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Jaŭhienija f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugenia.

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... [more]

Javal m Indian (Rare)

Javansher m Persian
Means "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).... [more]

Javara f Georgian (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Derived from the Arabic noun جوهر (jawhar) meaning "jewel" as well as "pearl" and "gemstone".... [more]

Javé m Theology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Yahweh.

Javicia f African American
Likely a combination of a name that starts with Jav- (such as Javiera) with a name that ends in -icia (such as Alicia).... [more]

Jaysun m English (Modern)
Variant form of Jason.

Jazon m Croatian, Polish
Croatian and Polish form of Jason.

Jazsmin f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jasmine.

Jazz f & m English (Modern)
Diminutive of Jazmine/Jasmine or Jazper/Jasper, or possibly given in reference to "jazz", the genre of music, or the English word jazz meaning "energy, excitement, excitability; very lively; of excellent quality, the genuine article".

Jeana f Romanian
Feminine form of Jean 1.

Jeanique f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Blend of Jeanne with any feminine name ending in -ique, such as Monique and Véronique... [more]

Jeann f English (Modern)
Variant of Jean 2.

Jebbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Gebbe.

Jedda f Indigenous Australian, Nyungar, Popular Culture
Means "wren" or "little wild goose" from djida, a word in Noongar, spoken in South West Region, Western Australia. ... [more]

Jeemooth m Hindi
Means "cloud" in Hindi.

Jeen m Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Johannes. Also compare the related names Jene and Jenne.

Jeesus m Biblical Finnish, Theology
Estonian and Finnish form of Jesus.

Jeeta m Hindi
Means "invincible", "unconquerable", "winner".

Jefferry m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jeffery.

Jegudiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant form of Jehudiel. This is the name of one of the seven archangels in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Jehannes m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian form of Johannes.

Jehiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jehiel.

Jehoova m Theology
Estonian form of Jehovah.

Jehóva m Theology
Icelandic form of Jehovah.

Jehova m Theology
Form of Jehovah in various languages.

Jehová m Theology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Jehovah.

Jehowa m Theology (Polonized)
Polish form of Jehovah.

Jehudiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from the Hebrew יהודיאל (Yehudiel) which meant "praise of God" (compare Judah). Jehudiel was one of the seven archangels in Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Jeiran f & m Persian, Georgian
Derived from Persian جیران (jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი (jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [more]

Jeka m Georgian (Rare)
Contracted form of Jemuka, which is a diminutive of Jemal.

Jeko m Georgian
Contracted form of Jemiko, which is a diminutive of Jemal.

Jekuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jeka and Jeko, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Jekuthiel m Biblical, Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Means "hope of the Lord" or "congregation of the Lord" in Hebrew.

Jekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Yekutiel.

Jeldau f West Frisian
Variant spelling of Geldau.

Jeldert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ethelhard (see Adalhard), or a variant spelling of Geldert.

Jelimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is either derived from Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".

Jelislav m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Jella f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian feminine form of Jelle and German short form of Gabriella as well as a Hungarian borrowing of both names.... [more]

Jelmer m West Frisian, Dutch
Modern West Frisian form of Adalmar via Ethelmer, but it is also possible that it is a variant form of Gelmer (see also my comment for Jelle) in some cases.

Jelte m West Frisian, Dutch, East Frisian
Frisian variant form of Jelle.

Jemal m Abkhaz, Amharic, Georgian
Abkhaz, Amharic and Georgian form of Jamal.

Jemaliko m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Jemal.

Jemialjan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Jemiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Jemal and Jemo.

Jemimah f Biblical, English (Rare)
Variant of Jemima.

Jemo m Georgian
Short form of Jemal.

Jemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jemuel.

Jemuel m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "day of god".... [more]

Jemuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jemal and Jemo.

Jenaida f Filipino
Probably a variant of either Junaidah (also found spelled as Jonaida and Junaida) or Zenaida.

Jenaya f English (Australian)
Variant of Janae, influenced by Jennifer.... [more]

Jeniel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Jesús with any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel... [more]

Jenne m & f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Masculine and feminine (short) form of Johannes.

