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Jong-yeol m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" and 閱 "examine, inspect, review, read".
Jongyoung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "lineage, ancestry" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other Hanja combinations possible
Jónhild f FaroeseCombination of
Jón and the Old Norse name element
hildr "battle, fight".
Jonida f AlbanianOf uncertain origin and derivation. Theories include a derivation from
Deti Jon, the Albanian name for the Ionian Sea, ultimately derived from Albanian
deti "the sea; the ocean" and
jon "Ionian".
Joniqiz f UzbekDerived from
jon meaning "spirit, soul" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Jonita f IndianAn Indian name. A famous bearer is Jonita Gandhi, who is an Indo-Canadian singer. Her songs received appreciations in 2011, and were attracted to music composers of Bollywood.
Jonkumush f UzbekDerived from
jon meaning "spirit, soul" and
kumush meaning "silver".
Jonmi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 静 (
jon) meaning "calm, quiet, silent" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Jonnie m & f EnglishVariant spelling of
Jonny in the case of most males. For females, it will most often be a diminutive form of names such as
Joan 1 and
Joanie.
Jononpari f UzbekDerived from
jonon meaning "beautiful woman", "wonderful" or "my dear, darling", also the name of a musical melody, and
pari meaning "fairy".
Jononposhsha f UzbekDerived from
jonon meaning "beautiful woman", "wonderful" or "my dear, darling", also the name of a musical melody, and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Jonoy f UzbekDerived from
jon meaning "spirit, soul" and
oy meaning "moon".
Jonposhsha f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
jon meaning "spirit, soul" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Jónsi m IcelandicDiminutive of
Jón. Famous bearers include Jón Þór Birgisson, lead singer of
Sigur Rós (who is also a musician in his own right) and Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, lead singer of
Í Svörtum Fötum and contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2004 and 2012... [
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Jonsuluv f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
jon meaning "spirit, soul" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Jonuo m YiMeans "black eagle" in Yi.
Jónveig f FaroeseCombination of
Jón and the Old Norse name element
veig "power; strength".
Jónvør f FaroeseCombination of
Jón and the Old Norse name element
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Jony f ManxVariant of
Joney. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Judith.
Joobin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," (ju) and 彬 meaning "shining; beautiful and flourishing, "彬 "cultivated, well-bred" (bin).
Jool m ManxVariant of
Jole. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Julius.
Joo-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 周 (ju) meaning "circumference" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined.
Joonhyuk m KoreanFrom 俊 "talented, capable; handsome" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Jop m DutchDutch short form of
Jacob or
Josef. Of course, there are instances where this name is also a variant spelling of
Job.
Jophiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDerived from Hebrew
yofiel, which apparently means "beauty of God" in Hebrew. According to Christian lore, Jophiel was the angel who drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
Jophiella f Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendThe name derives from
Jophiel, which is the non-canonical archangel of wisdom, understanding, and judgment, art and beauty. She is listed as one of the Seven Archangels in Pseudo-Dionysian teachings.
Jo'ra m UzbekMeans "friend" in Uzbek, of Turkic origin.
Jo'rabek m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Jo'ragul f UzbekDerived from
jo'ra meaning "fellows at a social gathering" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Joralf m NorwegianThe first element of this name is derived from Old Norse
jorr "wild boar" or Old Norse
jǫfurr "chief, king". The second element is derived from Old Norse
alfr meaning "elf". A known bearer of this name is Joralf Gjerstad (b... [
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Jo'raposhsha f UzbekDerived from
jo'ra meaning "fellows at a social gathering" and
poshsha an endearing term for a girl or woman
Jo'raqul m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" and
qul meaning "slave".
Jo'raxon m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Jordis f German (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)German variant of
Jördis and Norwegian variant of
Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element
jor, derived from either Old Norse
jǫfurr "chief, king" or
jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element
dis, derived from either Old Norse
dís "female deity; woman, lady" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Jorė f LithuanianFeminine form of
Joris, coinciding with the name of a Romuva festival of spring.
Jorgie f EnglishVariant of
Georgie. This name jumped in popularity in England & Wales in 2012 thanks to English actress Jorgie Porter (1987-), born Jorgina Alexandra Porter.
Jori m Norse MythologyShortened form of Jörmungandr. Son of Loki, otherwise known as the world serpent.
Joringel m German (Rare), LiteratureDiminutive of
Jorin. This is the name of one of the title characters of the German fairy tale Jorinde and Joringel, collected by the Brothers Grimm. Joringel is a young man whose bride-to-be Jorinde is turned into a nightingale by a witch, and he rescues her with the help of a magic flower.
Joris m LithuanianFrom Old Lithuanian stem
jor- referring to the spring season, supposedly belonging to a Lithuanian vernal diety mentioned by Simonas Daukantas.
Joriz m & f FilipinoContraction of
José Rizal, given in honour of the prominent Filipino nationalist (1861-1896).
Jorlaug f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
jorr "wild boar" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Jormarlie f Haitian Creole (Rare)The name of the daughter of the assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moïse. It might be a reversal of the first two syllables of
Marjorie (which is commonly used in Haiti), combined with the phonetic suffix -
lie.
Jornet m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Old French
jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin
diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective
diurnus "of the day".
Jorneta f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Old French
jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin
diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective
diurnus "of the day" (compare
Journa).
Joro m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
jor meaning "high, tall".