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Jamoloy f UzbekDerived from
jamol meaning "beauty" and
oy meaning "moon".
Jamphel m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese, BuddhismFrom Tibetan འཇམ་དཔལ
('jam-dpal) meaning "gentle splendour", derived from འཇམ
('jam) meaning "soft" and དཔལ
(dpal) meaning "splendour, glory, magnificence"... [
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Jāmun f & m Hindi, IndianFrom Hindi जामुन (jāmun) meaning "Java plum, berry, blackberry".
Jamuna f Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Assamese, TeluguFrom the name of the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges that flows through northern India. The name is probably derived from Sanskrit यम
(yama) meaning "twin", so named because the river flows parallel to the Ganges.
Jan m & f Kazakh, PersianKazakh word that translates to "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Often used in the same context as "dear" in Kazakh and other Islamic languages, as in the Kazakh name
Muhammedjan, which translates to "dear Muhammed" in Kazakh.
Jana f ArabicOld Arabic name meaning gifts or bounty from the harvest.
Jana f PersianJana is a Persian name which means "my darling" or "my soul".
Janay f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Persian
جان (jân) meaning "soul" and Karachay-Balkar
ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Jancis f English (Rare)Blend of
Jan 2 and
Francis. This name is most notably borne by Jancis Robinson (b. 1950), an English wine critic, journalist and author who has won multiple awards for her work.
Jan-di f KoreanJan-di (surname is Geum) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama
Boys Over Flowers. She is the main character's love interest.
Janeane f EnglishVariant spelling of
Janine. A known bearer of this name is the American stand-up comedian Janeane Garofalo (b. 1964).
Janequa f Guanche (Rare)From Guanche
*jəneqa, meaning "hopeless". This was recorded as the name of a 9-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Jang-hwa f LiteratureMeans "rose flower" from Sino-Korean 薔花. Jang-hwa is the name of one of the heroines in the Korean folktale "The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon".
Jang-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 薔薇 (jang-mi) meaning "rose", or 张 (jang) meaning "stretch, spread, open" or 章 (jang) meaning "chapter, section, seal, stamp, badge" combined with combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty"... [
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Janha m & f ShonaMeaning "one's turn; chance; opportunity".
Janiek f & m DutchVariant spelling of
Janique, which is more phonetical in nature. Like Janique, this name has been in use in the Netherlands since at least 1964.
Janika f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Jana 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Janique f & m DutchIn the Netherlands, this name has been in use since at least 1964 and is predominantly borne by females. For male bearers, this name is a blend of
Jan 1 with a masculine French name that ends in
-ique, such as
Dominique... [
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Janitra f & m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit जनित्र
(janitra) meaning "birthplace, origin, source".
Jánka f Medieval HungarianMedieval Hungarian name recorded in the Hungarian territory of Levedia in the 8th and 9th centuries. The name is allegedly an older form of
lányka, itself a diminutive of
lány "girl, maiden; daughter".
Jannah f Arabic, IndonesianMeans "garden, paradise" in Arabic. In Islam this term refers to the concept of heaven.
Jannatoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
jannat meaning "heaven" and
oy meaning "moon".
Janoah m & f Dutch (Modern, Rare)From
jano'hah meaning "rest" or
ja-no'-a (yanoach) meaning "resting place". It is mentioned in the Bible as a town north-east of Ephraim in the Jordan valley, sometimes identified with the present day city Yanun in Palestine.
Jantien f Medieval Dutch, DutchThis given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of
Jantjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [
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Jantina f DutchVariant form of
Jantine. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch botanist and geneticist Jantina Tammes (1871-1947).
Jantjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)This name is a variant of
Johanna, where the diminutive suffix
-tjen is included in the name. Since
-tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern
-tje, we can actually say that Jantjen is the medieval Dutch form of
Jantje.... [
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Jantraa f BuryatPossibly from the Buryat
янтаар (jantaar) meaning "amber".
Januari m & f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of January (
Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for someone born in January.
Japa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali, Kannada, Sinhalese, Indonesian, Gujarati, BengaliMEANING : China rose,... [
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Japako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake, large snake, serpent", 派 (pa) meaning "clique; faction; school" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Japji f Indian (Sikh)The name Japji is a girl's name meaning "holy chanting of word". Japji Sahib is the Sikh thesis, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs.
Japonica f English (American, Modern, Rare)japonica is a Neo-Latin word meaning "japanese". As such, it is part of the name of several cultivated plants (e.g., Pieris japonica, Camellia japonica, or Skimmia japonica).
Jaquenetta f TheatreA feminine form of
Jaques. Jaquenetta is a character from Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost'.
Jara f SlovakFeminine form of
Jaro as well as a short form of names beginning with the element
Jar-.
Jarboe f ObscureUnknown origin. Borne by Jarboe Devereaux, singer and former member of American experimental rock band Swans.
Jarella f Popular CultureName of a character who appeared in classic issues of the Incredible Hulk from 1971 to 1976.
Jargalsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Jariana f Creekthis name is Creek and it mean love and peace
Jarifa f LiteratureMeaning unknown, although it is likely taken from Spanish
jarifa meaning "healthy; attractive", which is ultimately derived from Classical Arabic
šarīf "noble" and thus be connected to the Arabic name
Sharifah... [
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