Submitted Names Starting with J

Josephy f Chewa
Variant of Joseph.

Josephyne f American (Rare)
Variant of Josephine.

Josepin m Occitan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Occitan variant of Jausepin and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Joseph.

Josepina f Gascon, Filipino
Gascon and Filipino form of Josephine.

Josèp-Maria m Occitan
Combination of Josèp and Maria.

Jósepr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Joseph.

Joseric m Spanish

Joseris m & f Spanish (Latin American)

Joserra m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Ramon.

Joset m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of French José.

Joseta f Gascon
Gascon form of Josette.

Josetta f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Latinate form of Josette.

Josetxu m Basque
Diminutive of Joseba.

Joseus m Arthurian Cycle
In Perlesvaus, the son of King Pelles.... [more]

Josevata m Fijian

Josevina f Obscure

Josey f English (Rare)
Variant of Josie. It was given as a name to 106 girls born in the USA in 2012.

Joşgun m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Coşkun

Josh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
MEANING - pleasure, satisfaction, enthusiasm

Josha f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali, Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu
MEANING - woman, lady

Joshamee m Popular Culture
It 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!".

Joshan m Indian

Joshana f Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit जोषण (jośana) meaning "approval, satisfaction, liking".

Josh'aphat m Biblical
Variant transcription of Joshaphat.... [more]

Joshaphat m Biblical
Contracted form of Jehoshaphat.... [more]

Joshavi'ah m Biblical
Variant transcription of Joshaviah.... [more]

Joshaviah m Biblical
The 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... [more]

Joshelle f Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Josh and the popular suffix -elle.

Josheryl m African American

Joshguna f Azerbaijani (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Coşqunə.

Joshi m African
Means "galloping" in Swahili.

Joshi f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Joshy

Joshia m English

Joshiah m English (Rare)
Variant of Josiah, or a combination of Joshua and Josiah.

Joshie f & m English
Diminutive of Joshua.

Joshina f Indian

Joshita f Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Marathi (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yoshita.

Joshlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Josh by way of combining it with the popular name suffix -lyn.

Joshlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joshlyn or Josslyn.

Joshna f Indian
Alternate latinisation of Joshana

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.

Joshua f Japanese
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.

Joshuah m English (Rare)
Variant of Joshua.

Joshuan m English (Rare)

Joshue m English
Variant of Joshua.

Joshuelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Joshua

Joshuette f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Joshua.

Joshuwa m Shona
Shona version of the name Joshua.

Joshwa m English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Joshua.

Josi f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Josie.

Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josia m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Joshaviah.... [more]

Josia f Hebrew (Rare)

Josian m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Josiane.

Josiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Lengadocian
Portuguese and Languedocian form of Josiane.

Josianna f English (Rare)
Cognate of Josiana.

Josiara f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Josieann f English, Caribbean
Feminine name with the combination of Josie and Ann.

Josiel m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel... [more]

Josiele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Josiel.

Josieli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Josiele.

Josielle f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Josiele.

Josielly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Josielle.

Josiely f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Josieli.

Josielyn f Filipino
Combination of Josie and the popular suffix -lyn.

Josien f Dutch
Dutch phonetic variant of Josine

Josienne f Maltese
Variant of Josiane.

Josiephine f American (Rare, Archaic), Filipino
Variant of Josephine, incorporating the diminutive Josie.

Josifs m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Iosif.

Jošija m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josija m Danish (Archaic), Serbian (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Danish and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josije f German (Bessarabian, ?)

Josilda f Albanian

Josilene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Joseline.

Josilina f Spanish (Latin American)
Most common among the Hispanic / Latino populations. Name originated from two separate names “Josi” “Lina” , “Jose” “Lina”, and “Joce” “Lina”.

Josilyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Josima f Jewish (?)

Josimar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Josmar. A famous bearer of this name is Brazilian soccer player Josimar Higino Pereira, who popularized "Josimar" as an independent name.

Josimara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Josimar.

Josimas m Arthurian Cycle
A holy man, formerly a knight, who lodged Perceval and Gawain in his hermitage.

Josina f Dutch, East Frisian, North Frisian
Variant of Josine.

Josinaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José and a name ending in -naldo, such as Ronaldo.

Josine f Dutch, French, French (Cajun), German
Contracted form of Josephine.

Josing m Filipino
Diminutive of Jose.

Josinka f Czech
Diminutive form of Josefina.

Josiphiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name יוֹסִפְיָה (Yosiphyah) meaning "may Yahweh add", which makes this name closely related to Yosef (see Joseph).

