Any and all names whose first syllable has an "I"/"eye" sound?

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I want to hear if anyone has any out of the mainstream names that start with the “I” sound. They don’t have to start with the letter I or be spelled with it, but the first syllable has to have that vowel used. Example: [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_u]Tyson[/name_u], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m].

Thanks for your help! :smiley:

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[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilis[/name_f]/Eilís/[name_f]Eilish[/name_f] (EYE-lish)
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivory[/name_f]
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Piper[/name_f]
[name_f]Shiloh[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Riley[/name_m]/[name_m]Reilly[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tyler[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] - can’t believe I forgot this one, lol.

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Girls

[name_f]Iona[/name_f] (love this one!)
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Tyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyre[/name_u]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]

Boys

[name_m]Ivar[/name_m]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Iker[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m]
Fivel

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Here are a few from my own long list…

[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
Fyvie
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Naiara[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m] / [name_m]Gaius[/name_m]
[name_m]Caio[/name_m]
Midas
Viking (GP)

I’ve found that pronunciation can vary from person to person (culture to culture) with the EYE sound, as many may say EE so you might want to be aware of that if the EYE sound is very important to you.

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Thanks so much for all the great ideas! For some reason, that first I syllable is really melodic to me.

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f] is the first one that came to mind. [name_f]Kyla[/name_f], [name_f]Myla[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_u]Tyler[/name_u], [name_u]Skylar[/name_u]/[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]… [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_m]Ivor[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]…

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I haven’t seen it mentioned, but a girl there is Eirwen.

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Wow, I came here hours ago looking for “eye” names and had no idea where to start! Thank goodness I came back!

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I have a little [name_u]Ira[/name_u], I think it is a beautiful name : )