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.
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".
Joshamee m Popular CultureIt is the first name of the character of Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Made up by the creators of those films, his name is probably a play on the phrase
"You're joshing me!".
Joshaviah m BiblicalThe name is comprised of two parts. The first, ישה (
yshh), is of uncertain etymology. Some say it may mean "to support" or "to assist". The second part, יה (
Yah), is an abbreviated form of
Yahweh... [
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Joshton m Obscure (Modern)Elaboration of
Josh with the popular name suffix -
ton. Joshton was given to 5 boys in 2012 according to the SSA.
Josiphiah m BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name יוֹסִפְיָה
(Yosiphyah) meaning "may
Yahweh add", which makes this name closely related to
Yosef (see
Joseph).
Josje m & f Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
je to the original name... [
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Joske m & f Dutch, Flemish, LimburgishWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-ke to the original name... [
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Josmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)Contraction of
José Maria, a compound name traditionally given in honour of the parents of Jesus. However, the initial syllable can also be taken from
Josué; in such cases it is often formed from the names of the bearer's parents (i.e., Josué and Maria).
Josuah m English (Rare, ?)Variant of
Joshua used by the English poet Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618) who translated a scriptual epic written by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1544-1590) into English heroic couplets.