Josito m Spanish
Diminutive of José.

Josiu m Albanian
Albanian form of Joshua.

Josius m English (?)

Josivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of José and Valdomiro or Osvaldo.

Josivan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José or Josias and Ivan.

Josivini f Fijian
Fijian form of Josephine.

Josje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When 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... [more]

Joske m & f Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
When 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... [more]

Josken m & f Medieval Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
This name is usually a diminutive of Jozef (for men) and Josephina (for women), but there are also cases where it is a diminutive of Jodocus via its short form Josse... [more]

Joskin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Joseph.

Joslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Josma f Flemish (Rare)

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).

Josmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Josmar, perhaps influenced by English Rosemary.

Josphine f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Josephine.

Jospin m French (African)
Archaic northern French diminutive of Josse.

Josquin m Medieval Dutch (Gallicized), Medieval French
Gallicized form of Josken. A famous bearer of this name was Josquin des Prez, a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.

Joß m German (Archaic)
Short form of Jodocus.... [more]

Jossalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.

Jossan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Josefin.

Jossara f Brazilian (Rare), Tupi (Rare)
Variant of Jussara.

Jösse m Old Swedish
Diminutive of Jönis, Jöns, and Jens.

Josselyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Josselyn m French (Rare)
Variant of Josselin.

Josselyne f English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Josseline and Joseline.

Josselynn f American (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Jossette f English (Rare)
Variant of Josette.

Jossie f English
Variant of Josie.

Jossif m Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian transcription of Russian Иосиф (see Iosif).

Jossifa f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Yosif.

Josslin f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Josslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Josslyn.

Jossoway m English
Variant of Joshua

Jossué m Biblical French
Variant of Josué used in some translations of the Bible.

Jösta m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gösta.

Jostacia f Obscure

Jostin m Spanish (Latin American)

Josto m Sardinian

Jósúa m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josva.

Jošua m Croatian
Croatian form of Joshua.

Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.

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.

Josué m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of both Joshua and Joseph.

Josuè m Catalan
Catalan form of Joshua.

Josuée f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Josué.

Josuel m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of José or Josué with any name ending in -uel, such as Manuel and Miguel... [more]

Josuer m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Josuke m Japanese

Josuo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Joshua.

Josutin m Romani (Archaic)

Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.

Jósvein m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese combination of jór "horse" and sveinn "boy".

Joswa m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Joshua.

Josy f Various
Variant of Josie.

Josy m Luxembourgish
Short form of Joseph.

Josyane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Josiane.

Josyne f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Josine.

Joszefné f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Josephine

Joszko m Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Jóska.

Jota f Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiota with German spelling.

Jota m Portuguese, Spanish
Hypocoristic form of João or José.... [more]

Jotam m Dutch
Dutch form of Yotam (see Jotham).

Jotán m Spanish
Spanish form of Yotam (see Jotham).

Jotão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Yotam (see Jotham).

Jotapa f Old Persian (Latinized)
Variant spelling of Iotapa.

Jotapian m English, Polish
English and Polish form of Jotapianus.

Jotapiano m Spanish
Spanish form of Jotapianus.

Jotapianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Iotapianus, which was a Roman cognomen that in turn was derived from the feminine name Iotapa. A known bearer of this name was Marcus Fulvius Rufus Jotapianus, a Roman usurper from the 3rd century AD.

Jotapijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Jotapianus.

Jotaro m Japanese

Jotautas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Jotautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jotautas.

Jóð m Norse Mythology
From Old Norse jóð meaning "(newborn) child, descendant". In the Rígsþula Jóð was one of the sons of Jarl and Erna.

Jothan m English
The meaning of the name Jothan is "God is upright." It's origins are Hebrew.

Jóðgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "child", "descendant" and geirr "spear".

Jóðhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "(new born) child, descendant" and hildr "battle, fight".

Joti f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Tibetan
Variant of Jyoti.

Joti m Georgian (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a variant of Joto. Also compare the related name Jotia.

Joti m Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiotis with German spelling

Jotia m Georgian (Rare)
When written as ჟოტია, this name is a variant transcription of Zhotia.... [more]

Jotish m Bengali
Means “astrology” or “divination,” derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिष (jyotiṣ), meaning “light” or “heavenly body.”

Joto m Georgian (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]

Jotuel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Yotuel.

Jötunn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse jǫtunn meaning "a giant", a type of being in Norse mythology.

