Jaidef & mEnglish (American, Modern) Variant of Jade. A known bearer of this name is the American track and field athlete Jaide Stepter Baynes (1994-).
Jampam & fTibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism From Tibetan བྱམས་པ (byams-pa) meaning "kindness, benevolence". This is the Tibetan name for the bodhisattva Maitreya.
Jāmunf & mHindi, Indian From Hindi जामुन (jāmun) meaning "Java plum, berry, blackberry".
Jan-difKorean Jan-di (surname is Geum) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. She is the main character's love interest.
JánkafMedieval Hungarian Medieval Hungarian name recorded in the Hungarian territory of Levedia in the 8th and 9th centuries. The name is allegedly an older form of lányka, itself a diminutive of lány "girl, maiden; daughter".
JankamBelarusian Belarusian form of Ioannes (see John), diminutive of Jan 1. A notable bearer is Ivan Daminikavič Lucevič, the Belarusian poet and writer better known by his pen name Janka Kupala (1882-1942)... [more]
JaparmIndonesian, Malay, Georgian (Archaic) Indonesian, Malay and Georgian form of Jafar. This name is archaic in Georgia and now only survives in the patronymic surname ჯაფარიძე (Japaridze) meaning "son of Japar".... [more]
JapjifIndian (Sikh) The name Japji is a girl's name meaning "holy chanting of word". Japji Sahib is the Sikh thesis, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs.
JaqenmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Jaqen H'ghar is a criminal from the Free Cities in Essos who is arrested and recruited to join the Night's Watch.
JarlimIndigenous Australian Means "barn owl" in the Jiwarli language. While the last speaker of Jiwarli passed away in 1986 a dictionary was able to be made and many people continue speak words or phrases in the language.
JarmafAmerican (South, Rare) Borne by the American actress Jarma Lewis (1931-1985), whose name was said to be of Czech origin.
Jarnaf & mFinnish Finnish theater and movie director Edvin Laine invented it as female variant of Jarmo (391 female children between 1940-2009). As male name, it's pretty unique (4 male children between 1980-2009).
JarommMormon A prophet from The Book of Mormon, Jarom was one of many authors and has his own book, The Book of Jarom. He was the son of Enos and father of Omni.
JarúnfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements jarn, jard or hjarn.
JasaimAfrican American Meaning unknown. Its usage is likely influenced by the popularity of other names that start with ja, such as Jamari, Jakai, and Jasiah.
JassyfLiterature The title character of a 1944 melodramatic novel by Norah Lofts, made into a film in 1947. In the story, Jassy is a wild gypsy girl. The name seems to be a form of Jessie 1 – probably not short for Jessica, but a pet form of Jane.
JatilmIndian MEANING - "complicated, crested by, hairy, hairy faced (lion), twisted together(hair), having clotted or entangled hair, ascetic, a name of Lord Shiva, common sweet flag (Acorus Calamus-Bot.)"... [more]
JatinmIndian MEANING - "one having twisted lock of hair", ascetic ,Lord Shiva, white-fruited wavy leaf fig tree (Ficus Infectoria), elephant of 6o years old, pratuda bird
JaunefMedieval Baltic, Estonian (Rare) Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. However, a derivation from Latvian jauns "young; new" has been suggested as well as an adoption of the Old Prussian given name Jawne... [more]
JaydyfAmerican (Hispanic, Modern, Rare) Perhaps a Spanish variant of Heidi. This is borne by Mexican model and actress Jaydy Michel (1975-), who was formerly married to the Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz.