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Jossie f English
Variant of Josie.
Jossif m Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian transcription of Russian Иосиф (see Iosif).
Jossifa f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Yosif.
Jossoway m English
Variant of Joshua
Jossué m Biblical French
Variant of Josué used in some translations of the Bible.
Jósúa m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josva.
Jošua m Croatian
Croatian form of Joshua.
Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.
Josuah m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Joshua used by the English poet Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618) who translated a scriptual epic written by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1544-1590) into English heroic couplets.
Josué m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of both Joshua and Joseph.
Josuè m Catalan
Catalan form of Joshua.
Josuée f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Josué.
Josuel m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -uel, such as Manuel and Miguel... [more]
Josuo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Joshua.
Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.
Jósvein m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese combination of jór "horse" and sveinn "boy".
Joswa m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Joshua.
Josy f Various
Variant of Josie.
Josy m Luxembourgish
Short form of Joseph.
Joszefné f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Josephine
Joszko m Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Jóska.
Jota f Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiota with German spelling.
Jota m Portuguese, Spanish
Hypocoristic form of João or José.... [more]
Jotam m Dutch
Dutch form of Yotam (see Jotham).
Jotán m Spanish
Spanish form of Yotam (see Jotham).
Jotão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Yotam (see Jotham).
Jotapa f Old Persian (Latinized)
Variant spelling of Iotapa.
Jotapian m English, Polish
English and Polish form of Jotapianus.
Jotapiano m Spanish
Spanish form of Jotapianus.
Jotapianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Iotapianus, which was a Roman cognomen that in turn was derived from the feminine name Iotapa. A known bearer of this name was Marcus Fulvius Rufus Jotapianus, a Roman usurper from the 3rd century AD.
Jotapijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Jotapianus.
Jotautas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
Jotautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jotautas.
Jóð m Norse Mythology
From Old Norse jóð meaning "(newborn) child, descendant". In the Rígsþula Jóð was one of the sons of Jarl and Erna.
Jothan m English
The meaning of the name Jothan is "God is upright." It's origins are Hebrew.
Jóðgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "child", "descendant" and geirr "spear".
Jóðhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "(new born) child, descendant" and hildr "battle, fight".
Joti f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Tibetan
Variant of Jyoti.
Joti m Georgian (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a variant of Joto. Also compare the related name Jotia.
Joti m Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiotis with German spelling
Jotia m Georgian (Rare)
When written as ჟოტია, this name is a variant transcription of Zhotia.... [more]
Jotish m Bengali
Means “astrology” or “divination,” derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिष (jyotiṣ), meaning “light” or “heavenly body.”
Joto m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun იოტი (ioti) or ჯოტი (joti) meaning "iota, jot", which ultimately comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount".... [more]
Jötunn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse jǫtunn meaning "a giant", a type of being in Norse mythology.
Jou m Japanese
From Japanese 恕 (jo) meaning "excuse, tolerate, forgive", 丈 (jou) meaning "length", 丞 (jou) meaning "help", 乗 (jou) meaning "ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join", 常 (jou) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 情 (jou) meaning "feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts", 浄 (jou) meaning "clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise", 穣 (jou) meaning "good crops, prosperity", 錠 (jou) meaning "lock, fetters, shackles", 成 (jou) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (jou) meaning "star", 青 (jou) meaning "blue, green", 誕 (jou) meaning "nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary", 蝶 (jou) meaning "butterfly", 定 (jou) meaning "determine, fix, establish, decide", 囁 (jou) meaning "whisper, murmur", 壤 (jou) meaning "soil, loam, earth, rich", 奘 (jou) meaning "large, great", 抒 (jo) meaning "tell", 晟 (jou) meaning "clear", 淨 (jou) meaning "pure, clean, unspoiled", 烝 (jou) meaning "many, offer, dedicate, to steam", 穰 (jou) meaning "abundance", 襄 (jou) meaning "rise, raise", 諚 (jou) meaning "command" or 讓 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain"... [more]
Jouachin m Provençal
Provençal form of Joachim.