Jou m Japanese
From Japanese 恕 (jo) meaning "excuse, tolerate, forgive", 丈 (jou) meaning "length", 丞 (jou) meaning "help", 乗 (jou) meaning "ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join", 常 (jou) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 情 (jou) meaning "feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts", 浄 (jou) meaning "clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise", 穣 (jou) meaning "good crops, prosperity", 錠 (jou) meaning "lock, fetters, shackles", 成 (jou) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (jou) meaning "star", 青 (jou) meaning "blue, green", 誕 (jou) meaning "nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary", 蝶 (jou) meaning "butterfly", 定 (jou) meaning "determine, fix, establish, decide", 囁 (jou) meaning "whisper, murmur", 壤 (jou) meaning "soil, loam, earth, rich", 奘 (jou) meaning "large, great", 抒 (jo) meaning "tell", 晟 (jou) meaning "clear", 淨 (jou) meaning "pure, clean, unspoiled", 烝 (jou) meaning "many, offer, dedicate, to steam", 穰 (jou) meaning "abundance", 襄 (jou) meaning "rise, raise", 諚 (jou) meaning "command" or 讓 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain"... [more]

Jouachin m Provençal
Provençal form of Joachim.

Jouaie f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais jouaie "joy". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of the English name Joy.

Jouana f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Jeanne.

Jouargi m French Creole, Mauritian Creole, Seselwa
Means "son of the stars" in Seselwa, a French-Creole language spoken in Seychelles.

Joud m & f Arabic
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.

Joudig f Armenian
"little chick"

Joue f Japanese
From Japanese 情 (jou) meaning "feelings; emotion" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jouel m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Ithel via the Breton form Judhael.

Joŭha f Belarusian
Belarusian short form of Jaŭhienija.

Jouhaina f Arabic (Rare)

Jouhan m Medieval French
Variant of Jehan.

Jouichi m Japanese
From Japanese 恕 (jou) meaning "forgive, excuse, show mercy" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Joui'gri f French Creole, Mauritian Creole, Seselwa
Means "daughter of the stars" in Seselwa, a French-Creole language spoken in Seychelles.

Jouji m Japanese
From Japanese 丈 (jou) meaning "height" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Joujirou m Japanese
From Japanese 情 (jou) meaning "feelings; emotion", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Joujou f American (Rare)
Means, "little toy" in French and is used as a pet name.

Jouka m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Short form of Joukahainen.

Joukamoinen m Finnish Mythology
Variant of Joukahainen.

Joukavainen m Finnish Mythology
Variant of Joukahainen.

Jouke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
This name is of Frisian origin and is most seen on men in Friesland (which has over a thousand bearers, whereas there are less than a hundred female bearers).

Jouken m Japanese
From Japanese 常 (jou) meaning "constancy, continuance" combined with 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jouki m & f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Jouko as well as a feminine form.

Jouko f Japanese
From Japanese 祥 (jou) meaning "happiness" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Joukonen m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Variant of Joukahainen.

Joules f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jules 2.

Joulia f Greek, Russian
Rare transcription of Ioulia or Yuliya.

Joulian m Arabic
Arabic form of Julian, used mostly by Christian Arabs.

Jouline f Afrikaans, South African

Joulu m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "Christmas" in Finnish.

Joumana f Arabic
Variant of Jumana.

Joumanah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Jumana.

Jour m Literature
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".

Jourdaine f French (Archaic)
French form of Jordana. Traditionally, this name was given to girls baptized with the water of the river Jordan.

Jourdan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jordan.

Jourdian m English
Variant of Jordan.

Jourdin m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdin.

Jourdine f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdine.

Jourdon m & f English (American)
Variant of Jordan.

Jourdynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jordan.

Jourget m Provençal
Diminutive of Jòrgi.

Jourgeto f Provençal
Provençal form of Georgette.

Jouri m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Yuriy.

Jouri f Arabic
Meaning “damask rose” in Arabic

Jourie m Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Jouri.

Jourik m Dutch (Rare)
When pronounced as YOO-rik, this name is a combination of Jouri with Rik.... [more]

Journa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman jour "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus) (from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day") via Old French jor, jorn.

Journea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Journey.

Journei f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Journey.

Journie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Journey.

Jousch m Romansh
Variant of Josch.

Jóusè m Provençal
Variant of Jousè.

Jousè m Provençal
Provençal form of Joseph.

Jousefina f Provençal
Provençal form of Josephine.

Jóusefino f Provençal
Provençal form of Joséphine.

Jousei m Japanese
Variant transcription of Josei.

Jousèla f Provençal
Provençal form of Joselle.