Jenneke f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jenne, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Jennese f English
A variant of Janice or Janeese

Jennison m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jennison.

Jennyver f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Jennifer.

Jenócrates m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenokrates via Xenocrates.

Jenófanes m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenophanes.

Jenofonte m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenophon.

Jente f & m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Jenne.

Jenthe f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant spelling of Jente.

Jenuel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Jesús with any name ending in -uel, such as Manuel and Miguel... [more]

Jeoás m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jehoash.

Jeová m Theology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Jehovah.

Jeremiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jeremiel.

Jeriël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jeriel.

Jeriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
Means "taught by God" in Hebrew (see also Jeriah). In the Bible, this was the name of a chief of Issachar.

Jermelle f English
Possibly a modern English form of the Czecho-Slovakian name Jarmila.

Jermo m Finnish
Finnish short form of Jeremy.

Jeroboão m History
Portuguese form of Jeroboam.

Jerolin m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jerom m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Literature
This given name is more or less a dutchization of the French name Jérôme. Also compare Jeroom, which is more common than Jerom in Flanders, while it is the other way around in the Netherlands.... [more]

Jérômée f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Jérôme, perhaps via its other feminine form Jérômie.... [more]

Jéromette f French (Archaic), Literature
Feminine form of Jérôme, which is the modern French form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).... [more]

Jérômie f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminine form of Jérôme, which is the modern French form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).... [more]

Jéromine f French (Rare), French (Quebec), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Jérôme, which is the modern French form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).... [more]

Jerommeke m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Jerom and sometimes also of Jeroom. Also compare Jeroomke, which is the usual diminutive of Jeroom.... [more]

Jeromos m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jerona f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Hierona. In other words: this name is a contracted form of Jeronima.

Jeroni m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jerònia f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Jeroni.

Jeronicus m Popular Culture
Likely a variant spelling of Hieronicus, which is the latinized form of Hieronikos. Otherwise, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with Jer(o)- (such as Jeroboam and Jerome) with a name that ends in -(o)nicus, such as Andronicus and Dominicus.... [more]

Jerònim m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jeronima f Dutch (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Hungarian
Dutch variant spelling of Hieronyma, Croatian feminine form of Jeronim, Catalan feminine form of Jerónimo and Hungarian feminine form of Jeromos.

Jeronimas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jeronims m Latvian (Rare)
Modern Latvian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jeronimus m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch, Flemish and German variant spelling of Ieronimus.

Jéronyme m & f French (Archaic)
Variant of Hiéronyme.

Jeroom m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish form of Jerome, which is rather old-fashioned and rare compared to the more modern Jeroen.... [more]

Jeroomke m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jeroom. Also compare Jerommeke.

Jerotej m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Hierotheos. A notable bearer of this name was the Serbian writer Jerotej Račanin (born c. 1650, died after 1727).

Jeroteo m Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Hieroteo, which is an older Spanish form of Hierotheos via its latinized form Hierotheus.

Jérothée m French (Archaic)
Variant of Hiérothée.

Jerotije m Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Jerotej. A known bearer of this name was the Serbian professor Jerotije Topalović (1870-1914).

Jerrymie m Various
Variant spelling of Jeremy, which was influenced by the name Jerry.

Jervonne f African American (Rare)

Jerzysław m Polish
Variant form of Jarzysław.

Jesaja m Biblical, Swedish (Rare), Dutch, Biblical German, Afrikaans
Dutch, German, and Swedish form of Isaiah.

Jesamine f English, Filipino
Variant of Jessamine.

Jesiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
A variant of Jahzeel, occurring, e.g., in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1609).

Jesimiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jesimiel.

Jesimiel m Biblical, Hebrew
Apparently means "God establishes" in Hebrew. In the bible, this was the name of a Simeonite.

Jesinta f English (Australian)
Possibly a variant of Jacinta. This name was borne by Jesinta Campbell, who was Miss Australia in 2010.

