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Jersey f & m EnglishFrom 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").
Jerta f Hungarian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)Originally a short form of
Gertrúd, occasionally used as a given name in its own right, as well as a West Frisian short form of names beginning with the element
Ger-, used as a given name in its own right.
Jeryline f English (American)From a Fictional Character Played By Jada Pinkett Smith in the Movie "Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight".
Jeslyn f EnglishAn English name of Hebrew origin. Means "He Sees" or "God Watches."
Jesminder f IndianIt's origin of Indian. A famous bearer is fictional character Jesminder Bhamra.
Jessca f English (American)Variant or a Short Form of Jessica. This name was used for a character in the show "Abbott Elementary" (2021-) played by Sabrina Brier.
Jessonda f TheatreUsed for the heroine of Louis Spohr's Romantic opera 'Jessonda, or the Rajah's Wife' (1823), about a young royal widow who is rescued from the funeral pyre by the Portuguese general Tristan, her former sweetheart.
Jesubori f YorubaMeaning "Jesus is the winner" or "Jesus overcomes" in Yoruba
Jesuíta f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)From the Jesuits, a religious order of the Catholic Church named after
Jesus Christ. A notable bearer is Brazilian actor Jesuíta Barbosa.
Jesumbo m & f YorubaIt is a Yoruba name,a tribe in South-Western Nigeria which mean "JESUS IS COMING BACK" and in Hebrew
Maranatha. It can be beared by both sexes reminding the hearer(s) of the second coming of the Lord Jesus who left this world over two thousand(2000) years ago...
Jeta f RomaniRomani name of unknown origin and meaning.
Jeta f & m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
jetë meaning "life".
Jetamio f LiteratureThis name is most likely derived from the French phrase "je t'aime," which translates to "I love you." She is Thonolan's love interest in the "Earth's Children" novel series by Jean M. Auel.
Jetje f DutchVariant of
Jet, where the diminutive suffix
je has been added to the name.
Jetseta f EnglishFrom the English term
jet-setter, "a wealthy person who travels for pleasure".
Jetsunma f TibetanMeans "precious mistress (feminine form of master)" in Tibetan.
Jetteke f DutchVariant of
Jette, where the diminutive suffix
ke has been added to the name.
Jetti f GermanShort and familiar form of
Henriette, rarely used as an officially registered given name.
Jeuel f American (South)A precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament according to the Oxford Languages dictionary.
Jeung-sun f Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Empress Sunjeonghyo (1894-1966), last empress of Korea.
Jěwa f SorbianSorbian form of
Eve. Jěwa-Marja Čornakec (German: Eva-Maria Zschornack), born 1959, is a well-known Sorbian writer and translator.
Jewelry f EnglishDerived from the English word jewelry, beautiful accessories worn by women.
Jeyne f LiteratureProbably intended as a variant of
Jane, this name is borne by Jeyne Westerling, a character in George R. R. Martin's
A Song of Ice and Fire.
Jezalinda f EnglishInvented by Jane Austen for her story Frederic & Elfrida, which she wrote when she was a teenager. Jezalinda is a minor character.
Jezelinda f LiteratureMiss Jezelinda Fitzroy is a character in a short story titled “Frederic & Elfrida,” dated to about 1787 or 1788, one of Jane Austen's earliest works.
Jezerka f SerbianRare name that comes from the word "jezero", meaning "lake".
Jezila f Haitian CreoleDerived from Haitian Creole
Jezi "
Jesus" and
la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "Jesus is there" or "Jesus is here".
Jezula f Haitian CreoleDerived from Haitian Creole
Jezi "
Jesus" (possibly influenced by French
Jésus) and
la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "Jesus is there" or "Jesus is here".
Jhallika f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Telugu, NepaliMEANING : light, sunshine, cloth used for applying colour or perfumes... [
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Jhansi f IndianMeans "life like". It is the name of a historic city in India.
Jhanvi f Bengali (Hindu)Means "river Ganges," derived from Sanskrit जान्हवी (jāhnavi), which refers to the sacred river Ganga, named after the sage Jahnu who is said to have drunk up the river and then released it.
Ji f ChineseDerived from 姬 (
ji) meaning "beauty" or "imperial concubine". A noteable bearer was the Empress Yan Ji.
Ji f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 詩 (ji) meaning "poem, poetry". Other kanji cam be used.
Jia f HebrewMeans "ravine" or "valley" in Hebrew.
Jiachan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and
婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Jiaci f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious" and
辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression".
Ji-ae f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 智 (
ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 愛 (
ae) "love, be fond of, like".
Jiafei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious" and
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Jiagui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and
瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous; rose".
Jiahan m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 家
(jiā) meaning "home, family" or 佳
(jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 晗
(hán) meaning "pre-dawn, before daybreak", 罕
(hǎn) meaning "rare, scarce", or 捍
(hàn) meaning "ward off, defend, guard"... [
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Jiahui f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 嘉
(jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious", 家
(jiā) meaning "home, family" or 佳
(jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 辉
(huī) meaning "brightness", 慧
(huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠
(huì) meaning "favour, benefit"... [
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