Submitted Names Starting with J

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Jahvė m Theology
Lithuanian form of Yahweh.
Jahvetti m Finnish
Finnish variant of Jafet.
Jahvis m English (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning, although it might simply be a variant of Javis. ... [more]
Jahwan m African American
Possibly a variant of Juwan.
Jahwe m Theology
German and Polish form of Yahweh.
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]
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.
Jaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Chaiane, which itself is a variant form of Cheiene.
Jaicque m French (Archaic)
Local form of Jacques found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Jaida f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "good, virtuous" in Arabic.
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 spelling 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.
Jai'Juan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic element jay and Juan 1.
Jaik m Scots
Scots from of Jack.
Jaikie m Scots
Diminutive of Jaik.
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.
Jailson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Ailson.
Jailton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Aílton.
Jailyn f English
Variant of Jaylyn.
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.
Jaimes m English
Variant of James.
Jaimey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.
Jaimi f English
Variant of Jamie.
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.
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.
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.
Jáir m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jair.
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.
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.
Jaisley f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending the phonetic element jay with Paisley. Also compare Haisley and Kaisley.
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.
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
Jajyi f Indian
MEANING - seed, shoot... [more]
Jak m English
Variant of Jack.
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
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]
Jakaña f Aymara
Means "live" in Aymara.
Jakara f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Kara 1.
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.
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.
Jakdan m Manchu
Means "pine" in Manchu.
Jakeb m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacob (the spelling possibly influenced by that of Jake).
Jakeh m Cornish
Cornish form of John
Jakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Keisha.
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.
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.
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]
Jakie m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie and diminutive of Jacob.
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.
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.
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.
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 Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Jacob.
Jakobína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jakobina.
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.
Jakoi m Veps
Veps form of Jacob.
Jakon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "good" in Shipibo.
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.
Jaksyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Jackson.
Jaktor m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Hector.
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.
Jakup m Albanian
Albanian form of Jacob.
Jákupîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jakobina.
Jakuś m Silesian
Diminutive of Jakub.
Jakusz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.
Jaky m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.
Jakyra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the suffix ja- and Kyra.
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.
Jaladri m & f Indonesian (Rare), Javanese (?)
Means "sea, ocean" in Javanese.
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
Alternate transcription of Arabic جلال الدين (see Jalal ad-Din).
Jalālātūnn f Balochi
Derived from jalāl meaning "splendid" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Jalaluddin m Arabic, Dari Persian, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جلال الدين (see Jalal ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian, Malay and Indonesian form.
Jalaludin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Jalal ad-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]
Jalani m Malay (Rare)
Possibly means "to experience, to live" in Malay.
Jalanta f & m Aymara
Means "west" in Aymara.
Jalaur m Alur
Meaning “passenger”. 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.
Jalayah f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, lay and ya, probably based on names such as Alayah and Jaliyah... [more]
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.
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.
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).
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]
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.
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 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.
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.
Jalina f North Frisian (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Jale.
Jaline f West Frisian
Feminine form of Jalle.
Jaliri m & f Aymara
Means "runner" in Aymara.
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.
Jalol m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Jalal.
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]
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".