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Jaan m & f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Adriaan or Johanna.

Jabe f Shipibo-Conibo
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Shipibo ja- meaning "exist".

Jabu f Zulu
The name's origin meaning is "It is the shortened form of the name Jabulani which means joy or to rejoice"

Jacq m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Jacques as well as of Jacqueline and Jacquelina. In practice, the name is also used on bearers of related names, such as Jacob and Jacobus.... [more]

Jacy f & m English
Popular in Westerns and Western romances for both male and female, white and Native American characters. It is probably a variant of Jessie 1 or Jesse, a name popular in the American West for both men and women.

Jacy f & m Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Jaci 2.

Jada m & f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

Jadi f English (Rare)

Jady f & m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Jade or a variant of Jaydee. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian kickboxer Jady Menezes (1992-).

Jáél f Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Yael.

Jaël f Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Yael.

Jahi f Swahili
Worthy

Jaia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jaya.

Jaid m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jade.

Jaie f English (Rare)

Jaja f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Lydia, Janet, Jasmine and other names that start with Ja.

Jaky m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.

Jala f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Derived from Arabic جَالَ (jāla) "to wander, to travel, to roam" as well as "(of an idea, thought) to come to mind; to think".

Jala f Azerbaijani
Variant of Zhala.

Jale f German, North Frisian
Short form of (now extinct) names whose first element was derived from Proto-Germanic *gailan meaning "jovial".... [more]

Jale f Kurdish
Means "oleander" in Kurdish.

Jama f English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie

Jame m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Pet form of James.

Jami f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Telugu, Assamese, Odia
MEANING : a virtuous or respectable woman, Sister, daughter -in-law. (It is name of an Apsara)

Jamy f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie.

Jana f Sardinian

Jana f Arabic
Old Arabic name meaning gifts or bounty from the harvest.

Jana f Swahili
Means "yesterday" in Swahili.

Jana f Albanian

Jana f Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandra.

Jana f Portuguese
Diminutive of Joana.

Jana f Persian
Jana is a Persian name which means "my darling" or "my soul".

Jâne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jane.

Jane f Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Janez.

Jane f Estonian
Variant of Janne 2.

Jané f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jenay.

Janė f Lithuanian
Short form of Janina.

Jang m & f Chinese

Jann f English (Rare)
Variant of Jan 2.

Jans f Literature
'Jan, Jans en de kinderen'

Janu f & m Indian

Jany m & f English
Diminutive of Jan.

Jany f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Jana 1.... [more]

Japa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali, Kannada, Sinhalese, Indonesian, Gujarati, Bengali
MEANING : China rose,... [more]

Jaqi f English
Nickname of Jacqueline and a variant of Jackie.

Jara f Slovak
Feminine form of Jaro as well as a short form of names beginning with the element Jar-.

Jara f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jare.

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

Jard m & f West Frisian
Masculine and feminine form of Jarich.

Jari m & f Korean

Jasa f Aymara
Means "soft" in Aymara.

Jasy f & m Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Jacy.

Jath m & f Arabic
Short for Jathbiyya or Jathibiyya.

Jati m & f Indonesian
Means "original, pure" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit जाति (jāti).

Java f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
MEANING : China rose, saffron... [more]

Jawi m & f Aymara
Means "fleece, sheared wool" in Aymara.

Jaxi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaxie.

Jaxy f English (American, Rare, ?)

Jayd m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jade.

Jaye f East Frisian

Jayn f English
Variant of Jane.

Jayu m & f Aymara
Means "salt" in Aymara.

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".

Jbid f Armenian, Turkish

Jeca f Serbian
Nickname for the name Jelena

Je-ha m & f Korean
Combination of a je hanja, like 濟 meaning "cross; help, assist" or 祭 meaning "ancestral rites," and a ha hanja, such as 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."

Jeka f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Used as a nickname for Jelena or Jelisaveta.

Jêla f Kurdish
Means "upward" or "from above" in Kurdish.

Jeli f Finnish
Finnish dialectal pet form of Jelena.

Jema f Spanish (Rare)

Jemi f English (Americanized, Modern, Rare)

Jéňa f Czech
Diminutive of Jenovefa.

Jena f Medieval Polish
Variant of Jenna.

Jène f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
Litteraly come from the masculine name. Maybe influenced by Jenna or maybe Jen.

Jeny f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jenny.

Jera f Slovene, East Frisian
East Frisian and Slovene short form of Gertruda via another short form, Gera.

Jera f Albanian

Jesa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Gesa.

Jesy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jessica, and/or variant of Jessie 1/Jessy/Jesse.

Jeta f Romani
Romani name of unknown origin and meaning.

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

Jete f Latvian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Henriete.

Jeva f Latvian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Belarusian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Ieva (possibly via Russian Yeva) and Ukrainian and Belarusian variant transcription of Yeva.

Jeve f Jewish

Jéwa f Kashubian
Variant of Éwa.

Jěwa f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Eve. Jěwa-Marja Čornakec (German: Eva-Maria Zschornack), born 1959, is a well-known Sorbian writer and translator.

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

Jeza f English
Diminutive of Jezebel.

