JilimMedieval Breton Breton form of Gilles. Jili Raez (known as Gilles de Rais in English, c. September 1405 – 26 October 1440), was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc... [more]
JilífRomani (Caló) Caló name derived from the vocabulary word jilí "innocent; unblamable; without agenda (malicious or otherwise)".... [more]
Jimof & mYoruba 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.
JimsmLiterature The nickname of James Kitchener "Jims" Anderson, a minor character in the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Jin-umKorean From Sino-Korean 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" and 友 "friend, companion".
JinxfGreek 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]
JiyafIndian Hindi word "jiya" means Living or lived.
JiyemChinese From the Chinese character 吉 (jí) meaning "lucky, auspicious" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf" or 业, 業 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements". ... [more]
Jiyuf & mKorean 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.
JobemEnglish (Australian), English (Puritan) Transferred use of the surname Jobe. Famous namesakes includes Australian Rules football star Jobe Watson, and soccer player Jobe Wheelhouse.... [more]
Jobef & mIgede Means "give thanks" in Igede, spoken in Nigeria. Alternative meanings are "gratitude" or "be grateful".
JoenmDutch (Rare) Short form of Jeroen. This was one of the names (along with Jeroen) that the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) went by in daily life. The name Joen was more common in his day than it is in modern times: for example, in 2010, there were only 20 bearers (of all ages) in all of the Netherlands.
JoiafCatalan (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).
JoiefJudeo-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.
Jokef & mDutch, 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.
JotomGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun იოტი (ioti) or ჯოტი (joti) meaning "iota, jot", which ultimately comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount".... [more]
Joudm & fArabic 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.
JouefJapanese From Japanese 情 (jou) meaning "feelings; emotion" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
JourmLiterature Means "day" in French. This was the name of Sleeping Beauty's son (also known as Le Jour) in Charles Perrault's fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood".
Ju-aefKorean 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]
JuahfKorean 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".
JuanfJapanese 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]
JuâtmGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Juaat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
JubamBerber Juba I was a King of Numidia. He was the son and successor to King of Numidia Hiempsal II. Juba was the father of King of Numidia and later Mauretania Juba II
JūbēmJapanese This name combines 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten" or 重 (juu, chou, e, omo, omo.i, omo.ri, kasa.naru, kasa.neru) meaning "heap up, heavy, pile up" with 兵衛 (bee) (see Hyōe).... [more]
JukkmEstonian (Rare) Originally a short form of Juhan, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
JūkofJapanese From Japanese 十 (jū) meaning "ten" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
JukofJapanese From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
JukumJapanese From Japanese 十 (ju) meaning ten, and 空 (ku) meaning empty, hollow, sky, among another kanji combinations.
JulefBasque, 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.
Julif & mEnglish, 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]
JunafJapanese This name can have many meaning depending on the kanji it is written in. If it is written as 樹南, 樹 (ju) means "timber; trees; wood; establish; set up" and 南 means "south".
JungmLimburgish (Rare) Derived from Limburgish jung meaning "boy" or its diminutive jungske meaning "little boy".... [more]
JungfChinese 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.
JunofJapanese 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]
JūrafLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun jūra meaning "sea".
JurifJapanese (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]
JurifAymara Etymology uncertain, either from the Aymara juri meaning "mud" as a noun and "cloudy" as an adjective, or jüri meaning "mist".
JuromSorbian, Literature Sorbian diminutive of Jurij. Juro is also a character in Otfried Preußler's 1971 German fantasy novel 'Krabat' (published in English as 'The Satanic Mill' in 1972, 'The Curse of the Darkling Mill' in 2000 and 'Krabat' in 2011), which is based on a Sorbian legend.