Jóuselet m Provençal
Diminutive of Jóusè.

Jóuseloun m Provençal
Diminutive of Jóusè.

Jouseta f Provençal
Provençal form of Josette.

Jousia m Finnish (Rare)
Old Finnish masculine name. Finnish name day November 18.

Jousuke m Japanese
From Japanese 丈 (jou) meaning "only, limit", 穣 (jou) meaning "stalks of grain", 常 (jou) meaning "always, constantly, consistently", 錠 (jou) meaning "a lock" or 仗 (jou) meaning "military strength, reliable, dependable" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance"... [more]

Joutsa m Finnish
Possibly from Finnish jousi meaning “bow”.

Joutsi m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
A synonym of either joutsen (means "swan" in Finnish) or jousi (means "bow" in Finnish).

Jouwee m & f American (Americanized, Modern)

Jouya m Japanese
From Japanese 譲 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jova m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Jovan.

Jova f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Jovita.

Jovaidas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]

Jovaidė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovaidas.

Jovainas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".

Jovainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovainas.

Jovaišas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb vaišinti meaning "to entertain, to treat" or from the related Lithuanian noun vaišės meaning "feast, party, celebration" as well as "entertainment".

Jovaišė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovaišas.

Jovaldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).

Jovaldė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovaldas.

Jovan m African American
Possibly an anglicized form of Giovan (also compare Jovani, Jovanni) or a variant of Javon.

Jovan m Old Swedish
Variant of Johan.

Jována f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Jovana.

Jovana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Giovanna.

Jovandre m Indonesian (Rare)

Jovani m American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovanie m Filipino, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovanna f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Giovanna.

Jovanni m Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovannie m Filipino, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovanny m Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Jovanni.

Jovany m English, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni, primarily used by English and Spanish speakers.

Jovaras m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun jovaras, which refers to several types of tree, namely: the black poplar, the common hornbeam and the sycamore.

Jovardo m Spanish, English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Howard

Jovari m African American

Joveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".

Jovelin m Arthurian Cycle
Father of Kahedins and Isolde of the White Hands (Iseult) in Gottfried’s Tristan.... [more]

Jovelina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Jocelina influenced by Juvenal.

Jovella f English (American, Rare)

Jovelyn f Filipino

Joven m Filipino
From Spanish joven meaning "young, youthful".

Jovencia f Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Jovencio.

Jovencio m Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Juvencio.

Jovenel m Haitian Creole
Probably a Haitian form of Juvenal.

Joventina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Juventina.

Joveta f History
Possibly related to Jovita or Iveta. This was the name of a 12th-century princess of the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, who, because she had been captured by Turks as a child, was considered too tainted to make a suitable marriage and was sent off to become abbess of the convent at Bethany... [more]

Jovette f French (Quebec)

Jovi f & m English (American)
Variant of Jovie.

Jovia f English (African)
Likely a feminine form of Jove or a variation of Jovita

Jovián m Spanish
Spanish form of Jovian.

Joviana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Joviano.

Joviano m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Jovian.

Jovianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Iovianus, which is an extended form of Iovis (see Jove).

Jovie f & m American (Modern), Popular Culture
Inspired by the English word jovial meaning "merry; cheerful and good-humored", which is itself derived from the name of the god Jove. Zooey Deschanel played a character by this name in the popular 2003 Christmas movie Elf.... [more]

Jovien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Jovian.

Jovijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Jovian.

Jovilas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas). Also compare Joviltas.

Jovilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovilas. Also compare Joviltė.

Joviltas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Lithuanian viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare Jovilas.

Joviltė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Joviltas. Also compare Jovilė.

Jóvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and vinr "friend".

Jovin m German, German (Swiss), Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Probably derived from the Latin name Jovinus.

Jovina f Indian

Jovina f Faroese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Faroese short form of Josefina. In some modern cases, this name might also be related to the masculine name Jóvin.

Jovina f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovino.

Jovinian m English, History
English form of Jovinianus.

Joviniano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jovinian.

Jovinianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Iovinianus, which is an extended form of Iovinus. Iovinus was a Roman cognomen that was in turn derived from Iovis (see Jove).

Jovinien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Jovinian.

Jovino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jovinus.

Jovinus m Ancient Roman
Means "devoted to Jove" in Latin.

Jovis m Scots
Scots diminutive of Joseph.

Jovito m Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Jovita. A famous bearer of this name was Jovito Salonga, a Filipino statesman and lawyer.

Jovna m Sami
Variant of Joavnna.