Literary Baby Names

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Iachimo


Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to an Italian friend to Philario.


Iago


Boy

Literary Spanish Welsh

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice, where it belongs to ensign to Othello. Supplanter. Spanish form of Jacob. Associated with the wicked Iago in Shakespeare's Othello'. Supplanter. Can be either a variant of James or Jacob. Associated with the wicked Iago in Shakespeare's Othello'.


Iden


Boy

Anglo-Saxon Celtic Literary

Wealthy. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman.


Illyria


Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where it belongs to , also called 'What You Will' Orsino, Duke of Illyria.


Imogen


Girl

English Irish Latin Literary

Innocent. Last born. The name of the heroine of Shakespeare's play Cymbehoe as a result of a printing error in the Folio edition of the play. Daughter. Last born. Image. Blameless; innocent. A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to daughter to Cymbeline by a former queen.


Iras


Girl

Literary

Antony and Cleopatra'. Lady attending on Cleopatra.


Iris


Unisex

Greek Hebrew Latin Literary

Rainbow goddess of Greek mythology who used rainbows as a bridge to carry messages from the gods to mankind. Iris is also a flower name. Flower. A variant of Beatrix meaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise, perhaps inspired by Beatrice Portinari who was Dante's earliest love. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tempest, where it belongs to a spirit, rainbow goddess of Greek mythology.


Isabel


Unisex

English Hebrew Latin Literary Spanish

My God is bountiful;God of plenty. Devoted to God. 'My God is bountiful;God of plenty.'. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to queen of France. Devoted to God. A Spanish variant of Elizabeth.


Isabella


Girl

Hebrew Italian Literary Spanish

Devoted to God. Italian form of Isabel: consecrated to God. A literary name from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, where it belongs to sister to Claudio. My God is bountiful. God of plenty. Devoted to God. A Spanish variant of Elizabeth.