Jouaie f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais jouaie "joy". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of the English name Joy.
Jouana f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Jeanne.
Jouargi m French Creole, Mauritian Creole, Seselwa
Means "son of the stars" in Seselwa, a French-Creole language spoken in Seychelles.
Joud m & f Arabic
Derived from Arabic جَوْد (jawd) meaning "abundant rain". جُود (joud) written with different wovels reflect the generosity and munificence because in the desert rain is a rare gift.
Joudig f Armenian
"little chick"
Joue f Japanese
From Japanese 情 (jou) meaning "feelings; emotion" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Jouel m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Ithel via the Breton form Judhael.
Joŭha f Belarusian
Belarusian short form of Jaŭhienija.
Jouichi m Japanese
From Japanese 恕 (jou) meaning "forgive, excuse, show mercy" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Joui'gri f French Creole, Mauritian Creole, Seselwa
Means "daughter of the stars" in Seselwa, a French-Creole language spoken in Seychelles.
Jouji m Japanese
From Japanese 丈 (jou) meaning "height" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Joujirou m Japanese
From Japanese 情 (jou) meaning "feelings; emotion", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Joujou f American (Rare)
Means, "little toy" in French and is used as a pet name.
Jouke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
This name is of Frisian origin and is most seen on men in Friesland (which has over a thousand bearers, whereas there are less than a hundred female bearers).
Jouken m Japanese
From Japanese 常 (jou) meaning "constancy, continuance" combined with 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Jouki m & f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Jouko as well as a feminine form.
Jouko f Japanese
From Japanese 祥 (jou) meaning "happiness" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Joulia f Greek, Russian
Rare transcription of Ioulia or Yuliya.
Joulian m Arabic
Arabic form of Julian, used mostly by Christian Arabs.
Joulu m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "Christmas" in Finnish.
Joumana f Arabic
Variant of Jumana.
Joumanah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Jumana.
Jour m Literature
Means "day" in French. This was the name of Sleeping Beauty's son (also known as Le Jour) in Charles Perrault's fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood".
Jourdaine f French (Archaic)
French form of Jordana. Traditionally, this name was given to girls baptized with the water of the river Jordan.
Jourdan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jordan.
Jourdian m English
Variant of Jordan.
Jourdin m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdin.
Jourdine f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdine.
Jourget m Provençal
Diminutive of Jòrgi.
Jourgeto f Provençal
Provençal form of Georgette.
Jouri m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Yuriy.
Jouri f Arabic
Meaning “damask rose” in Arabic
Jourik m Dutch (Rare)
When pronounced as YOO-rik, this name is a combination of Jouri with Rik.... [more]
Journa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman jour "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus) (from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day") via Old French jor, jorn.
Journie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Journey.
Jousch m Romansh
Variant of Josch.
Jousè m Provençal
Provençal form of Joseph.
Jousefina f Provençal
Provençal form of Josephine.
Jóusefino f Provençal
Provençal form of Joséphine.
Jousei m Japanese
Variant transcription of Josei.
Jousèla f Provençal
Provençal form of Joselle.
Jóuselet m Provençal
Diminutive of Jóusè.
Jóuseloun m Provençal
Diminutive of Jóusè.
Jouseta f Provençal
Provençal form of Josette.
Jousia m Finnish (Rare)
Old Finnish masculine name. Finnish name day November 18.
Jousuke m Japanese
From Japanese 丈 (jou) meaning "only, limit", 穣 (jou) meaning "stalks of grain", 常 (jou) meaning "always, constantly, consistently", 錠 (jou) meaning "a lock" or 仗 (jou) meaning "military strength, reliable, dependable" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance"... [more]
Joutsa m Finnish
Possibly from Finnish jousi meaning “bow”.
Joutsi m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
A synonym of either joutsen (means "swan" in Finnish) or jousi (means "bow" in Finnish).
Jouya m Japanese
From Japanese 譲 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Jova m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Jovan.
Jovaidas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]
Jovaidė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovaidas.
