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Hidehiko m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hilbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Hildeborg.

Hilbmá f Sami
Sami form of Hilma.

Hildar m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hildr "battle" and arr "warrior", as well as a masculine form of Hilda.

Hildbjørg f Norwegian
Variant of Hildebjørg.

Hildebjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Hildeborg.

Hildeborg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".

Hilder m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish masculine form of Hildr.

Hilderik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Dutch and Nordic form of Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.

Hildor m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle" and Tor.

Hildura f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hildur recorded in Troms.

Hildus m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of name containing the name element hild- as well as a masculine form of Hilda.

Hilje m Southern Sami (Rare)
Southern Sámi form of Elias.

Hillbjørg f Norwegian
Variant of Hilbjørg (see Hildeborg).

Hilmer m Swedish
Variant of Hilmar.

Hilpi f Finnish
Variant of Hilppa.

Hilppa f Finnish
Finnish variant of Filippa.

Hilvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hillevi.

Himinglæva f Norse Mythology
Means 'the heaven-shining one, the transparent one", referring to the transparency of water. In Norse mythology, Himinglæva was one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Hinton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hinton.

Hjalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Hjalmar.

Hjalmer m English, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hjalmar.

Hjálmtýr m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hjalmr "helmet", "protection" and Tyr.

Hjordis f English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Form of Hjördis, Hjørdis or Hjördís used outside of the Nordic countries.

Hjørleif m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish form of Hjǫrleifr.

Hjørmund m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hjǫrmundr.

Hjúki m Norse Mythology
Is said to mean "the one returning to health". In Norse Mythology, Hjúki and his sister Bil follow Máni, the personification of the moon, across the heavens.

Hlaðgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name. A combination of hlaða "to weave" (or maybe hlað "lace-work, headdress") and garðr "enclosure, protection".

Hlaðgerður f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Hlaðgerðr.

Hlaðgunnr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hlað "lace-work, headdress" and gunnr "battle, fight". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology who only appears in heroic poetry. Hlaðgunnr, also called Svanhvít, is the sister of Hervǫr and the daughter of Hlǫðver... [more]

Hlífstæinn m Old Norse
Combination of Old Nose hlíf "protection, shelter" and steinn "stone".

Hlín f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "protection" in Old Norse, the root of which is Old Icelandic hleina "to save, protect, defend" (ultimately relating to Old English hlæna and modern English lean; also the related noun hlein is used of the upright warp-weighted loom, which is leaned against a wall in use)... [more]

Hljóð f Norse Mythology
Means "howling" in Old Norse. Hljóð was a jötunn and daughter of Hrímnir in Norse Mythology.

Hlóðyn f Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Hludana. In Norse mythology, Hlóðyn was an alternative name for Fjǫrgyn (also known as Jǫrð).

Hod m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hǫðr, used in translations of Old Norse myths.

Hǫdd f Old Norse
Feminine form of Haddr.

Hodur m Old Norse (Anglicized), Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
From Old Norse hǫð "battle", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *haþuz "battle". In Norse mythology Hodur is a blind son of Odin who accidentally kills Baldr when Loki gives him an arrow made of mistletoe (the only thing Baldr can be harmed by).

Hœnir m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "strong" or "helper" in Old Norse. Hœnir is a god in Norse mythology. According to 'The Prose Edda', he, along with Lóðurr, helped Odin create the first humans.

Høgnar m Faroese
Faroese form of Hagni (see Hagen).

Högne m Old Swedish, Norse Mythology
Swedish form of Hagni. This was the name of a legendary king of the Swedish province Östergötland. He appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Volsunga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.

Hogne m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hagni.

Högni m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hǫgni, an Old Norse form of Hagen.

Høgni m Faroese
Faroese form of Hǫgni (see Hagen).

Holgerd f Old Danish (Rare)
Likely derived from the male given name Holger.

Hølje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Helge.

Holm m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare)
Younger form of HolmR.

