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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".
Jǫrð f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
jǫrð meaning "earth". In Norse mythology, Jǫrð was the goddess of the earth and the mother of Þórr (see
Thor). Other names for her included
Hlóðyn and
Fjǫrgyn.
Jørund f & m NorwegianPreviously a dialectal variant of
Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of
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Jörundur m IcelandicIcelandic form of
Jǫrundr, a combination of Old Norse
jarra "battle, fight, quarrel" and Proto-Norse
-winduR "winner".
Jorūnė f LithuanianThe name Jorūnė is a derivative of the Lithuanian word jorė, which means "greenery, spring greenery". In ancient Lithuanian mythology,
Joris was the god of spring and the watchman of the earth.
Josebeth f BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֶׁבַע (Yehosheva') meaning "Yahweh is an oath". In the Old Testament she is the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah. With her husband Jehoiada she rescued the future king Joash, her nephew, from a purge... [
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