Jovainas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Jovainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovainas.
Jovaišas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb vaišinti meaning "to entertain, to treat" or from the related Lithuanian noun vaišės meaning "feast, party, celebration" as well as "entertainment".
Jovaldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).
Jovan m African American
Possibly an anglicized form of Giovan (also compare Jovani, Jovanni) or a variant of Javon.
Jovan m Old Swedish
Variant of Johan.
Jována f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Jovana.
Jovana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Giovanna.
Jovanna f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Giovanna.
Jovany m English, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni, primarily used by English and Spanish speakers.
Jovaras m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun jovaras, which refers to several types of tree, namely: the black poplar, the common hornbeam and the sycamore.
Joveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".
Jovelin m Arthurian Cycle
Father of Kahedins and Isolde of the White Hands (Iseult) in Gottfried’s Tristan.... [more]
Jovelina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Jocelina influenced by Juvenal.
Joven m Filipino
From Spanish joven meaning "young, youthful".
Jovenel m Haitian Creole
Probably a Haitian form of Juvenal.
Joveta f History
Possibly related to Jovita or Iveta. This was the name of a 12th-century princess of the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, who, because she had been captured by Turks as a child, was considered too tainted to make a suitable marriage and was sent off to become abbess of the convent at Bethany... [more]
Jovi f & m English (American)
Variant of Jovie.
Jovia f English (African)
Likely a feminine form of Jove or a variation of Jovita
Jovián m Spanish
Spanish form of Jovian.
Jovianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Iovianus, which is an extended form of Iovis (see Jove).
Jovie f & m American (Modern), Popular Culture
Inspired by the English word jovial meaning "merry; cheerful and good-humored", which is itself derived from the name of the god Jove. Zooey Deschanel played a character by this name in the popular 2003 Christmas movie Elf.... [more]
Jovijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Jovian.
Jovilas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas). Also compare Joviltas.
Jovilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovilas. Also compare Joviltė.
Joviltas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Lithuanian viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare Jovilas.
Joviltė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Joviltas. Also compare Jovilė.
Jóvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and vinr "friend".
Jovin m German, German (Swiss), Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Probably derived from the Latin name Jovinus.
Jovina f Faroese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Faroese short form of Josefina. In some modern cases, this name might also be related to the masculine name Jóvin.
Jovina f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovino.
Jovinian m English, History
English form of Jovinianus.
Joviniano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jovinian.
Jovinianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Iovinianus, which is an extended form of Iovinus. Iovinus was a Roman cognomen that was in turn derived from Iovis (see Jove).
Jovino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jovinus.
Jovinus m Ancient Roman
Means "devoted to Jove" in Latin.
Jovis m Scots
Scots diminutive of Joseph.
Jovito m Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Jovita. A famous bearer of this name was Jovito Salonga, a Filipino statesman and lawyer.
Jovna m Sami
Variant of Joavnna.
Jovnna m Sami
Variant of Joavnna.
Jovnnás m Sami
Sami form of Jonas 2.
Jovon m & f African American
Variant of Javon.
Jovonna f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a phonetic respelling of Giovanna.
Jovonte m African American (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Jovani (an anglicized form of Giovanni) using the phonetic element tay... [more]
Jóvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jór "horse" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Jovssek m Sami
Variant of Jovsset.
Jovssep m Sami
Variant of Jovsset.
Jovsset m Sami
Sami variant of Jósepr.
Jovssut m Sami
Variant of Jovsset.
Jovvá m Sami
Sami form of Jovan.
Jovy f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Jovita, Jovito, Jovencio, or Jovencia.
Jovydas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.
Jovydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovydas.
Jowalis m German (East Prussian, Rare)
East Prussian German form of Yuval, recorded in the mid-1800s.
Jowanet f Cornish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Jowan.
Jowangsin f Korean Mythology
The goddess of the fire and hearth in traditional Korean religion. Her name is derived from the hanja 竈 (jo) meaning "hearth, kitchen stove, kitchen", 王 (wang) meaning "great, king" and 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit".
Jowanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Juana, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Jowell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jowell, a variant of Joel (See also Nowell).
Jowhara f Arabic
The meaning is Diamond
Jowian m Polish
Polish form of Jovian.
Jowinian m Polish
Polish form of Jovinianus.
Jowisz m Polish
Polish form of Jupiter.
Jowlia f Scots
Scots form of Julia. Jowlia Mannering is a character in Sir Walter Scott's 'Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer'.
Jowlie f Scots
Scots form of Julia.
Joxe m Basque
Basque form of Joseph adapted from Spanish José.
Joxerra m Basque
Basque form of Joserra.
Joxon m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo joxo meaning "white" and the genitive suffix -n.
Joy m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Jaya.
Joya f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Joy. The name coincides with the Spanish word joya "jewel, gem".
Joy-again f English (Puritan)
Referencing a birth after a previous loss.
Joy-againe m & f English (Puritan)
Given to a child after a pregnancy or infant loss.
Joyanne f English
Combination of Joy and Anne 1. Variant of Joyana and Joyanna.
Joybelle f English (Rare)
Combination of "Joy" and "Belle".
Joybeth f English
Combination of Joy and Beth.
Joycelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Jocelyn, influenced by Joyce.
Joycelynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn or a combination of Joyce and Lynn.
Joycie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Joyce.
Joydeep m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "conquest, victory, triumph" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "light, lamp".
Joyelle f English
Elaboration of Joy using the popular name suffix elle, possibly influenced by Joelle. In 1975, it was used for a newborn baby on the American soap opera How to Survive a Marriage.
Joyeuse f French (African)
Direct adoption of the adjective joyeuse, the feminine form of the adjective joyeux, "joyful".
Joy-in-sorrow f English (Puritan)
A name given to children born to mother's who died during or after childbirth.
Joylene f English
Combination of Joy and the popular suffix -lene. Perhaps influenced by the name Jolene.
Joylyn f Filipino, English Creole
Combination of Joy and the popular suffix -lyn. English Creole usage is mainly in the Solomon Islands and Guyana.
Joylynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Joy and Lynn.
Joylynne f English
Variant spelling of Joylyn.
Joyner m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Joyner.
Joyo m Javanese
From Javanese jaya meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).
Joyshree f Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Eastern Indian form of Jayashri.
Joyvaline f American (Hispanic)
Possible variation of Jovelyn.
Joža m Croatian
Diminutive of Josip.
Joža f Slovene
Short form of Jožefa.
Jozabad m Biblical
Contracted form of Jehozabad. Jozabad is a very common name in the Bible.
Jozachar m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "God remembered." son of Shimeath, was one of the assasinators of king Joash of Judah.
Jozae m Biblical Greek (Anglicized)
Form of Joha used in Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton's English translation of the Septuagint.
Jozafata f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Jozafat.
Jozavyn f American
Moonlight
Jozeb m Breton
Breton form of Joseph, used to refer to the Biblical figure.
Józefek m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.
Jozefin m Albanian
Masculine form of Jozefina.
Jožefina f Slovene
Slovene form of Josephine.
Jozefine f Dutch
Variant spelling of Josefine.
Józek m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.
Jožek m Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Josip.
Jozelle f American
Jozelle means "pledge". Jozelle is a variant form of Jiselle.
Jozeph m English
Variant of Joseph.
Józia f Polish
Diminutive of Józefa.
Jozia m & f Dutch
Dutch variant spelling of Josia; in this spelling, it is also sometimes used on females.
Jozias m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Josias. A well-known bearer of this name is Jozias van Aartsen (b. 1947), the former Dutch minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.
Joziba f Uzbek
Means "allure" in Uzbek.
Józiek m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.
Jozien f Dutch, Limburgish
Variant spelling of Josien.
Józik m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.
Jozina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Josina.
Jozine f Dutch
Variant spelling of Josine.
Józio m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.
Jozjasz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Józk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Józef.
Józka f Polish
Diminutive of Józefa.
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