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“I” Words

Ivanova
name
The feminine form of the Russian surname Ivanov.
Ivanovich
name
A Russian patronymic meaning "son of Ivan," used as a person's middle name.
Ivanovna
name
A Russian patronymic meaning "daughter of Ivan," used as a woman's middle name.
Ive
name
An English surname, and an informal short form of the female name Ivy.
Iverson
name
A surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning "son of Iver."
Ives
name
An English surname, originally formed as a patronymic from the medieval given name Ivo.
Ivo
name
A male given name of Germanic origin.
Ivor
name
A male given name of Old Norse origin.
ivory
noun
The hard, creamy-white material that forms the tusks of elephants and some other animals.
ivy
noun
A climbing or trailing evergreen plant (genus Hedera) that clings to walls, trees, and fences.
Ivy League
noun
A group of eight long-established, highly selective private universities in the north-eastern United States: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Yale. Formally it is their athletic conference, but the name is used for the schools themselves.
Iwaki
name
A Japanese surname, and the name of a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
iwan
noun
A large, vaulted chamber with a monumental arched opening on one side.
IX
symbol
A gloss used in sign-language transcription to mark a pointing sign (indicating a person, place, or thing).
ixnay
noun
Nothing; nix; often in the phrase "ixnay on ...", indicating something that must not be mentioned, often in Pig Latin
Iyer
name
A surname of Tamil origin, traditionally associated with a Hindu Brahmin community in South India.
IYKYK
phrase
If you know, you know: used to mark something as an in-joke or shared reference that will land only with people already familiar with it.
Iz
name
An informal short form of the female given name Isabel.
Izmir
name
A major port city on Turkey's Aegean coast, and the province surrounding it.
Izu
name
A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the name of an old Japanese province.
Izumi
name
A Japanese given name (used for both men and women) and surname, meaning "spring" or "fountain."
Izumo
name
A city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, home to the ancient Izumo Grand Shrine.
Izzy
name
An informal short form of several names, including Isabel, Isabella, Isaac, Israel, and Isidore.