JawaharlalmIndian, Hindi Derived from Sanskrit जवाहर (jawahar) meaning "jewel, precious stones" (ultimately from Persian گوهر (gohar) "jewel, essence") and लाल (laal) meaning "ruby, red" (itself from Persian لعل (lāl) "garnet, ruby")... [more]
JawaidmUrdu Alternate transcription of Urdu جاوید (see Javed).
JayadimIndonesian From Indonesian jaya meaning "victory, success" combined with adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
JayanegaramHistory Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and नगर (nagara) meaning "town, city". This was the name of a 14th-century Javanese monarch who was the second king of the Majapahit Empire.
JayapalamSanskrit Means "protector of victory", from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory" and पाल (pāla), "protector". This is the name of a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001 CE in what is today the corner of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
JayavarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection". This was the name of several kings of Cambodia and India.
JayjessmModern (Sanskritized, Modern) Combination of James and Jesse. JAY short form of names such as James or Jason. JESS short form of Jesse, the Greek form of the Hebrew name (Yishai), which possibly means "gift"
Jazzf & mEnglish (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".
JemKorean, History Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Yangnyeong (1394-1462), oldest son of King Taejong and brother of Sejong the Great. He was the 15x great-grandfather of Syngman Rhee, first president of South Korea.
JedaiahmBiblical English transcription or spelling of two distinct Hebrew names: יְדָיָ֥ה and ידַעְיָ֖ה. Both names occur in the Old Testament.... [more]
JeddmEnglish Variant of Jed and likewise a short form of Jedidiah. Noted bearer is Australian musician Jedd Hughes.
JedimEnglish (Modern) Diminutive of Jedidiah. In the Star Wars universe, Jedi, the name of the ancient knighthood, is a tip of the hat to Burrough's Barsoom, where lords bear the title of Jed or Jeddak.
JediaelmBiblical This name is comprised of two parts: ידע (yada'), meaning "to know" and אל ('el), which is the abbreviated form of אלהים ('elohim), referring to "God".... [more]
JeduthanmBiblical, English (Puritan), Biblical Hebrew Meaning, "praising." Jeduthun was one of the chiefs of the temple choir during the time of David. Jeduthun belonged to the Merari family of the tribe of Levi. He is considered to be the same person as Ethan... [more]
Je-ham & fKorean 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."
JehhezkelomEsperanto Variant of Jeĥezkelo, the Esperanto form of Ezekiel. (Esperanto's creator, Doctor Ludwig L. Zamenhof, allowed the use of hh as a substitute for ĥ, which printers often lacked type for.)
JehoiadamBiblical Hebrew Meaning "God knew." It was the name of at least three people in the Hebrew Bible.
JehonadabmBiblical From Hebrew יְהוֹנָדָב (Yehonadab) meaning "Yahweh is generous", from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and נָדָב (nadav) meaning "willing, generous"... [more]
JehoshuamBiblical The usual Hebrew form of the name "Joshua"; it occurs in the King James Version of Numbers 13:16 (the American Standard Revised Version "Hoshea"); and in some editions of the King James Version in 1 Chronicles 7:27, where others have the form "Jehoshuah" (h being wrongly added at the end).