Hólmar m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet, small island" and herr "army".

Holmfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet" and fastr "strong, firm".

Holmfrid m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements holmr "small island" and friðr "peace" or fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.

Hólmsteinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Holmstæinn.

Holmsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Holmstæinn.

Horizon f & m English (Rare)
Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

Hǫrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hörður.

Hörður m Icelandic
From the Old Norse word hǫrðr, meaning one from Hordaland in Norway.

Hǫskuldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Höskuldur.

Höskuldur m Icelandic
Modern form of Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic hagi "pasture"), or of Hǫskollr "gray head"... [more]

Høskuldur m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Höskuldur.

Höður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hǫðr.

Houbêrt m Walloon
Walloon form of Hubert.

Hovard m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Håvard or Howard.

Høye m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Hrafnkell m Icelandic
Combination of hrafn "raven" and ketill "helmet".

Hrannar m Icelandic (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Old Norse hrǫnn "wave" and herr "army".

Hreggviður m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hregg "storm, blast" and viðr "forest, wood".

Hreinn m Icelandic, Old Norse
From Old Norse hreinn "reindeer".

Hrímgarðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from hrīm "rime, hoarfrost" and garðr "enclosure, protection". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess, the daughter of Hati, who is drawn into a verbal duel with Atli.

Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr.

Hrói m Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived from the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *HróþiwíhaR composed of the Norse elements hróðr "praise, fame, honor" and -vir of uncertain etymology. Hrói höttur is the Icelandic name for the legendary medieval English hero Robin Hood.

Hróðvitnir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from hróðr "fame, glory" and vitnir "wolf". This is another name for Fenrir.

Hū'eu m Hawaiian
Meaning "mischievious."

Huge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish form of Hugi.

Hugleikur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugleikr.

Huje m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hugi.

Humla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish humla "bumblebee".

Húngunn f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements húnn "child, cub" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Húskarl m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Norse
Means "free man in service to another person" in Old Norse (literally "house man"). The name appears in England among Norse settlers.

Hussam m Arabic
Variant transcription of Husam. Known bearers of this name include the Iraqi singer Hussam Al-Rassam (b. 1978), the Palestinian soccer player Hussam Abu Saleh (b... [more]

Hvít f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Feminine form of Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.

Hybbert m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hyben f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from Danish hyben "rosehip".

Hyndla f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the dog". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess who insults Freyja.

Ia f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი (iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [more]

Ibba f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ybba.

Icah f English (American), Filipino

İclal f Turkish

Idabritt f Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Ida and Britt.

Idali f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Ida and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie), a short form of Idalina and Idalisa as well as a short form of Idalia.

Idamaria f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Combination of Ida and Maria.

Idar m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Ida created by combining the Old Norse element ið "industrious, work, activity" (compare the Germanic element id) and the common name suffix -r, taken from Norse herr "army, warrior".

Idell f English
Variant of Idella.

Idolf m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements ið "industrious" and ulfr "wolf".

Idor m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of ið "industrious" and þórr "thunder".

If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned m English (Puritan)
An English Puritan name, a variant of If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned, referring to Jesus Christ's death and resurrection... [more]

Igild m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Egil.

Ihan m Arabic
Means "full moon".

Ika f Swedish
Short form of names ending in -ika, like Veronika and Ulrika.

Ilde f Norwegian (Archaic), Italian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Hilde, recorded in the Sunnmøre area, as well as an Italian variant of Ilda.

Ildi f Sicilian
Variant of Ilde.

Ildibad m Germanic, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, History
Variant spelling of Hildebad. Ildibad was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.

Ilgen m Medieval German
Form of Gilgen.

Ilian m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Aegidius, via Gilgen or Ilgen.

Ilianna f Greek, American (Hispanic, Rare)
Hispanic American variant of Ileana. As a Greek name it is likely a variant of Iliana (a feminine form of Ilias, the Modern Greek form of Elias).