Jhen f Filipino
Diminutive of Jennifer, Jennet, and other names starting with Jen-.

Jhoy f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Joy.

Ji-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 愛 (ae) "love, be fond of, like".

Ji-Ah f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 지아 (see Ji-A).

Ji-An f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet"... [more]

Jiǎo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 皎 (jiǎo) meaning "bright, shining".

Jiāo f Chinese
From the Chinese character 娇 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, charming, fascinating, delicate". ... [more]

Jida f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ida.

Jiga f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Iga.

Jiho m & f Shona
Meaning “ultisol” in Shona.

Jihy f Malagasy
Means "delicacy, sensitivity" or "whim, thrill" in Malagasy.

Ji-in f Korean

Jiji f Indian

Jila f Persian

Jilí f Romani (Caló)
Caló name derived from the vocabulary word jilí "innocent; unblamable; without agenda (malicious or otherwise)".... [more]

Jimo f & m Yoruba
Means "awake child" in Yoruba, derived from jí meaning "wake up; arise" and ọmọ meaning "child". It is also used as diminutive of longer names such as Ajírọ́mọgbé.

Jims f Mongolian
Means "fruit" in Mongolian.

Ji-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Jin-a f Korean
One meaning is "precious child" from Sino-Korean 珍兒.

Jina f Swahili
Means "to walk" in Swahili.

Jina f English (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Jina f Kurdish
Means “life.”

Jini f Indian
MEANING - Victorious lady, truimphant woman... [more]

Jini f Welsh
Welsh form of Jennie

Jinn f Manx
Manx cognate of Jean 2.

Jinx f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture
Variant of Jynx, or else directly from the American English word meaning "a charm, a spell", which is ultimately derived from the same source (Greek iynx "wryneck", a bird used in witchcraft and divination)... [more]

Jira f Indian

Jitu f & m Aymara
Means "halo" in Aymara.

Jiva m & f Indian
Means "life", "soul", "alive". Derived from Sanskrit.

Jiwa f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Iwa.

Jiya f Indian
Hindi word "jiya" means Living or lived.

Jiyu f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Jlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

J'Mya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamya.

Joan f Japanese
From Japanese 嬢 (jo) meaning "daughter" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Joar m & f Basque
From the name of mount Joar, located between the Basque Country and Navarre.

Joba f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Job.

Jobe f & m Igede
Means "give thanks" in Igede, spoken in Nigeria. Alternative meanings are "gratitude" or "be grateful".

Jøde f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gyda.

Joée f French (Modern), French (Quebec)

Joek m & f Dutch (Rare)

Joia f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from both Catalan joia "joy" (ultimately from Classical Latin gaudium via Late Latin gaudia and Old Occitan joia) and Catalan joia "jewel, gem" (ultimately derived from from Latin iocus "game; playing; joke" via Vulgar Latin *jocale "graceful object" and Old French joiel).

Joia f Medieval English, Medieval French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old French joie "joy", ultimately from Late Latin gaudia and Classical Latin gaudium. As a Jewish name, Joia was occasionally used as a translation of Simcha.

Joia f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian joi "Thursday", possibly associated with Joia Mare "Maundy Thursday".

Joie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Joey.

Joie f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Old French joie "joy", ultimately from Late Latin gaudia and Classical Latin gaudium. This name was occasionally used as a translation of Simcha.

Joii m & f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Joey.

Joka f Dutch

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.

Joko f Japanese

Jola f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Iole.

Jola f Uzbek
Means "tears" in Uzbek.

Jole f Italian
Variant of Iole.

Joli f Hungarian
Diminutive of Jolán.

Joma f Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of جمعة (see Juma).

Jomy f Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Jona f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Jon 1 as well as a short form of Johanna and its variants.

Jona f Albanian

Jone f Italian
Italian variant of Ione.

Jone f Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Joan 1.

Jonė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jonas 1.

Jong f Hmong
Means "shade" in Hmong.

Jony f Manx
Variant of Joney. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Judith.

Joo-a f Korean
Variant of Joo-ah

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

Joor f Wolof

Jóra f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Jǫfurr.

Jora f Albanian (Rare)

Jora f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Jóra.

Jora f Laz
Means “the Sun” in Laz.

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

Jore m & f German (Modern, Rare)

Jorė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Joris, coinciding with the name of a Romuva festival of spring.

Josi f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Josie.

Josy f Various
Variant of Josie.

Jota f Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiota with German spelling.

Joti f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Tibetan
Variant of Jyoti.

Joud m & f Arabic
Derived from Arabic جَوْد (jawd) meaning "abundant rain". جُود (joud) written with different wovels reflect the generosity and munificence because in the desert rain is a rare gift.

Joue f Japanese
From Japanese 情 (jou) meaning "feelings; emotion" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jova f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Jovita.

Jovi f & m English (American)
Variant of Jovie.

Jovy f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Jovita, Jovito, Jovencio, or Jovencia.

Joya f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Joy. The name coincides with the Spanish word joya "jewel, gem".

Joya f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Joia.

Joye f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Joie.

Joyl f Obscure

Joža f Slovene
Short form of Jožefa.

