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Johari m Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao, MaranaoFrom the name of Turkic lexicographer Abu Nasr al-Jawhari, who authored an Arabic dictionary. His name was probably derived from Arabic جوهر
(jawhar) meaning "jewels, precious stones, gems".
Johiehon f MohawkJohiehon is used for a fictional Mohawk young woman in the fourth series of 'Outlander'. She is played by Sera-Lys McArthur.
John Baptist m English (Rare)This name was used in reference to Saint John the Baptist, where his stories can be found on some of the New Testament books, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts. Notable bearer of this name including John Baptist Purcell (1800-1883), an American prelate of the Catholic Church... [
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Joia f Catalan (Modern, Rare)Derived from both Catalan
joia "joy" (ultimately from Classical Latin
gaudium via Late Latin
gaudia and Old Occitan
joia) and Catalan
joia "jewel, gem" (ultimately derived from from Latin
iocus "game; playing; joke" via Vulgar Latin
*jocale "graceful object" and Old French
joiel).
Joia f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
joi "Thursday", possibly associated with
Joia Mare "Maundy Thursday".
Jo'jagul f UzbekDerived from
jo'ja meaning "chick" or "kid, darling" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Joji m JapaneseFrom Japanese roots, its meaning is 'hand over peace'.
Jojji m YiMeans "flying eagle" in Yi.
Jojor f BatakMeans "organized, orderly, sequential" in Toba Batak.
Jok m Dinka, African MythologyJok is the Supreme God in Lango, Dinka and Alur Mythologies. In
A Dictionary of African Mythology, Jok, the supreme being, is described like moving air; he is omnipresent, like the wind, but is never seen, though his presence may be felt in whirlwinds or eddies of air, in rocks and hills, in springs and pools of water, and he is especially connected with rainmaking... [
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Jokanaan m TheatreForm of
Yochanan used by Oscar Wilde for John the Baptist in his play 'Salomé' (1891). Unlike most depictions of John the Baptist, Jokanaan is young and clean-shaven, with black hair, white skin and red lips... [
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Jokelyn f Dutch (Rare)Variant form or spelling of
Jokelien. This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch handball player Jokelyn Tienstra (1970-2015).
Jōkichi m Japanese (Rare)A rare Japanese given name from the kanji
jō (譲, transfer) and
kichi (吉, fortune). One known bearer of this name is Jōkichi Morita (森田譲吉, Morita Jōkichi), an alternate name for the Disney cartoon character
Goofy, which is rarely used in television, although some broadcasting networks across Japan could not go by this name.
Jokiñe f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of
Jokin.
Jǫkull m Old NorseDirectly taken from Old Norse
jǫkull "ice; icicle; glacier".
Joland m Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a masculinization of
Jolanda, or a combination of a name starting with
Jo- (such as
Johan) with a name that contains the Germanic element
lant meaning "land" (such as
Roeland).
Jole m ManxManx form of
Jólfr and sometimes treated as a Manx form of
Yule (via Old Norse
jól).
Jóleán f Medieval HungarianDerived from Hungarian
jó "good" and
leány "girl; daughter". This name has been considered to be the inspiration for András Dugonics' coinage of
Jolánka.
Jolet f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Jolet. A famous namesake is fashion designer Jolet Ucchino.
Jolïete f Arthurian CyclePossibly from Old French
joli,
jolif "pretty, cute, smart, joyful". According to the
Fourth Continuation (or
Gerbert's Continuation; c. 1230) of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance
Perceval, the Story of the Grail, this was the name of a maidservant of Bloiesine,
Gawain's lover.
Jomantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Jómarr m Old NorseMeans "famous horse" in Old Norse, from
jór "horse" and
marr "famous".
Jonay m Spanish (Canarian), FolkloreTaken from
Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend,
Gara 3 and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [
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Jonbibi f UzbekDerived from
jon meaning "spirit, soul" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Jónbjört f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of
Jón and
Björt, the latter of which is derived from Old Norse
bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (feminine form of
bjartr).