Iljo m Estonian, Bulgarian
Southern Estonian form of Elias (via Russian Ilya) and Bulgarian variant transcription of Ilyo.

Ilkka m Finnish
Transferred use of the surname Ilkka.... [more]

Ilko m Bulgarian, Ukrainian, German (Rare)
Bulgarian diminutive of Iliya. Since the 1960s it has been in occasional use in German-speaking countries.

Illar m Estonian
Variant of Hillar.

Illhugi m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse illr "ill, evil, bad" and hugr "mind, spirit, thought".

Illiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Bulgarian (Rare, ?)
Variant of Iliana or Ileana.

Illugi m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Illhugi.

Ilmo m & f Finnish
Either derived from Ilmari or a Karelian word ilminen, meaning "human".... [more]

Ilon f Estonian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Ilona.

Ilpo m Finnish
Derived from feminine name Ilpotar.

Ilppo m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ilpo.

Imber f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg found in Norrland.

Indride m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of Eindride

Ingálvur m Faroese
Combination of Ing and Faroese álvur "elf".

Ingamaj f Swedish
Combination of Inga and Maj 2.

Ingar m & f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ingvor (f), Ingvar (m), Ingegerd (f) and Inggard (m)... [more]

Ingebiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingibjǫrn.

Ingebjør f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingebjørg (compare Embjør).

Ingebjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ingibjǫrn.

Ingebrigt m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Engelbrekt.

Ingelin f Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Ing and lin or a variant of Ingilín.

Ingemund m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, Manx (Archaic), Anglo-Scandinavian
Old Swedish form of Ingimundr, which was also used on the Isle of Man.

Ingerda f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Ingegerd.

Ingerid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of the names Ingrid and Ingri.

Ingevald m Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of Ingvald.

Ingfrid f Norwegian
Variant of Ingrid.

Inghart m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Inghard (see Ingohart).

Ingialdr m Old Norse
Variant of Ingivaldr or Ingeld.

Ingibiorn m Old Swedish
Variant transcription of ᛁᚴᛁᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (ikibiarn) (see Ingibjǫrn).

Ingiríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingríðr via Old Norse variant Ingiríðr.

Ingivaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvald.

Ingjald m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ingialdr.

Ingjaldr m Old Norse
Variant of Ingialdr.

Ingjar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingar.

Ingjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ingegerd.

Ingmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ing and maj "May".

Ingmarie f Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie.

Ingmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingemund.

Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.

Ingvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Ing and Old Norse valdr "power, might, ruler".

Ingvalda f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingvald.

Ingvard m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.

Ingve m Norwegian
Variant of Yngve.

Ingveig f Norwegian
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element veig "power; strength", first used in 1895.

Ingvor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious".

Iŋŋer f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Inger.

Ióhan m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Johannes.

Iǫrundr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from jara "battle, fight" and vindr, possibly meaning "winner". The name appears on several runestones.

Ipmil m Sami Mythology
Means "God" in Northern Sámi.

Irenäus m German
German form of Irenaeus.

Irjan m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Yrian.

Irmelin f Norwegian, German (Swiss, Rare), Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Irma.

Irnes m Bosnian (Rare)

Isa f Swedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
From the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [more]

Isaach m Yoruba, Norwegian (Rare), Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Isaac.

Ísabel f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Isabel.

Isach m Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Isaac and Isacco.

Isagel f Swedish (Rare), Literature, Astronomy
Isagel is a fictional character and spaceship pilot appearing in Swedish author Harry Martinson's poem of science fiction 'Aniara', published in 1956. Isagel is also the name of an exoplanet (HD 102956 b) orbiting the star Aniara (HD 102956).

Isai m Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian
Cognate of Jesse.

Ísar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ísarr.

Ísarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse íss "ice" and herr "army".

Isaskar m Finnish (Rare), Biblical Finnish, Biblical Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Issachar.