Jozi f English (American)
Variant of Josie

Ju-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" or 周 "circumference" (ju), and 愛 (ae) "love, be fond of, like", among other Hanja combinations.... [more]

Juah f Korean
From Sino-Korean 柱 "pillar, post; support", 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," 柱 meaning "pillar, column; branch," 州 meaning "state, province" or 宙 meaning "dwelling; time, infinite; sky" and 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 我 meaning "I, me," or 亞 meaning "next, second".

Juan f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl", 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life" or 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 安 (an) meaning "peace", 庵 (an) meaning "hermitage; retreat" or 愛 (an) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Juba f African American, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Anglicized form of Adjoa used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina.

Juca f & m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joana and João.

Juci f Tupi
Means "moon" in Tupi.

Juci f Hungarian
Diminutive of Judit and Júlia.

Juda m & f Chinese
Combination of Ju and Da.

Jude f Arabic
Variant transcription of Jud.

Judy f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Judith.

Juee f Korean
From and 主 (ju) "master, chief owner; host; lord" combined with he subject marking particle 이 (i).

Ju-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean "周" (ju) meaning "circumference" and "霞" (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds". Other hanja can be used.

Juhi f Indian
Means "jasmine" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Juhy f Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Juhi.

Juik f Ancient Armenian
Derived from ձու (ju) meaning "egg" and the diminutive suffix -իկ (-ik).

Juju f & m English, Portuguese
Diminutive of names beginning with Ju, such as Julius, Judith or June. As a Portuguese name it is used as a diminutive of Joana, Júlia or Juliana.

Juke f English (Rare)

Jūko f Japanese
From Japanese 十 (jū) meaning "ten" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Juko f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Jula f Yiddish
Variant of Jule.

Jula f Dutch, German
Variant of Jule.

Jula f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene
Czech diminutive of Julie and Juliána, Slovak diminutive of Júlia, Polish short form of Julia and Slovene short form of Julija.

Jûle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Juli.

Jūle f Latvian (Rare)

Jule f Basque, German (Modern)
As a Basque name, Jule was coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Julia, while as a German name, Jule is a short form and diminutive of both Julia and Juliane that has seen some usage as a given name in its own right in recent years.

Jule f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Judlin, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany.

Juli f & m English, Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
English variant spelling of Julie as well as the Georgian form of the name. It is also a short form of given names that start with Juli-, which not only applies to English, but also to Georgian, Spanish and Portuguese.... [more]

Juli f & m Chinese
Combination of Ju and Li 1.

Juli f Swedish (Modern)
Means "July" in Swedish.

Ju-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" and 美 "beautiful".

Jumi f & m Bengali
Translates to Jasmine

Jumi f Japanese

Juna f Albanian
Feminine form of Junus.

Juna f Japanese
It can be written 樹 (ju) means "timber, wood, trees" and 南 (na) means "south". This name can have many possible meanings depending on the kanji combinations used.

Juna f Chinese
Combination of Ju and Na.

June f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of unknown origin and meaning which was recorded from the 12th century onwards.... [more]

Jung f Chinese
It means "army" in Chinese refered to a traditional and ancient type of war. This is the name of famous writer Jung Chang who wrote Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China edited in 1991.

Juni f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian Juni meaning "June", typically given to children born in that month.

Júnó f Roman Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Juno.

Juno f Japanese
From Japanese 自由 (ju) meaning "freedom, liberty", 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl", 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life", 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" or 嬢 (ju) meaning "daughter" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 音 (no) meaning "sound" or 紀 (no) meaning "century"... [more]

Jūra f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun jūra meaning "sea".

Jura f Popular Culture

Ju-ri f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" and 利 "gains, advantage, profit, merit".

Juri f Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber, wood, tree" or 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity" with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, gem" or 莉 (rai, ri, rei), part of 茉莉 (matsuri) meaning "jasmine."... [more]

Juri f Aymara
Etymology uncertain, either from the Aymara juri meaning "mud" as a noun and "cloudy" as an adjective, or jüri meaning "mist".

Juth f Medieval Dutch, Limburgish (Rare)
Contraction of Judith.

Juud f Dutch
Short form of Judith.... [more]

Juun f & m Dutch (Modern)
Diminutive of Juno, also found on males.

Juut f Dutch
Variant of Juud.... [more]

Juva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Swedish word ljuv meaning "lovely, sweet, pleasant".

Juvy f Filipino
Possibly a diminutive of Juvenal. Actress Juvy Cachola is a well-known bearer.

Juyá m & f New World Mythology, Indigenous American
Juyá is the god of rain and hunting in Wayuu Mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.

Juzė f Lithuanian
Etymology uncertain, possibly a Lithuanian form of Josephine.

Jwan m & f African American
Possibly a variant of Juwan.

Jyan m & f Dungan
Means "yart, courtyard" in Dungan.

Jyne f Filipino (Rare), English (African, Rare)

Jyne f Scottish

Jynx m & f English
Latinized form of Iynx, or directly from the English word meaning “wryneck” (a bird used in witchcraft and divination).

Jyra f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (American, ?)