/

Meaning: Whole, great

Origin: German

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Irmengard

/EE-RMEH-NGAH-RD/

Meaning: German form of Ermengard.

Origin: German

classicrare

Irmentrud

/EE-RMEH-NTROO-D/

Meaning: German form of Ermendrud.

Origin: German

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Irmgard

/EE-RMGAH-RD/

Meaning: Universal guard

Origin: German

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Irmhild

/EE-RMHEE-LD/

Meaning: Whole, great

Origin: German

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Irmingard

/EE-RMEE-NGAH-RD/

Meaning: German form of Ermengard.

Origin: German

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Irmtraud

/EE-RMTRAH-OO-D/

Meaning: German contracted form of Ermendrud.

Origin: German

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Irmtraut

/EE-RMTRAH-OO-T/

Meaning: Variant of Irmtraud

Origin: German

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Irmtrud

/EE-RMTROO-D/

Meaning: Variant of Irmtraud

Origin: German

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Isa

/EE-SAH/

Meaning: Short form of Isabella

Origin: German

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Isabel

/EE-SAH-BEH-L/

Meaning: Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth.

Origin: German

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Isabell

/EE-SAH-BEH-LL/

Meaning: Variant of Isabel

Origin: German

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Isabella

/EE-SAH-BEH-LLAH/

Meaning: Latinate form of Isabel.

Origin: German

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Isabelle

/EE-SAH-BEH-LLEH/

Meaning: French form of Isabel.

Origin: German

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Iscah

/EE-SCAH-H/

Meaning: To behold

Origin: German

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Iseult

/EE-SOYLT/

Meaning: Ice

Origin: German

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Ishtar

/EE-SHTAH-R/

Meaning: Ishtar was an Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess who presided over love, war and fertility.

Origin: German

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Isidora

/EE-SEE-DOH-RAH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Isidore.

Origin: German

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Isolde

/EE-SOH-LDEH/

Meaning: German form of Iseult, meaning 'ice ruler' or 'iron ruler', famous from Arthurian legend and Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.

Origin: German

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Ivonne

/EE-FOH-NNEH/

Meaning: Variant of Yvonne

Origin: German

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