Jesko m German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jesco.

Jesse m West Frisian, North Frisian
Variant form of Iese, which itself is a variant form of Ese. Also compare Jisse.

Jessina f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of the Frisian masculine name Jesse.

Jesuel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Jesiel showing a contamination from Jesús.

Jésus m Biblical French, French, Theology
French form of Jesus.

Jèsus m Theology
Occitan form of Jesus.

Jeta f & m Albanian
Derived from Albanian jetë meaning "life".

Jeta m Nigerian
Meaning unknown. A known bearer of this name is the Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata (b. 1974).

Jetje f Dutch
Variant of Jet, where the diminutive suffix je has been added to the name.

Jette f Scandinavian, German
German and Scandinavian short form of names ending in -iette, most commonly Henriette, as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Gjertine.... [more]

Jetteke f Dutch
Variant of Jette, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Jeŭcia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Jeva.

Jeŭna f Belarusian
Belarusianized form of the Lithuanian given name Jaunė.

Jeval m Hindi
Means "life giving", "full of life".

Jevaughn m English (Modern)
This name consists of Vaughn with the prefix Je-.

Jewl f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of the name Jewel.

Jeziekiil m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ezekiel.

Ježíš m Theology
Czech form of Jesus.

Ježiš m Theology
Slovak form of Jesus.

Jézus m Theology
Hungarian form of Jesus.

Jėzus m Theology
Lithuanian form of Jesus.

Jēzus m Theology
Latvian form of Jesus. This name is not generally used as a given name.

Jezus m Biblical Dutch, Biblical Polish, Theology
Dutch, Polish and Slovene form of Jesus.

Jhandi f & m African American (Modern)
Not sure. Taken from Hinduism.

Jhanell f Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janelle.

Jheronimus m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch spelling of Ieronimus. It is one of several spellings, for there was no fixed writing standard in the medieval period.... [more]

Jibbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Gibbe.

Jibilo m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jibo. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian judoka Jibilo Nizharadze (1946-1993).

Jibo m Georgian
Short form of Jibril and other Arabized forms of Gabriel that start with Jib-.... [more]

Jieva f Lithuanian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ieva.

Jievutė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jieva, which is a rare Lithuanian variant of Ieva. In other words, you could also say that this name is a variant of Ievutė.... [more]

Jilbert m Dutch
Dutch form of Gilbert.

Jilda f Georgian
Georgian form of Gilda.

Jildau f West Frisian (Modern)
This Frisian name can be a variant spelling of Geldau, or a variant form of Jeldau.

Jildert m West Frisian
This Frisian name can be a variant spelling of Gildert, or a variant form of Jeldert.

Jildou f West Frisian
Variant spelling of Jildau.

Jilles m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Aegidius (see Giles).

Jimmely f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Jim.

Jimo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Jimsher.

Jimothy m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Jim and Timothy.

Jimsher m Georgian
Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. The first element of this compound name might possibly have been derived from Avestan Yima meaning "twin" (see Jam)... [more]

Jinne m & f West Frisian
Mostly used on males, this name is derived from Ine and/or Ene.

Jinte f & m West Frisian, Dutch, Flemish
West Frisian masculine variant and feminine form of Jinne.

Jinthe f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant spelling of Jinte, only seen on females so far.

Jippe m & f West Frisian
Variant form of Jibbe.

Jiròni m Lengadocian (Archaic), Occitan (Archaic)
Occitan (Lengadocian, to be precise) form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jisepu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Joseph.

Jisse m West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Iese, which itself is a variant form of Ese. Also compare Jesse.

Jit m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian variant form of Ede and Ide.

Jitske f West Frisian, Dutch
Frisian feminine form of Jit.

Jitze m West Frisian, Dutch
Frisian variant form of Jit.

Joakimas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Joachim.

Joanikije m Serbian
Serbian form of Ioannikios via Joannicius.

Joanneke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Joanna and Joanne. Also compare Johanneke.

Joannice m French (Rare)
French form of Ioannikios via Joannicius.

Joás m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Joash.

