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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.
Jaruska m Chuvash, MariChuvash and Mari masculine name derived from the Chuvash
jaru meaning "free" and the name suffix
-ska.
Jarwo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
jarwa meaning "to explain, to declare, to signify" or "explanation, elucidation".
Jarylo m Slavic MythologyDerived from the Proto-Slavic root *
jarъ (jar), from Proto-Indo-European
*yōr-,
*yeh₁ro-, ultimately from
*yeh₁r-, meaning "spring; summer; strong; furious". This is the name of an East and South Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime, son to lightning god
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Jarzysław m PolishMeans "glowing glory", derived from Polish
jarzyć (się) "to glow" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Jascaphin m Arthurian CycleFather of Gawain and Clarissant in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s Diu Crône. His wife was Queen Morcades (Morgause). When King Jascaphin died, his brother banished Morcades from Orcanie.... [
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Jasen m Croatian, BulgarianBulgarian variant transcription of
Ясен (see
Yasen) as well as a derivation from Serbo-Croatian
jasen "ash tree".
Jashobeam m BiblicalThe name is comprised of two parts: שוב (
shub), meaning "to return" and עם (
'am), meaning "people" or "kin". Together, it is said to mean "Let the people return".... [
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Jasiba f African (Rare)Meaning "wealthy noble princess" and "one who descends from the highest regal nobility" ... [
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Jasika f EnglishHistory unknown. This name was borne to the actress Jasika Nicole, who plays Astrid Farnsworth on "Fringe."
Jasira f Indian (Muslim)Derived from the Arabic verb جَسَرَ
(jasara) "to dare, to venture boldly; to be foolhearted".
Jaskier m LiteratureJaskier (also known as Dandelion) is a character in the series of fantasy novels called The Witcher written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Jaskier is a poet, minstrel, bard, & the best friend of the main character, Geralt of Rivia... [
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Jasli f Muslim (Rare)Arabic the name means beautiful and strong, clever, artistic and quick witted. Independent one. Gods own
Jasmīna f LatvianLatvian form of
Jasmine as well as a direct derivation from Latvian
jasmīns "jasmine (flower)".
Jasnomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
jasny "clear, bright, light, lucid" (also compare Polish
jaśnieć "to shine, to gleam"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
(j)ěsnъ... [
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Jasnosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
jasny "clear, bright, light, lucid" (also compare Polish
jaśnieć "to shine, to gleam"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
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Jasperina f Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of
Jasper. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actress and comedian Jasperina de Jong (b. 1938).
Jasser m ArabicAn ancient Arab name meaning "brave", "valiant, "dauntless", "fearless", and "daring".
Jassy f LiteratureThe title character of a 1944 melodramatic novel by Norah Lofts, made into a film in 1947. In the story, Jassy is a wild gypsy girl. The name seems to be a form of
Jessie 1 – probably not short for
Jessica, but a pet form of
Jane.
Jasumin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茉莉 (jasumin) meaning "Jasmine" or 茉莉花 (jasumin) meaning "jasmine flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Jasura f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
jasur meaning "brave, courageous".
Jaswiry f ObscureMeaning unknown. It was brought to limited public attention in 2013 by Jaswiry Morel, a contestant of American TV series La Voz Kids.
Jatayu m Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hinduism, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Indian, Bengali, Punjabi, GujaratiMEANING - Bdellium, having entangled hair, long-lived
Jati m & f IndonesianMeans "original, pure" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit जाति
(jāti).
Jatil m IndianMEANING - "complicated, crested by, hairy, hairy faced (lion), twisted together(hair), having clotted or entangled hair, ascetic, a name of Lord Shiva, common sweet flag (Acorus Calamus-Bot.)"... [
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Jatila f IndianMEANING - "complex, complicated, one having matted or entangled hair, female ascetic"... [
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Jatin m IndianMEANING - "one having twisted lock of hair", ascetic ,Lord Shiva, white-fruited wavy leaf fig tree (Ficus Infectoria), elephant of 6o years old, pratuda bird
Jatini f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, MarathiName - Jatini जटिनी ... [
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Jatmiko m JavaneseFrom Javanese
jatmika meaning "modest, quiet, subdued", ultimately from Sanskrit आध्यात्मिक
(ādhyātmika).
Jaufre m Lengadocian, Arthurian CycleLanguedocian form of of
Jaufré. 'Jaufre' is the only surviving Arthurian romance written in Occitan; its main character is equivalent to Sir
Griflet son of Do, a Knight of the Round Table known from other literature.
Jauna f PunjabiMeaning "Person who is Graceful as a Dove with the Grace of God".
Jaune f Medieval Baltic, Estonian (Rare)Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. However, a derivation from Latvian
jauns "young; new" has been suggested as well as an adoption of the Old Prussian given name
Jawne... [
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Jautra f LatvianDerived from Latvian
jautrs "cheerful, joyful, merry, playful".
Jautrīte f LatvianVariant of
Jautra. This name was used by Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija in her play
Sidraba Šķidrauts (1905;
The Silver Veil in English).
Java f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, NepaliMEANING : China rose, saffron... [
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Javakh m Georgian (Archaic)Derived from ჯავახნი
(Javakhni), which is the Old Georgian name for the Javakhians, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. Their home was the historical region of Javakheti in southern Georgia, which is now part of the administrative region of Samtskhe-Javakheti... [
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Javaneh f TajikFrom the Persian
جوانه (javâne) meaning "sprout".
Javansher m PersianMeans "young lion", derived from the Persian adjective جوان
(javan) meaning "young, youthful" (ultimately from Middle Persian
ǰuwān) combined with the Persian noun شیر
(sher) meaning "lion" (see
Sher).... [
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