JandirafTupi, Brazilian, New World Mythology Derived from Old Tupi jurandira, itself derived from jura "mouth" and ndieira "honey bee", and thus commonly interpreted as "she who says sweet words".... [more]
JanfridfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the masculine name Jan 1 and the Old Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" (originally "beloved").
JañhrmKalmyk Meaning unknown. Jañhr was a hero to the Kalmyk people of Russia.
JaniermSpanish (Latin American) Variant spelling of Yanier. A known bearer of this name is Janier Acevedo (b. 1985), a Colombian professional road racing cyclist.
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]
JaramBiblical Hebrew The name יַעְרָה (yaʿrâ) is most likely a spelling mistake from יַעְדָּה (yaʿdâ), which is shortened form יְהוֹעַדָּה (yəhōʿdâ), meaning "Yahweh knows", "Yahweh recognized".... [more]
JardelmPortuguese (Brazilian) Transferred use of the French surname Jardel. In Rio Grande do Sul the name Jardel is common due to the reference to the player Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, known only as Jardel, who was an idol of Grêmio Futebol Clube in the 1990s.
JarielmSpanish It either means god strength or god sees.
JarifafLiterature Meaning unknown, although it is likely taken from Spanish jarifa meaning "healthy; attractive", which is ultimately derived from Classical Arabic šarīf "noble" and thus be connected to the Arabic name Sharifah... [more]
Jar JarmPopular Culture (Modern) Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character in the Star Wars movie saga, created by George Lucas, who first appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a comic relief character, banished from his people for his clumsiness, who goes on to unite the Gungan and Naboo people and become Junior Representative, representing his people in the Senate.
JarjimGeorgian Derived from the Persian noun جارچی (jârči) meaning "herald, messenger", which is ultimately of Turkic origin.
JarlabankemOld Swedish Combination of Jarl and Old Swedish banka, a verb meaning "to beat, to hammer, to thwack".
JarlaugfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". This is a relatively modern name first used in the early 20th century.
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.
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).
JarnailmIndian (Sikh) Means "general, officer, chief (of an army)" in Punjabi, derived from French général.
JaromSlovak, German (Modern) Short form of Jaroslav and Jaromír. Since the 1960s, the name has found occasional usage as a stand alone name in German-speaking countries.
JaroldmVarious (Rare) An uncommon variant of Gerald that is used mostly in the United States and the Philippines.
JarolímmSlovak (Rare), Czech (Rare) Slovak and Czech form of Hieronymos (see Jerome). In the Czech Republic, Jeroným is the standard form and as a result, Jarolím is not as common there.
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.
JarrahmIndigenous Australian, Nyungar From the Nyungar word djarraly referred to a kind of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus marginata). Nyungar language is spoken in the southwest of Western Australia, near Perth.
JarrahmArabic Means "surgeon" in Arabic, from the root جرح (jaraḥa) meaning "to wound, to hurt".
JarðarrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse jǫrð "earth" combined with Old Norse harja or herr "army."
JarþrúðurfIcelandic Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.
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.
JarylomSlavic Mythology Derived from the Proto-Slavic root *jarъ (jar), from Proto-Indo-European *yōr-, *yeh₁ro-, ultimately from *yeh₁r-, meaning "spring; summer; strong; furious". This is the name of an East and South Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime, son to lightning god Perun.... [more]
JaskiermLiterature Jaskier (also known as Dandelion) is a character in the series of fantasy novels called The Witcher written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Jaskier is a poet, minstrel, bard, & the best friend of the main character, Geralt of Rivia... [more]
Jaskiratm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and कीर्ति (kīrti) meaning "praise, approbation".
JasnomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish jasny "clear, bright, light, lucid" (also compare Polish jaśnieć "to shine, to gleam"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)ěsnъ... [more]