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Jantien f Medieval Dutch, DutchThis given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of
Jantjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [
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Jantina f DutchVariant form of
Jantine. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch botanist and geneticist Jantina Tammes (1871-1947).
Jantjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)This name is a variant of
Johanna, where the diminutive suffix
-tjen is included in the name. Since
-tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern
-tje, we can actually say that Jantjen is the medieval Dutch form of
Jantje.... [
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Jantraa f BuryatPossibly from the Buryat
янтаар (jantaar) meaning "amber".
Januar m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of January (
Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.
Januari m & f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of January (
Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for someone born in January.
Januri m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of January (
Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.
Japa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali, Kannada, Sinhalese, Indonesian, Gujarati, BengaliMEANING : China rose,... [
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Japako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake, large snake, serpent", 派 (pa) meaning "clique; faction; school" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Japhia m BiblicalJaphia was the king of Lachish, one of the five kings of the Amorites whose battle against the settling Israelites led by Joshua is reported in Joshua 10:1–15.
Japhy m EnglishDiminutive of
Japheth. Most commonly associated with Japhy Ryder, a character in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums.
Japji f Indian (Sikh)The name Japji is a girl's name meaning "holy chanting of word". Japji Sahib is the Sikh thesis, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs.
Japonica f English (American, Modern, Rare)japonica is a Neo-Latin word meaning "japanese". As such, it is part of the name of several cultivated plants (e.g., Pieris japonica, Camellia japonica, or Skimmia japonica).
Jaqen m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Jaqen H'ghar is a criminal from the Free Cities in Essos who is arrested and recruited to join the Night's Watch.
Jaquenetta f TheatreA feminine form of
Jaques. Jaquenetta is a character from Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost'.
Jara f SlovakFeminine form of
Jaro as well as a short form of names beginning with the element
Jar-.
Jara m Biblical HebrewThe name יַעְרָה (yaʿrâ) is most likely a spelling mistake from יַעְדָּה (yaʿdâ), which is shortened form יְהוֹעַדָּה (yəhōʿdâ), meaning "Yahweh knows", "Yahweh recognized".... [
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Jarallah m Arabic (Rare)Means "neighbour of
Allah", from Arabic جار
(jār) meaning "neighbour, refugee" combined with اللّٰه
(allāh) "Allah".
Jardel m Portuguese (Brazilian)Transferred use of the French surname
Jardel. In Rio Grande do Sul the name Jardel is common due to the reference to the player Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, known only as Jardel, who was an idol of Grêmio Futebol Clube in the 1990s.
Jare m FinnishVariant of
Jari. Famous bearers are Finnish rappers Jare "Cheek" Tiihonen and Jare Brand of the rap duo JVG.
Jarel m EnglishPossibly comes from the given name
Gerald, and means "strong", "open-minded", and "spear-ruler".
Jarella f Popular CultureName of a character who appeared in classic issues of the Incredible Hulk from 1971 to 1976.
Jargalsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Jarha m BiblicalJarha was an Egyptian slave of
Sheshan who was married to Sheshan's daughter according to 1 Chronicles 2:34-35.
Jariana f Creekthis name is Creek and it mean love and peace
Jarich m West FrisianFrisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear."
Jarifa f LiteratureMeaning unknown, although it is likely taken from Spanish
jarifa meaning "healthy; attractive", which is ultimately derived from Classical Arabic
šarīf "noble" and thus be connected to the Arabic name
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Jar Jar m Popular Culture (Modern)Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character in the Star Wars movie saga, created by George Lucas, who first appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a comic relief character, banished from his people for his clumsiness, who goes on to unite the Gungan and Naboo people and become Junior Representative, representing his people in the Senate.
Jarji m GeorgianDerived from the Persian noun جارچی
(jârči) meaning "herald, messenger", which is ultimately of Turkic origin.
Jarlaug f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of Old Norse elements
jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". This is a relatively modern name first used in the early 20th century.
Jarleiv m Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse elements
jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and
leifr "descendant, heir".
Jarli m Indigenous AustralianMeans "barn owl" in the Jiwarli language. While the last speaker of Jiwarli passed away in 1986 a dictionary was able to be made and many people continue speak words or phrases in the language.
Jarna f & m FinnishFinnish theater and movie director Edvin Laine invented it as female variant of
Jarmo (391 female children between 1940-2009). As male name, it's pretty unique (4 male children between 1980-2009).
Jarnail m Indian (Sikh)Means "general, officer, chief (of an army)" in Punjabi, derived from French
général.
Jarom m MormonA prophet from The Book of Mormon, Jarom was one of many authors and has his own book, The Book of Jarom. He was the son of Enos and father of Omni.
Jarpr m Old NorseOriginally a by-name meaning "brown" in Old Norse. Later also found as a proper given name.
Jarrah m Indigenous Australian, NyungarFrom the Nyungar word
djarraly referred to a kind of Eucalyptus (
Eucalyptus marginata). Nyungar language is spoken in the southwest of Western Australia, near Perth.
Jarrah m ArabicMeans "surgeon" in Arabic, from the root جرح
(jaraḥa) meaning "to wound, to hurt".
Jarre m West FrisianFrisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear." See also
Jarich.
Jarðarr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
jǫrð "earth" combined with Old Norse
harja or
herr "army."
Jarþrúður f IcelandicCombination of either Old Norse
jǫrð "earth" or
jara "battle, fight", with
*þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of
Geirþrúðr.
Jarún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and
rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements
jarn,
jard or
hjarn.