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4 Letter Girl Names Starting with I

Model Coco Rocha has set a narrow rubric for her children’s names — four-letter names starting with I. She is mother to Ioni and Iver and expecting her third child, a daughter, later in 2020. With such strict limitations, are there any good girl name options left?

You bet there are! It helps that I is such a versatile first initial. It can imitate the Y sound, as in Iana and Iara; long E, as in Inoa and Izar; or sound like "eye," as in Iola and Ioni. The variety of sounds makes an I-starting sibset well-matched, but not overly so.

The only four-letter girl names beginning with I in the US Top 1000 are trendy choices Isla and Iris — but you won’t find those on this list. Here we’ve curated our favorite unique four-letter girl names starting with I. Perfect for Coco Rocha’s baby — or maybe yours.

Ione

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Greek
235
Ines

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Italian, Portuguese, Slovene and Croatian variation of Agnes
194
Inez

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Spanish variation of Agnes
483
Iman

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic
2198
Isle

Meaning: small island

Origin:English
5005
Iona The meaning of Iona is ‘violet’ or ‘dove’. I...
Origin:Scottish place-name
711
Origin:Short form of Indiana
986
Ilse

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Dutch variation of Ilsa
2570
Iria

Meaning: peace

Origin:Portuguese variation of Eirene
2150
Iben

Meaning: yew wood

Origin:German and Scandinavian form of Ivo
10358
Iqra

Meaning: read

Origin:Arabic
424
Isha

Meaning: master, lord

Origin:Sanskrit
6557
Irie

Meaning: positive and powerful

Origin:Jamaican
1724
Indu

Meaning: moon

Origin:Hindi
3290
Izzy The meaning of Izzy is ‘God is my oath’. It ...
Origin:Diminutive of Isabel and Isabella
1921
Issa

Meaning: strong-willed

Origin:Variation of Isa, German
2108
Ibby

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English
5601
Ilsa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:German variation of Elizabeth
1297
Immy

Meaning: maiden

Origin:Celtic
2699
Idun

Meaning: ever young

Origin:Norse
5800