Joas m Dutch, Biblical German
Dutch form and older German form of Joash, in recent German bible translations now replaced with Joasch.

Joas m Ethiopian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Iyoas.

Jobbe m West Frisian
Variant form of Joppe.

Jobbor m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Jabbor, which is the main Uzbek form of Jabbar.

Jobina f Dutch
Dutch short form of Jacobina and feminine form of Job.

Jobine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jobina.

Jobir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Jabir.

Jodaugas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas).

Jodaugė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jodaugas.

Jodiel m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Yodiel.

Jodoca f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jodocus.

Joell f English (American)
Variant of Joelle.

Joen m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jeroen. This was one of the names (along with Jeroen) that the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) went by in daily life. The name Joen was more common in his day than it is in modern times: for example, in 2010, there were only 20 bearers (of all ages) in all of the Netherlands.

Joes m Dutch, German
Short form of both Josef and Johannes.

Joff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of Goff. From the 20th century onwards, Joff has also been used as a short form of Joffre, which happens to be etymologically related.

Jofrid f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse jór "stallion" combined with Old Norse friðr "beautiful; fair; peace".

Jogaila m Lithuanian, History
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Jogailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jogaila.

Jogaudas 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 gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Jogaudė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jogaudas.

Jogintas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Jogintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jogintas.

Jogirdas 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 Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]

Jogirdė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jogirdas.

Joiaqim m Biblical French
French form of Jehoiakim.

Joiaquim m Catalan
Catalan form of Jehoiakim.

Joița f Romanian (Rare)

Jojachin m Biblical Dutch, Biblical German
Dutch and German form of Jehoiachin.

Jójákim m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jehoiakim.

Jojakim m Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Swedish
Dutch, German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiakim. This name is not used in Norway or Sweden, but it appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible.

Jójákin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jehoiachin.

Jojakin m Norwegian, Polish, Biblical Swedish
Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiachin. This name appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible, but is not used as a given name in Sweden or Norway.

Joke f & m Dutch, German (Rare), Limburgish
Diminutive of Jo, as it contains the diminutive suffix -ke. It is also possible that there are cases where the name is a contraction of Johanneke.

Jokelien f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Joke with -lien (which comes from names ending in -lien, such as Carolien and Evelien)... [more]

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).

Jokimas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Joakimas, which is the Lithuanian form of Joachim.

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).

Jolien f Dutch
Variant form of Joline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Jolijn f Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Joline as well as a short form of Marjolijn.

Jolina f Dutch, German (Modern), Flemish (Rare)
Contraction of names starting with the element Jo-, such as Johanna, and any name ending in -lina. The German pronunciation makes it likely that its use in Germany was also inspired by the English name Jolene.

Jolol m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Jalol, which is the main Uzbek form of Jalal.

Jomantas 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 Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Jomantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jomantas.

Jomme m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutchization of Guillaume.

Jommeke m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Jomme. Also compare Jerommeke, since it is possible that in rare cases, Jommeke is a contraction of this name.... [more]

Jomol m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Jamol, which is the main Uzbek form of Jamal.

Jonathas m Biblical (All), Literature, Popular Culture, English (Archaic), French (Archaic), German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is a form of Jonathan that is used in older translations of the Bible. It ultimately comes from Ionathas, which is the form found in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate.... [more]

Jonea f English (Modern)
Variant of Joanie and Jonie.

Joniel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel... [more]

Jonier m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Yonier.

Jonne f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian, East Frisian
Dutch and Frisian variant of Jonna.

Jonneke f Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jonne, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Jonnie m & f English
Variant 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.

Jonuel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -uel, such as Manuel and Miguel... [more]

Joojakim m Finnish
Finnish form of Jehoiakim.

Joon m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Jonas 2 and Jonathan.

Joon f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Phonetical spelling of June as well as a pet form of Juniper.... [more]

Jooske f Dutch
Feminine form of Joos.

Joostina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Joost.

Jop m Dutch
Dutch 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 Legend
Derived 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.

