Muslim boy names starting with I
Boy names, from the prophets to the Companions, with a one-line meaning.
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- Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيم Name of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham); “father of a multitude” according to the Bible
- Idrisإِدْرِيس Name of the prophet Idris, of uncertain origin; often linked to Arabic dars, “study”
- Ihsanإِحْسَان “Excellence, beneficence”: doing well, and doing good
- Ikrimahعِكْرِمَة “The dove”: the female pigeon, according to the lexicographers
- Ilanإِيلَان Name of Hebrew origin, “tree”; given in France in families of every background
- Ilyanإِلْيَان Modern French name of uncertain origin, linked to Ilyas and Elian
- Ilyasإِلْيَاس Name of the prophet Ilyas (Elijah); in Hebrew, “my God is the Lord”
- Imranعِمْرَان Name of the father of Maryam; Surah 3 is called “The Family of ʿImran”
- Isaعِيسَى Name of the prophet ʿIsa (Jesus), son of Maryam; from the Hebrew Yeshua, “God saves”
- Ishaqإِسْحَاق Name of the prophet Ishaq (Isaac); in Hebrew, “he laughs”
- Iskandarإِسْكَنْدَر Arabic form of Alexander (Greek Alexandros, “defender of men”)
- Islamإِسْلَام “Submission to Allah”, the name of the religion
- Ismailإِسْمَاعِيل Name of the prophet Ismaʿil (Ishmael); in Hebrew, “God hears”
- Issamعِصَام “The strap that holds”; the self-made man
- Iyadإِيَاد “What strengthens, support, backing”
- Iyasإِيَاس “Compensation”, what one receives in return; from aws, “a gift”