Iselilja f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Popularly claimed to mean "ice lily" from Norwegian is "ice" and lilja "lily". This name occurs in the medieval ballad 'Knut liten og Sylvelin'.

Iselina f Norwegian (Rare)
Latinate form of Iselin.

Ishbak m Biblical
Means "he will leave, leaving". According to the Bible, Ishbak was the fifth son of Abraham and Keturah.

Ísleifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Islia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Isto m Finnish
Finnish short form of Israel or Taisto. Might also be derived from the name of the Nordic hero Istrur.

Iði m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ið "industrious, work, activity". This is the name of a jötunn in Norse Mythology.

Itohan f Western African, Edo, Ijaw
Means "mercy" in Edo and "I don't wish you bad" in Ijaw.

Itzy f Mexican, American (Hispanic, Modern)
Diminutive of Itzayana, perhaps influenced by English Izzy.

Iuli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Short form of names containing Old Norse ígull meaning "sea urchin", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *igilaz "hedgehog" (compare Modern Swedish igelkott and Faroese igelkøttur, both meaning "hedgehog")... [more]

Ivald m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ivalde m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ivara f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivar.

Iverine f Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Iver.

Ivert m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Iver and Sivert.

Iyanna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna.

Izear m African American

Jacen m English (American, Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Jason. This is the name of Han Solo and Princess Leia's oldest son in the Star Wars Legends books, Jacen Solo. Since Jacen Solo's first appearance in the books in 1993, the name has risen in popularity in the United States.

Jacka m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Jack.

Jacke m Swedish
Diminutive of Jakob.

Jackline f English (African), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jænis m Old Norse, Old Swedish, Old Danish, Old Norwegian
Variant of Jonis.

Jafnhárr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "equally high". This is the name of a Norse god.

Jágát m Northern Sami
Variant of Jáhkot.

Jåhha m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi variant of Johá.

Jáhkot m Northern Sami
Sami form of Jakob.

Jahn m Norwegian, Swedish, Medieval Baltic
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Jan 1 and medieval Latvian variant of Jane 3.

Jakim m Russian
Russian variant transcription of Yakim.

Jaklyn f English
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.

Jamacenia f English (Rare)

Janara f Brazilian

Janerik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and Erik. Most often spelled with a hyphen, Jan-Erik.

Janna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Joanna.

Janni m Kven
Kven variant of Jan 1.

Jannica f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Variant of Jannika.

Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.

Jansý f Faroese (Rare)
Combination of the name elements jan and sy in the style of Nancy.

Januar m Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.

January m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Januarius.

Jara f Spanish (Modern)
Directly taken from Spanish jara "rockrose".

Jardar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jarðarr.

Jari m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse jara "quarrel". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.

Jarlabanke m Old Swedish
Combination of Jarl and Old Swedish banka, a verb meaning "to beat, to hammer, to thwack".

Jarlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". This is a relatively modern name first used in the early 20th century.

Jarleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Jarleiv.

Jarleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and leifr "descendant, heir".

Jarlfrid f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Jarlfryd f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jarlfrid.

Jarlstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse name elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman, earl" and steinn "stone".

Jarluf m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jarleiv.

Jarp m Old Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jarpr.

Jarpr m Old Norse
Originally a by-name meaning "brown" in Old Norse. Later also found as a proper given name.

Jarþrúður f Icelandic
Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.

Jasmi f Finnish
Finnish variant of Jasmin 1.

Jasu m Finnish
A diminutive of Jaakko.

Jatgeir m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Játgeirr.

Játvarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Edward.

Jåvna m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Jonas 2.

Jåvva m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Johan.

Jaxen m American (Modern)
Variant of Jackson.

Jaycub m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacob.

Jayke f North Frisian
Variant of Jaike.

Jeaneth f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Jeannette.

Jeanett f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Jeannette.

Jeannet f Dutch, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jeannette.

Jedert f Slovene
Variant of Jera.

Jedvard m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eadweard.

