Ithai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ithai

What is the meaning of the name Ithai ?

The baby name Ithai is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ih-TIE (IPA: /ɪˈtaɪ/).

Ithai is Hebrew in Origin.

Ithai is a Hebrew masculine name, reflecting the biblical form often rendered in English as Ithai or Ittai. In the Hebrew Bible, a Benjamite warrior among David’s mighty men is listed as “Ithai son of Ribai” in some translations, while “Ittai the Gittite,” a loyal commander who follows David into exile, appears in the same narrative cycle. The underlying Hebrew spelling varies (אִתַּי / איתי), which accounts for multiple English transliterations.

The name is commonly interpreted from Hebrew as “with me,” conveying companionship or steadfast loyalty; some scholars leave the exact etymology open, but this meaning dominates modern usage. Contemporary Israeli forms Itay and Itai are very popular, while Ittai preserves a more biblical flavor; Ithai is a rarer English transliteration. Related variants include Itay, Itai, Ittai, and Ittay. Predominantly masculine, the name sometimes shortens to Iti in Hebrew-speaking contexts.

⚙ Ithai is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Ithai appears only 17 times in total — found in 4 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.