Ji-yongmKorean From Sino-Korean 志 "purpose, will, determination" and 龍 "dragon". A famous bearer is South Korean singer G-Dragon, born Kwon Ji-yong (1988-).
JiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky, good" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
JizerufJapanese From Japanese 詩 (ji) meaning "poem, poetry", 晒 (ze) meaning "bleach, refine, expose, air" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
JizhenfChinese From the Chinese 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky" and 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "abundant, luxuriant vegetation".
JjacksmPopular Culture Character in Feeling Minnesota, played by Keanu Reeves. The name was originally a typo.
JoannafJapanese From Japanese 如 (jo) meaning "to seem", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
JobiasfMiddle Persian (Latinized) Meaning unknown. According to the Passion of St. Marcellus, Iobia or Jobias was a daughter of the Persian king Sapor (Shapur II, tenth king of the Sasanian Empire)... [more]
JobynafEnglish (American, Rare) This name was borne by American actress Jobyna Howland (1880-1936), who was named after her father Joby. Another famous bearer was actress Jobyna Ralston (1899-1967), who was named for Howland.... [more]
Jodecim & fAfrican American, English (Modern) In the case of the R&B quartet which helped popularise the name in the early 1990s, it is taken from the names of its members, Joel "JoJo" Hailey, Donald "DeVanté Swing" DeGrate, Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate and Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey.
JoeannfEnglish Combination of Joe and Ann. It can be spelled Joeann or with a capitalized fourth letter as JoeAnn. Also compare Joann, Jo-Anne, Joanne.
JoffremFrench (Rare), English Transferred use of the surname Joffre. It was popularised during World War I thanks to French marshal Joseph Joffre, best known for his regrouping of the retreating allied armies that led to the defeat the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne in September of 1914.
JoharimMalay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao From the name of Turkic lexicographer Abu Nasr al-Jawhari, who authored an Arabic dictionary. His name was probably derived from Arabic جوهر (jawhar) meaning "jewels, precious stones, gems".
JoharymMalagasy Means "chief" or "young man, youth" in Malagasy.
JokiñefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Jokin.
JǫkullmOld Norse Directly taken from Old Norse jǫkull "ice; icicle; glacier".
JolandmDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a masculinization of Jolanda, or a combination of a name starting with Jo- (such as Johan) with a name that contains the Germanic element lant meaning "land" (such as Roeland).
JóleánfMedieval Hungarian Derived from Hungarian jó "good" and leány "girl; daughter". This name has been considered to be the inspiration for András Dugonics' coinage of Jolánka.
JolinafDutch, German (Modern), Flemish (Rare) Contraction of names starting with the element Jo-, such as Johanna, and any name ending in -lina. The German pronunciation makes it likely that its use in Germany was also inspired by the English name Jolene.
JonidafAlbanian Of uncertain origin and derivation. Theories include a derivation from Deti Jon, the Albanian name for the Ionian Sea, ultimately derived from Albanian deti "the sea; the ocean" and jon "Ionian".
JonitafIndian An Indian name. A famous bearer is Jonita Gandhi, who is an Indo-Canadian singer. Her songs received appreciations in 2011, and were attracted to music composers of Bollywood.
Jonniem & fEnglish Variant 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.
JónvørfFaroese Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
JoobinfKorean From Sino-Korean 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," (ju) and 彬 meaning "shining; beautiful and flourishing, "彬 "cultivated, well-bred" (bin).
JoplinfEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Joplin. This is also the name of a city in Missouri, named for Reverend Harris G. Joplin, one of the first settlers.
JoralfmNorwegian The 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... [more]
Jordenm & fDutch, English (Modern) English variant of Jordan and Dutch variant of Jordaan. The name is borne by Jorden van Foreest (b. 1999), a chess grandmaster who became the Dutch Chess Champion in 2016... [more]
JordisfGerman (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic) German variant of Jördis and Norwegian variant of Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element jor, derived from either Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king" or jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element dis, derived from either Old Norse dís "female deity; woman, lady" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
JorgiefEnglish Variant of Georgie. This name jumped in popularity in England & Wales in 2012 thanks to English actress Jorgie Porter (1987-), born Jorgina Alexandra Porter.
JorleymAfrican Name of African origin, meaning "peace".
JornetmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Old French jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day".
JorulfmNorwegian (Rare) Variant of Joralf, but with the second element from the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Jørundf & mNorwegian Previously 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... [more]
JorūnėfLithuanian The name Jorūnė is a derivative of the Lithuanian word jorė, which means "greenery, spring greenery". In ancient Lithuanian mythology, Joris was the god of spring and the watchman of the earth.
JoshuafJapanese From Japanese 丈 (jo) meaning "height", 樹 (shu) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 也 (a) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Joshua.