Submitted Names Starting with J

Jahweh m Theology
Dutch form of Yahweh.

Jahzara f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, likely a modern invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Jazelle and Azaria... [more]

Jahziah m English (British, Modern, Rare)

Jahziel m Biblical, American (Hispanic, Modern), Filipino
Either from the name of an Old Testament figure (also called Jahzeel), or a modern variant of Jaziel.

Jaia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jaya.

Jaiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaya.

Jaiana f African American

Jaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Chaiane, which itself is a variant form of Cheiene.

Jaicee f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaycee.

Jaiceon m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jayceon.

Jaico m Tagalog (?), Filipino (Rare)

Jaicque m French (Archaic)
Local form of Jacques found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.

Jaid m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jade.

Jaida f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "good, virtuous" in Arabic.

Jaidaa f Arabic (Egyptian)

Jaidah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Jaida.

Jaidan m & f English (Modern)
An alternate spelling of the popular name Jayden, given to 52 males and 7 females in the U.S. in 2012.

Jaidann f English (Modern)
Intended to be a feminine variant of Jaden (though in other cases it could represent a combination of Jaida and Ann).

Jaide f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jade. A known bearer of this name is the American track and field athlete Jaide Stepter Baynes (1994-).

Jaideep m & f Indian (Sikh)
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory, triumph" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Jaidenne f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Jaden, influenced by the French feminine suffix -enne (found in names such as Vivienne and Julienne).

Jaidon m English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.

Jaidons m Arthurian Cycle
An Arthurian knight who joined Gawain’s quest to conquer Rigomer castle.

Jaidy m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaid and Jaide.

Jaidyn f & m American (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.

Jaidynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaden.

Jaie f English (Rare)

Jai'Juan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic element jay and Juan 1.

Jaik m Scots
Scots from of Jack.

Jaika f East Frisian

Jaike f West Frisian, North Frisian

Jaikie m Scots
Diminutive of Jaik.

Jaila f English (Modern)
Variant of Jayla.

Jailah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaila.

Jailan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Jaylen.

Jailani m Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 12th-century Islamic scholar and religious leader Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani, who founded the Qadiriyya order (tariqa) of Sufism. His name was derived from the province of Gilan in present-day Iran, where he was born.

Jailee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jailene f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jaylene.

Jailey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jailine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jaylene.

Jailson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Ailson.

Jailton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Aílton.

Jailyn f English
Variant of Jaylyn.

Jailyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylyn.

Jailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylin.

Jaima f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamie

Jaima f Occitan, Catalan, Spanish
Feminine form of Jaime 1.

Jaimão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jaromil.

Jaimé m Filipino
Filipino form of Jacob or James.

Jaimee f English (American)
Variant of Jamie and Jaime 2.

Jaimeen m Indian

Jaimes m English
Variant of James.

Jaimeson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jaimey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.

Jaimi f English
Variant of Jamie.

Jaimilynn f English
Variant of Jamielynn.

Jaiminho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Jaimini f Gujarati
Meaning "One Who Was Born Victor".

Jaimito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Jaimón m Spanish
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Jaimy f & m English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Jamie.

Jain m Indian

Jaina f Literature, English, Indian
The name of the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars expanded universe.

Jaina f Theatre
This is used as the German translation of Jane in the 1881's opera Patience.

Jaina m Romani
Romani form of John.

Jainal m Indonesian, Filipino, Tausug
Indonesian variant of Zainal as well as the Tausug form.

Jainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Jaine f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Jane.

Jainelee f English
combination of Jane and Lee

Jainet f English
Feminine form of John.

Jainette f English
Variant of Jainet.

Jainn f American
Variant of Jane

Jaione f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Natividad and Noëlle. They based the name on Basque jaio "to be born".

Jaipal m Indian
Modern form of Jayapala in various Indian languages.

Jaiquawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayquan.

Jáir m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jair.

Jaïr m French (Modern, Rare), Biblical French, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Dutch (Antillean), Biblical Dutch
French and Dutch form of Jair.

Jaira f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Feminine form of Jairo.

