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Jabbar جبّار m Arabic
Means "powerful" in Arabic, a derivative of جبر (jabara) meaning "to force, to compel". In Islamic tradition الجبّار (al-Jabbār) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Jabir جابر m Arabic
Means "comforter, setter of bones" in Arabic, from the root جبر (jabara) meaning "to restore, to console, to set a bone".

Jabr جبر m Arabic
Means "force, compulsion, setting of bones" in Arabic, from the root جبر (jabara) meaning "to force, to compel, to set a bone".

Jabril جبريل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جبريل (see Jibril).

Jad جاد m Arabic
Means "serious" in Arabic. This name is most common in Lebanon.

Jafar جعفر m Arabic, Persian
Means "stream" in Arabic. Jafar ibn Abi Talib was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed fighting against Byzantium in the 7th century. Another notable bearer was Jafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia imam.

Jaffar جعفر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar).

Jaffer جعفر m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar).

Jahid جاهد m Arabic, Bengali
Means "diligent, striving" in Arabic, from the root جهد (jahada) meaning "to struggle, to strive".

Jalal جلال m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "greatness" in Arabic, from the root جلّ (jalla) meaning "to be great".

Jalal ad-Din جلال الدين m Arabic
Means "greatness of the faith" from Arabic جلال (jalāl) meaning "greatness, splendour" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, commonly called just Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet.

Jalil جليل m Arabic, Persian
Means "important, exalted" in Arabic, from the root جلّ (jalla) meaning "to be great".

Jalila جليلة f Arabic
Feminine form of Jalil.

Jamaal جمال m Arabic, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمال (see Jamal).

Jamal جمال m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, African American
Means "beauty" in Arabic, from the root جمل (jamala) meaning "to be beautiful".

Jamal ad-Din جمال الدين m Arabic
Means "beauty of the faith" from Arabic جمال (jamāl) meaning "beauty" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani (1839-1897) was a political activist who promoted pan-Islamism.

Jamal al-Din جمال الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمال الدين (see Jamal ad-Din).

Jamaluddin جمال الدين m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمال الدين (see Jamal ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Dari Persian form.

Jameel جميل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميل (see Jamil).

Jameela جميلة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميلة (see Jamila).

Jamil جميل m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "beautiful" in Arabic, from the root جمل (jamala) meaning "to be beautiful".

Jamila جميلة f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa
Feminine form of Jamil. This was the name of a wife of the caliph Umar.

Jamilah جميلة f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميلة (see Jamila), as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Jamillah جميلة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميلة (see Jamila).

Janan جنان f Arabic
Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic, a derivative of جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

Jaouad جواد m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جواد (see Jawad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Jasim جاسم m Arabic
Means "enlarging" in Arabic, a derivative of جسم (jasuma) meaning "to enlarge".

Jassim جاسم m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاسم (see Jasim).

Jawad جواد m Arabic
Means "generous" in Arabic, a derivative of جاد (jāda) meaning "to be excellent, to be generous".

Jawahir جواهر f Arabic
Means "jewels" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian گوهر (gōhar) meaning "jewel, essence".

Jawdat جودت m & f Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence" in Arabic, derived from جاد (jāda) meaning "to be excellent, to be generous".

Jazbiya جاذبيّة f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاذبيّة (see Jazibiyya).

Jazibiyya جاذبيّة f Arabic (Rare)
Means "charm, attractiveness" in Arabic.

Jehad جهاد m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جهاد (see Jihad).

Jibril جبريل m Arabic
Arabic form of Gabriel.

Jihad جهاد m Arabic
Means "battle, holy war" in Arabic, a derivative of the root جهد (jahada) meaning "to struggle, to strive".

Jilani جيلاني m Arabic
From the Arabic surname الجيلاني (al-Jīlānī), borne by the 12th-century Persian Sufi scholar Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (or Abdul Qadir Gilani), indicating he came from the town of Gilan near Baghdad.

Jinan جنان m & f Arabic
Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic, ultimately from the root جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

Juda جودة m Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence" in Arabic, derived from جاد (jāda) meaning "to be excellent, to be generous".

Juma جمعة m Arabic, Pashto, Swahili
Means "Friday" or "week" in Arabic.

Jumana جمانة f Arabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.

Jumanah جمانة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمانة (see Jumana).

Junaid جنيد m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic جنيد (see Junayd), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.

Junayd جنيد m Arabic
Means "small army", derived from Arabic جند (jund) meaning "army, soldiers".

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