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Muslim Girl Names Starting with I

32 Muslim girl names starting with I, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Ibtihaj, Ibtisam, Idil. Girls and boys together are on the all names with I page.

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Ibtihaj, Ibtisam, Idil, Ihsane
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Arabic spelling, meaning, and the letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 32 Muslim girl names starting with I, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Ibtihaj, Ibtisam, Idil. Girls and boys together are on the all names with I page. Every name links to its full page.

ابتهاجIbtihajJoy, delight, from root b-h-j (baha, to be joyful). Ibtiha ابتسامIbtisamA smile, the gentle brightness that changes the quality of a room إيديلIdilThe perfect one, the just one إِحْسَانIhsaneExcellence, Moroccan girls name إخلاصIkhlasSincerity, Surah 112, worth a third of the Quran, pure monotheism إكرامIkramHonour, generosity إيلافIlafCovenant, familiarity, directly Quranic. 'For the covenant إيلايداIlaydaWater fairy, Turkish girls name إلهامIlhamDivine inspiration, Arab world spelling إلهانIlhanInspiration from God, divine illumination, the woman touched by divine light عليينIlliyeenThe highest heaven, the Quranic register of the deeds of the righteous إلياناIlyanaMy God has answered, the beautiful fusion of Islamic faith and divine response إِيمَانImanFaith إِيمَانImaneFaith إنارةInaraIllumination, from root n-w-r (anara, to illuminate) إيناسInasSociability, friendliness عنايةInayaDivine care, she who is held in God's attention أنيسInesCompanion, gentle, Spanish/Mediterranean girls name إنصافInsafJustice إنسانInsanThe Human, Surah 76, the wine of paradise, gratitude and patience إنتانIntanDiamond, Indonesian Malay girls name انتصارIntisarIntisar, Victory, second max coverage حريرIpekSilk, Turkish ipek, elegant female name of pure softness إقراءIqraRead!, the first revealed word of the Quran (96:1) إرمIram"Iram of the Pillars", the legendary paradise garden, Surah Al-Fajr ارديناIrdinaA modern Malay name; the one who guides إرمIremIrem, Turkish garden of paradise إرهاءIrhaaSerenity, tranquility, the woman who brings divine peace to all around her إيزابيلاIsabellaDevoted to God, Western Muslim convert عشاءIshaNight prayer, evening, Islamic spiritual name إشراقIshraqIshraq, Sunrise/radiance, top Arab girls إسراءIsraThe Night Journey, Surah 17, the Prophet's ascension from Masjid al-Aqsa

Of the 32 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. Iramإرم"Iram of the Pillars", the legendary paradise garden, Surah...
  2. InayaعنايةDivine care, she who is held in God's attention
  3. IsabellaإيزابيلاDevoted to God, Western Muslim convert
  4. IlliyeenعليينThe highest heaven, the Quranic register of the deeds of the...

Arabic girl names beginning with I

The English letter I has no single Arabic counterpart. The 32 names on this page open with 3 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like I in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic girl names beginning with I

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

3 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Ikhlasإخلاص Imanإِيمَان Iqraإقراء

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Muslim boy names starting with I

Looking for a boy name instead? 44 Muslim boy names start with I.

Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيم Idrisإِدْرِيس Ibn Sinaابْن سِينَا Irfanعرفان Iltutmishإِلْتُتْمِش Ibn Bajjahابْن بَاجَّة Ibn Battutaابْن بَطُّوطَة Ibn Hanbalابنُ حَنبَل

See all 44 Muslim boy names starting with I or all 76 names starting with I.

Questions about Muslim names starting with I

How many Muslim girl names start with I?
AsrNaam lists 32 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter I accounts for 76 researched names, 44 for boys and 32 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does I correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often I stands for Hamza (أ), which opens 24 of these names. It can also stand for Alif and Ain. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim girl name starting with I is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Iram, Inaya and Isabella lead the letter I. The settled meaning of Iram is: "Iram of the Pillars", the legendary paradise garden, Surah Al-Fajr. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with I?
Yes. 3 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Ikhlas, Iman and Iqra. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with I?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim girl names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.