Jairence m & f Filipino
Jaime or James & Florence, Terence, Clarence

Jairiro m & f Shona
It means "to be used to; accustomation to".

Jaïro m Dutch (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), French (Modern, Rare)
Dutch and French form of Jairo. This name is borne by Dutch footballer Jaïro Riedewald.

Jairy f Spanish (Caribbean)

Jairzinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Jair

Jais m English (Modern)
Short form of Jason.

Jaisal m Indian
Possibly has origins from Hindi or Sanskrit.

Jaisamina f Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਜੈਸਮੀਨ (jaisamīna) meaning "jasmine", making it the Punjabi form of Yasmin.

Jaishen m Indian (Rare, ?)

Jaisley f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending the phonetic element jay with Paisley. Also compare Haisley and Kaisley.

Jaismeen f Indian (Sikh)

Jaison m English (Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jaisyra f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Jazira.

Jàita f Sicilian
Variant of Àita.

Jaival m Hindi
This name comes from Hindi. It means life sharing, or life giving.

Jaivey m Dutch

Jaiyah f English (American)

Jaiyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements jy, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Aiyana.

Jâja m Greenlandic
Short form of Jâjaruse.

Jaja f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Lydia, Janet, Jasmine and other names that start with Ja.

Jajang m Sundanese
Variant of Ujang.

Jâjaruse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jairus.

Jàjita f Sicilian
Variant of Àjita.

Jajo m Cornish
Cornish form of James

JaJuan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Juan 1. It might be modelled after DeJuan and Lajuan.

Jajuana f English
Feminine equivalent of JaJuan

Jajuane m English (Modern, Rare)

Jajyi f Indian
MEANING - seed, shoot... [more]

Jak m English
Variant of Jack.

Jak m Albanian

Jak m Afrikaans
Variant of Jaak.

Jak m Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Jacques.

Jaka m Javanese, Sundanese
Variant of Joko.

Jakabné f Hungarian
A feminine form of Jakab

Jakaela f English (Modern)
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakai m & f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name combining the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kai 1, and perhaps influenced by names such as Jacques... [more]

Jakaila f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakailla f English

Jakaña f Aymara
Means "live" in Aymara.

Jakara f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Kara 1.

Jakarai m African American

Jakari m African American

Jakaria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Karia using the popular prefix Ja-.

Jakaria m Bengali, Indonesian
Bengali and Indonesian form of Zakariyya.

Jakariah m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zakariyya.

Jakariumasi m Serbian

Jakarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, formed using popular name elements such as Ja and arius (from names such as Darius). See also Jakari.

Jakarta f & m English
From the name of the capital city of Indonesia.

Jakaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jacob.

Jakayla f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kayla, or a blend of ja with Makayla... [more]

Jakaylah f English
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakcob m English (Rare)
Variant of Jacob.

Jakdan m Manchu
Means "pine" in Manchu.

Jakeb m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacob (the spelling possibly influenced by that of Jake).

Jakeecia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jakeisha.

Jakeem m African American

Jakeh m Cornish
Cornish form of John

Jakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Keisha.

Jakelin f Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanic variant of Jacqueline.

Jakeline f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline or a combination of Jake and Lyn.

Jakelyne f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Jacqueline. A famous bearer is Brazilian beauty pageant titleholder Jakelyne Oliveira (Miss Brasil 2013).

Jakemina f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Jacquemine.

Jakeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jakaria.

Jakert m Medieval Polish
Variant of Ekard.

Jaketta f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Jacquette.

Jakey m English
Diminutive of Jake.

Jakez m Breton
Breton form of Jacques.

Jakeza f Breton
Feminine form of Jakez.

Jakezig m Breton
Diminutive of Jakez.

Jakhob m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jacob or Jakob.

Jakhongir m Uzbek
Variant of Jahongir.

Jaki m Icelandic (Rare)
From Icelandic jaki meaning "floating piece of ice, floe, iceberg".

Jaki m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe a hypochoristic form of Joachim.... [more]

Jakida f English

Jakie m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie and diminutive of Jacob.

Jákim m Biblical Hungarian

Jakim m Russian
Russian variant transcription of Yakim.

Jakin m Biblical
Variant of Jachin used in some versions of the Old Testament.

Jakinde f Basque
Basque form of Jacinta.

Jakir m Bengali
Bengali form of Zakir.

Jakira f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kira 2, possibly modelled on Shakira.

Jakiri f & m Aymara
Means "alive, living" in Aymara.

Jakisha f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja and the name Kisha.

Jakiya f English (American), African American
Combination of Jaki and Kiya.

Jäʹǩǩem m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Joachim.

Jakkie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Jacob.

Jakkubiina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jakobina.

Jaklin f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Haitian Creole form of Jacqueline.

Jaklin f Turkish

Jaklyn f English
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jákó m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Jakab.

Jako m Estonian
Originally a short form of Jakob, now used as a given name in its own right.

Jakób m Polish (Archaic), Kashubian (Archaic)
Archaic Polish and Kashubian form of Jacob.

Jakoba f German (Rare), Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Jakob.

Jakobäa f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Jakob.

Jakobe f Danish
Variant of Jakoba.

Jakobe m Basque
Basque form of Jacob.

Jakobea f German (Swiss)
Feminine form of Jakob.

Jakobi m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacoby.

Jakobi m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Jacob.

Jakobína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jakobina.

Jakobina f Polish (Archaic), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Jakob, Jakab and Jakób.

Jakobine f German (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
German and Danish form of Jacobine.

Jakobo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Jacob.

Jakobs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Jacob.

Jakobus m Afrikaans, Biblical German, Medieval German
Afrikaans and German form of Jacobus.

Jakoby m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacoby

Jakoda m English

Jakoi m Veps
Veps form of Jacob.

Jakon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "good" in Shipibo.

Jakori m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jacorey.

Jakovs m Latvian
Latvian form of Jacob or James.

Jakow m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Jakub via of Yakov.

Jakraphan m Thai
Variant transcription of Chakraphan.

Jaksa m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakson m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Jackson.

Jaksyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Jackson.

Jaktor m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Hector.

Jaku m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Jacob.

Jakùb m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Jacob.

Jakuba f Czech (Rare)
Czech feminine form of Jacob.

Jakubek m Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakubina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jakub.

Jakubko m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakubko m Slovak
Diminutive of Jakub, not used as a given name in its own right.

Jakubu m Kikuyu
Kikuyu form of James.

Jakuchu m Japanese
Jackuchu apparently means easily angered and swift.

Jakue m Medieval Basque
Variant of Jakes.

Jakup m Albanian
Albanian form of Jacob.

Jákupîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jakobina.

Jakus m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Jakab.

Jakuś m Silesian
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakusch m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Jakob.

Jakusz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakuszek m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakusz.

Jaky m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.

Jakya f African American (Rare)

Jakyra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the suffix ja- and Kyra.

Jal m Arabic

Jala f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Derived from Arabic جَالَ (jāla) "to wander, to travel, to roam" as well as "(of an idea, thought) to come to mind; to think".

Jala f Azerbaijani
Variant of Zhala.

Jalaal m Arabic (Egyptian)

Jaladri m & f Indonesian (Rare), Javanese (?)
Means "sea, ocean" in Javanese.

Jalae f English

Jalaine f English (American)

Jalaja f Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Means "born of water" or "born in water" from Sanskrit जल (jalá) meaning "water" and ज (já) meaning "born".

Jalal al-Din m Arabic
Means "greatness of the faith" from Arabic جلال (jalāl) meaning "greatness, loftiness, grandeur" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Jalālātūnn f Balochi
Derived from jalāl meaning "splendid" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Jalali m South American

Jalaluddin m Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Jalal al-Din as well as the Pashto, Indonesian and Malay form.

Jalaludin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Jalal al-Din.

Jalalullah m Pashto (Rare), Indonesian
Means "greatness of Allah", from from Arabic جلال (Jalal) meaning "greatness, loftiness, grandeur" and الله (Allah).

Jalan m English
Variant of Jalen.... [more]

Jalana f English (American, Rare)

Jalani m Malay (Rare)
Possibly means "to experience, to live" in Malay.