Jopie m & f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Diminutive of Joop for men and of the related name Johanna for women.

Joppe m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant form of Jop.

Joquebede f Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jochebed.

Joraci m Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Juraci.

Joracy m Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Joraci. This name was borne by Joracy Camargo (1898-1973), a Brazilian journalist and playwright.

Joralf m Norwegian
The 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... [more]

Jøran m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jöran.

Jorão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Joram.

Jorby m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a diminutive of (usually invented) given names that start with Jorb-. Also compare Yorbe and even the Catalan name Jordi and its variant spelling Jordy.

Jordano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Latin American form of Jordan.

Jordy m English
Variant of Geordie.

Jordy m Dutch, French (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Jordi as well as a French borrowing of this name. This is the more common spelling in the Netherlands.

Jorga f Czech, English (Australian)
Variant of Georgia.

Jorgaq m Albanian
Probably the Albanian form of Yorgakis (see Giorgakis). Also compare the similar names Kristaq and Petraq.

Jorick m Dutch
Variant of Yorick.

Jorid f Norwegian
Younger form of Jóríðr.

Jorien f Dutch
Variant form of Jorine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.... [more]

Jorik m Dutch
Variant of Yorick.

Jorina f Albanian

Jorina f Dutch, North Frisian, East Frisian
Feminine form of Jorin.

Jorinde f Dutch, German (Modern, Rare), Literature
This name is a blend of Jorina with Linde. A known bearer of this name is Jorinde Moll (b. 1971), a Dutch actress and television presenter.... [more]

Jorine f Dutch, North Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Jorina.

Jorjeta f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Жоржета (see Zhorzheta).

Jorjine f French (African, Rare)
Likely a variant spelling of Georgine.

Jorre m West Frisian, East Frisian, Flemish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jurre.

Jorrik m Dutch
Variant of Jorik.

Jorryt m West Frisian
Variant of Jurryt.

Jǫrð f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived 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 Norwegian
Previously a dialectal variant of Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [more]

Jørunn f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of Jorunn used in the Troms region.

Josaphata f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Josaphat.

Joschija m German (Rare)
German form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josech m Biblical
One of Jesus' ancestors in Luke 3:26.

Joshamee m Popular Culture
It is the first name of the character of Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Made up by the creators of those films, his name is probably a play on the phrase "You're joshing me!".

Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josiel m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel... [more]

Josien f Dutch
Dutch phonetic variant of Josine

Jošija m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josija m Danish (Archaic), Serbian (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Danish and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josimar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Josmar. A famous bearer of this name is Brazilian soccer player Josimar Higino Pereira, who popularized "Josimar" as an independent name.

Josina f Dutch, East Frisian, North Frisian
Variant of Josine.

Josine f Dutch, French, French (Cajun), German
Contracted form of Josephine.

Josiphiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name יוֹסִפְיָה (Yosiphyah) meaning "may Yahweh add", which makes this name closely related to Yosef (see Joseph).

Josje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]

Joske m & f Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -ke to the original name... [more]

Josken m & f Medieval Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
This name is usually a diminutive of Jozef (for men) and Josephina (for women), but there are also cases where it is a diminutive of Jodocus via its short form Josse... [more]

Josmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contraction of José Maria, a compound name traditionally given in honour of the parents of Jesus. However, the initial syllable can also be taken from Josué; in such cases it is often formed from the names of the bearer's parents (i.e., Josué and Maria).

Josquin m Medieval Dutch (Gallicized), Medieval French
Gallicized form of Josken. A famous bearer of this name was Josquin des Prez, a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.

Josuel m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -uel, such as Manuel and Miguel... [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.

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.

Jotia m Georgian (Rare)
When written as ჟოტია, this name is a variant transcription of Zhotia.... [more]

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]

Jotuel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Yotuel.

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).

Jouri m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Yuriy.

Jourik m Dutch (Rare)
When pronounced as YOO-rik, this name is a combination of Jouri with Rik.... [more]

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".

Jovaišė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovaišas.

Jovaldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).

Jovaldė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovaldas.

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.