This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is J.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jómarr m Old NorseMeans "famous horse" in Old Norse, from
jór "horse" and
marr "famous".
Jonay m Spanish (Canarian), FolkloreTaken from
Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend,
Gara 3 and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [
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Jondalar m LiteratureIn Jean Auel's Earth Children books, the main male is named Jondalar. He is from the Zelandonii people, they were in modern day France. He is strong, kind, and a flint knapper.
Jong m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Injo (1595-1649), sixteenth king of Joseon.
Jong-dae m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鐘 "clock; bell" and 大 "big, great, vast, large, high".
Jong-Hak m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鍾
(jong) meaning "vessel" combined with 學
(hak) meaning "study, learning, school". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Jonghoon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "lineage, ancestry" and From Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".
Jong-hun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鐘 "clock; bell" and 訓 "teach, instruct; exegesis".
Jong-hyeok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鐘 "clock; bell" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Jong-hyun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗
(jong) meaning “knowledge, root, ancestry” or 鐘
(jong) meaning “clock, bell” combined with 玄
(hyeon) meaning “deep, profound, mysterious”, 泫
(hyeon) meaning “weep, cry” or “shine, glisten”, or 賢
(hyeon) meaning “virtuous, good, clever”... [
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Jong-in m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鍾 "cup, glass, goblet" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Jong-ok m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" or 鍾 "cup, glass, goblet" (
jong), and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (
ok).
Jong-seok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鍾 (
jong) "cup, glass, goblet" and 奭 (
seok) "red; anger" or 碩 (
seok) "great, eminent; large, big".
Jong-yeol m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" and 閱 "examine, inspect, review, read".
Jongyoung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "lineage, ancestry" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other Hanja combinations possible
Jonnie m & f EnglishVariant spelling of
Jonny in the case of most males. For females, it will most often be a diminutive form of names such as
Joan 1 and
Joanie.
Jónsi m IcelandicDiminutive of
Jón. Famous bearers include Jón Þór Birgisson, lead singer of
Sigur Rós (who is also a musician in his own right) and Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, lead singer of
Í Svörtum Fötum and contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2004 and 2012... [
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Jonuo m YiMeans "black eagle" in Yi.
Jool m ManxVariant of
Jole. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Julius.
Joonhyuk m KoreanFrom 俊 "talented, capable; handsome" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Jop m DutchDutch short form of
Jacob or
Josef. Of course, there are instances where this name is also a variant spelling of
Job.
Jophiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDerived from Hebrew
yofiel, which apparently means "beauty of God" in Hebrew. According to Christian lore, Jophiel was the angel who drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
Jo'ra m UzbekMeans "friend" in Uzbek, of Turkic origin.
Jo'rabek m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Joralf m NorwegianThe first element of this name is derived from Old Norse
jorr "wild boar" or Old Norse
jǫfurr "chief, king". The second element is derived from Old Norse
alfr meaning "elf". A known bearer of this name is Joralf Gjerstad (b... [
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Jo'raqul m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" and
qul meaning "slave".
Jo'raxon m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Jori m Norse MythologyShortened form of Jörmungandr. Son of Loki, otherwise known as the world serpent.
Joringel m German (Rare), LiteratureDiminutive of
Jorin. This is the name of one of the title characters of the German fairy tale Jorinde and Joringel, collected by the Brothers Grimm. Joringel is a young man whose bride-to-be Jorinde is turned into a nightingale by a witch, and he rescues her with the help of a magic flower.
Joris m LithuanianFrom Old Lithuanian stem
jor- referring to the spring season, supposedly belonging to a Lithuanian vernal diety mentioned by Simonas Daukantas.
Joriz m & f FilipinoContraction of
José Rizal, given in honour of the prominent Filipino nationalist (1861-1896).
Jornet m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Old French
jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin
diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective
diurnus "of the day".
Joro m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
jor meaning "high, tall".
Jørund f & m NorwegianPreviously a dialectal variant of
Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of
Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [
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Jörundur m IcelandicIcelandic form of
Jǫrundr, a combination of Old Norse
jarra "battle, fight, quarrel" and Proto-Norse
-winduR "winner".