Jalanta f & m Aymara
Means "west" in Aymara.

Jalaure m Alur
Of uncertain Meaning. A famous bearer was Jalusiga’s older half-brother, who was a temporary replacement for their father Amula from 1917-22 when he was in exile.

Jalaya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jalayah.

Jalayah f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, lay and ya, probably based on names such as Alayah and Jaliyah... [more]

Jalayia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalaya.

Jalaysia f English (African, Modern)
Possibly a combination of Jayla and Alicia, Alice, Asia 1 or Malaysia

Jálbmár m Sami
Sami form of Hjalmar.

Jałbrzyk m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Alberyk.

Jalda f Jewish (Rare)

Jale f German, North Frisian
Short form of (now extinct) names whose first element was derived from Proto-Germanic *gailan meaning "jovial".... [more]

Jale f Kurdish
Means "oleander" in Kurdish.

Jalea f English (Rare)
Variant of Jaliyah/Jaylia

Jaleah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jaliyah. It can be spelled Jaleah or with a capitalized third letter as JaLeah.

Jaleayah f Obscure
Variant of Jaleah.

Jaleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Jacob and Caleb (see also Jalen).

Jalee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jaleea f American (Modern, Rare)

Jaleel m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic جليل (see Jalil), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Ja'leesa f African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix ja and Leesa.

Jaleesa f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Leesa. It was popularized by the character Jaleesa Vinson from the American television sitcom A Different World (1987-1993)... [more]

Jaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jalend m African American

Jalessa f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Jalevina f Caribbean
This girl is smart and witty. She can be funny but sometimes serious, she is nice and kind to most people but do not cross her. She is attractive but she doesn't see her own beautiful. She is most likely insecure and she looks for love but truly doesn't know the real meaning.

Jalexander m Jamaican Patois, Spanish (Latin American)

Jaley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jalgasbay m Uzbek
A famous bearer is Jalgasbay Berdimuratov, an Uzbek Greco-Roman wrestler. He will represent Uzbekistan at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Jali m Korean

Jali m Finnish
A diminutive of Jarl, Jalmari and Jalo.

Jalia f Arabic
Allegedly a feminine form of Jalal.

Jalia m Swahili
Honorary

Jaliah f English
Variant of Jaliyah.

Jalid m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish transcription of Khalid.

Jalida f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish transcription of Khalida.

Jaliek m African American

Jaliena f Obscure

Jalilah f Arabic, Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Jalila as well as the Malay and Maranao form.

Jalileh f Persian
Persian form of Jalila.

Jalin m & f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalen or a variant of Jaylin

Jalina f North Frisian (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Jale.

Jalinda f American (Modern, Rare)

Jaline f West Frisian
Feminine form of Jalle.

Jaliri m & f Aymara
Means "runner" in Aymara.

Jalisa f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jelisa.

Jalissa f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jelisa.

Jaliya f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaliyah.

Jallalla f & m Aymara
From an Aymara expression of victory or joy.

Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.

Jallu Jatha f Aymara
From the Aymara jallu meaning "rain" and jatha meaning "pollen".

Jalmar m Estonian
Estonian form of Hjalmar.

Jalna f Latvian

Jalol m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Jalal.

Jaloliddin m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Jalal al-Din

Jalon m English (Modern), Biblical
In the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 4:17), Jalon was one of four sons of Ezrah, and the uncle of Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah (father of Eshtemoa)... [more]

Jaloni f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jalani.

Jalore f German (Archaic)

Jalpa f Indian

Jalsu f Aymara
From the Aymara jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".

Jalsuri f & m Aymara
Means "spring, waterhole" in Aymara.

Jalsu Sunaqi f Aymara
From the Aymara jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring" and sunaqi meaning "zenith; crown".

Jalsu Warawara f Aymara
From the Aymara jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring" and wara wara meaning "star".

Jalurah f & m English (American)

Jalusiga m Alur
Meaning uncertain. A famous bearer was one of Amula’s sons, who replaced him as a chief of the Ukuru when he passed away.

Jalušun m Manchu

Jalyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalila or a combination of the prefix ja- and the name Lyla.

Jalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylyn.