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The IL sound gives names a distinctive quality. This list covers boy names starting with IL, popular across Modern coinage, Finnish, Arabic, Latvian, Hebrew traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with IL

  • 112 boy names start with IL in our database
  • 112 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: Modern coinage, Finnish, Arabic
  • See the full combined list at Starting With IL for all genders

Boy Names Starting With IL

112 boy names starting with IL

#955
Arabic
Arabic
#1060
Arabic
Arabic
#1075
Arabic↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#1262
American
Hebrew
#1403
Arabic
Arabic
#1445
Hebrew
Hebrew
#1457
Nigeria
God's joy is rising
#1500
Old German
noble and bright
#1501
Bulgarian
to be strong, powerful
#1502
Spanish
noble and ready — from Alfonso
#1503
Turkic
ruler, leader
#1505
Italian
brave warrior — from Hildebrand
#1511
Italian
brave warrior — from Aldo
#1513
African
island
#1516
African
unknown
#1518
Yoruba
progress, advancement
#1519
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1520
Germanic
a variant of Ilgmar
#1521
Turkic
brave, courageous
#1522
Latvian
bright, shining
#1523
Latvian
noble man
#1524
Latvian
brave warrior
#1525
Latvian
brave warrior
#1526
Turkish
a type of plant
#1528
Uzbek
inspiration, motivation
#1529
Hebrew
God is my salvation
#1531
Portuguese
derived from Ilídio
#1532
Filipino
from the Ilijan River
#1534
Slavic
derived from Ilija
#1535
Samoan
the one who is strong
#1537
Romanian
light, sun — from Ilie
#1539
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1541
Albanian
descendant of Illyria
#1544
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1546
Slavic
God is my salvation — from Elijah
#1548
Albanian
God is gracious
#1549
Slavic
he who is strong
#1550
Turkish
brave, courageous
#1551
Turkish
one who is loved
#1552
Azerbaijani
bright, shining
#1554
Finnish
brave warrior
#1555
Slavic
he who is strong
#1557
Irish
cheerful, joyful
#1558
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1559
Latin
he, that man
#1561
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1562
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1565
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1566
Old Norse
heir or descendant
#1567
Hungarian
brave, strong — from Elias
#1568
Hungarian
my God is Yahweh
#1569
Finnish
of the air
#1570
Finnish
brave warrior
#1571
Finnish
light, brightness
#1572
Scotland
Resolute protector
#1572
Indonesian
light or brightness
#1575
Finnish
light, brightness
#1577
Latvian
brave warrior
#1581
Finnish
brave warrior
#1582
Finnish
brave warrior
#1583
Azerbaijani
brave, courageous
#1598
Spanish
illuminated, enlightened
#1599
Greek
light, brightness
#1600
Latvian
light, brightness
#1601
Latvian
brave warrior
#1602
Finnish
brave, strong
#1604
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1605
Italian
from the Latin name Albinus
#1607
Turkic
bringer of good news
#1610
Portuguese
derived from the Latin name Aemilius
#1620
Albania
Derived from 'Illyrian', meaning 'of the Illyrians', an ancient group of tribes on the western Balkan Peninsula.
#1658
American
Tribe of superior men (from the Algonquin word ‘iliniwek’)
#1810
Hebrew
My God is Yahweh
#1821
Arabic
Arabic
#1987
French
cheerful, happy
#1988
Fijian
bringer of light
#1990
Tamil
brightness, illumination
#1991
Finnish
cheerful, happy
#1992
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1994
Italian
cheerful, happy
#1995
Greek
cheerful, joyful
#2316
Greece
Greek
#2404
Bulgarian↑ Rising
Light, illumination
#3982
Turkey↑ Rising
A name meaning 'the one who was raised'.
#4217
Russia↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#4448
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my light
#5027
Russia↑ Rising
Possibly derived from 'Elijah,' meaning 'My God is Yahweh.'
#5474
Hebrew
אֵלִיָּהוּ
#5475
Russia↑ Rising
אִילִיָּן - 'God is my Lord'
#6249
Modern coinage↑ Rising
no traditional meaning documented
#7360
American↑ Rising
Derived from the name Eilean, meaning 'island'
#7362
Arabian Peninsula
Arabic
#7876
Russia↑ Rising
Bulgarian
#9709
English↑ Rising
Dweller by the island meadow
#9710
Turkey↑ Rising
Bright, radiant.
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Italy↑ Rising
Italian
—
India
Hebrew
—
Albania
free
—
Greece
Greek
—
Arabic
Arabic
—
Latin
holly
—
Fictional (World of Warcraft U
brother of the night
—
Serbia
Hebrew
—
Arabic
Arabic
—
Romania
Hebrew
—
English
Derived from 'Elian', which means 'Yahweh is God'
—
Bulgarian
Bulgarian
—
Turkey
First moon
—
Russia
My God is Yahweh
—
Arabic
knowledge — from Ilm
—
Spain
Battle-ready
—
Greek
Greek

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