Jekub m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Jakub.

Jeniffer f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), English
Variant of Jennifer.

Jenis m Faroese
Faroese form of Jænis, a medieval Scandinavian form of Johannes.

Jennelie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Jenny and Li. The spelling is perhaps influenced by the similar sounding name Annelie.

Jensína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Jens.

Jensina f Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens.

Jensine f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Jens.

Jensiva f Faroese (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Jentoft m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Danish place name Gentofte "single farmstead at the fish lake". In Norway, this name was first recorded in 1838. Since 1970, however, it has been banned by the Norwegian naming laws due to its place name character.

Jeopardy f English (Rare)
From the English word jeopardy "risk, gamble, danger".

Jerick m English
Likely a variant of Jerrick.

Jerik m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Erik predominantly found in Jylland.

Jermund m Norwegian
Variant of Geirmund.

Jersey f & m English
From the name of the island Jersey (located in the English Channel between the UK and France) whose name was derived from the Old Norse name element -ey "island" combined with either Old Norse Geirr ("Geirr's island"), jarl ("the earl's island") or hjǫrr ("sword island").

Jerucia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Jerzee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jersey.

Jes m Danish
Regional variant of Jens.

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

Jesar m Faroese
Short form of Eliesar.

Jesica f English, Spanish, Polish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Jest m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjest.

Jevsei m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Евсей (see Yevsey).

Jhonas m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jonas 2.

Jillianne f English
Variant of Jillian.

Jisca f Biblical Swedish, Biblical French
Cognate of Iscah used in French and some Swedish translations of the Bible.

Jisebel f Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Jezebel.

Jishaj m Biblical Swedish
Form of Jesse used in the Swedish translation of the Bible.

Joacim m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Joakim.

Joakima f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Joakim.

Joan m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Johan.

Jóanis m Faroese
Variant of Jóhannes.

Jobjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ióbiǫrn.

Jochum m Swedish (Rare), Frisian, Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare), Medieval Romansh
Variant of Joachim.

Jocke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Joakim.

Jockum m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jochum (see Joachim).

Jøde f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gyda.

Jødel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.

Jódís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse jór "horse" and dís "goddess".

Jøel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.

Joen m Swedish, Danish, Faroese
Variant of Johan.

Jófríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jofrid.

Jogan m Old Swedish
Medieval Swedish form of Johan.

Jogrim m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Jógrímr.

Joh m & f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Johan, Johannes and its feminine equivalents. It's used as a short form of Johannesevangeliet (Gospel of John) in the Scandinavian translations of the Bible... [more]

Johar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Joar.

Johild f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of jór "horse" and hildr "battle; fight".

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.

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.

Jojje m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jöns and Georg.

Jøkul m Faroese
Faroese form of Jökull.

Jǫkull m Old Norse
Directly taken from Old Norse jǫkull "ice; icicle; glacier".

Jøl m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.

Jolin f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Joline.

Jomar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jómarr.

Jómarr m Old Norse
Means "famous horse" in Old Norse, from jór "horse" and marr "famous".

Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Jonar m Norwegian
Elaborated form of Jon 1 where jon is combined with the Old Norse name element arr "warrior" in the style of Hjalmar, Vidar, Steinar, etc... [more]

Jonella f Swedish (Rare)
Elaboration of Jona.

Jonis m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Johannes.

Jónsvein m Faroese
Combination of Jón and sveinn "boy" (Compare Sveinjón).

Jonte m German, Swedish
German diminutive of Johann and Swedish diminutive of names starting with Jon-, such as Jon 1 and Jonatan.

Joonathan m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Joone m & f Finnish (Rare), Various
Form of John.

Joplin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Joplin. This is also the name of a city in Missouri, named for Reverend Harris G. Joplin, one of the first settlers.

Jord m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gjord.

Jord f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Nynorsk, Archaic)
Modern form of Jǫrð.

Jøren m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Jøran, Jørgen and Jørund.