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Janocas m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Joana and João.
Janola f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Jane.
Janos m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian form of János.
Janosch m German (Modern), Transylvanian Saxon
German borrowing of János. Today it is mostly known as the pseudonym of the German children's book author and illustrator Horst Eckert (creator of Tigerente).
Janot m Provençal
Diminutive of Jan 1.
Jânotte f Norman
Norman feminine diminutive of John.
Janou f Dutch
A blend of the name Janna with Malou or Milou.
Janouk f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Jana 1 and Anouk (compare Janou).
Jan-Paul m Dutch
Combination of Jan 1 and Paul.
Jan-Peter m Dutch
Combination of Jan 1 and Peter.
Janpolad m Persian (Rare), Armenian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian noun جان (jan) meaning "soul" (ultimately from Middle Persian gyān) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) or (pulad) meaning "steel" (ultimately from Middle Persian pōlāwad).
Janq´u Khunu f Aymara
Means "white snow" in Aymara.
Janq´u Qinaya f Aymara
Means "white cloud" in Aymara.
Janrik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Jans f Literature
'Jan, Jans en de kinderen'
Jansaya f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Жансая (see Zhansaya).
Janseiıt m Kazakh
Alternate transcrpition of Жансейіт (see Janseyit)
Jansemina f Gascon
Gascon form of Jasmine.
Jansen m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Jensen.
Jansenio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of the surname Jansen.
Janseyit m Kazakh
From жан (jan) meaning "soul, life" and the given name Seit
Jansine f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of Jan 1.
Janson m & f English
From the surname Janson.
Janssen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Janssen.
Jansug m Georgian
Variant transcription of Jansugh. A known bearer of this name was the late Georgian conductor Jansug Kakhidze (1935-2002).
Jansugh m Georgian
Georgian form of the Persian given name Jahansuz (see Jahansouz).
Jansula f Mari
Mari form of Jansylu.
Jansý f Faroese (Rare)
Combination of the name elements jan and sy in the style of Nancy.
Janta m Vilamovian
Variant of Jaontek.
Jantek m Polish
Diminutive of Antoni, found in the Kielce region.
Janther m & f Hindi
It means to be brave and loyal.
Jantien f Medieval Dutch, Dutch
This given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of Jantjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [more]
Jantin m Occitan
Diminutive of Jan 1.
Jantina f Dutch
Variant form of Jantine. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch botanist and geneticist Jantina Tammes (1871-1947).
Jantipa f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Xanthippe.
Jantipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Xanthippos via its latinized form Xanthippus.
Jantjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
This name is a variant of Johanna, where the diminutive suffix -tjen is included in the name. Since -tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern -tje, we can actually say that Jantjen is the medieval Dutch form of Jantje.... [more]
Janto m German (Modern, Rare)
Maybe a German form of Ianto.
Jantraa f Buryat
Possibly from the Buryat янтаар (jantaar) meaning "amber".
Jänu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German version of Jan 1.
Janu f & m Indian
Janu m Sicilian
Short form of Bastianu, Vastianu and Mistianu.
Január m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Januarius.
Januar m Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.
Januari m & f Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for someone born in January.
Januaria f Ancient Roman, Polish
Feminine form of Januarius. This was the name of an early Christian martyr.
Janugg m Medieval Romansh
Diminutive of Jan 1.
Janulka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Janina.
Januot m Romansh
Diminutive of Jan 1.
Januri m Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.
Janus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish and West Frisian short form of Adrianus and sometimes also of Johannes (which is also found spelled as Johannus)... [more]
Januša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of Jana 1 and Croatian diminutive of Jana 2... [more]
Januška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Jana 1. Also compare Januša.
Janut m Romansh
Diminutive of Jan 1, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Janvi f Hindi
It means daughter.
Janvié m Provençal
Provençal form of Janvier.
Janwar m & f Pashto, Kazakh, Hindi, Afghan, Urdu
Means "animal" in Pashto, Kazakh, Hindi, & Urdu.
Jan-Willem m Dutch
Combination of Jan 1 and Willem.
Jany m & f English
Diminutive of Jan.
Jany f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Jana 1.... [more]
Janya f American (Modern)
Either an invented name by combining Jane with the -anya suffix found in names Tanya and Sonya or else a variant of Janiyah/Jania.
Janya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chanya.
Janyce f English
Variant of Janice.
Janyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix ja and Nyla.
Janyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Janice. A notable bearer is Canadian voice actress Janyse Jaud (1969-).
Janytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Janina.
Jaquan m Romansh
Variant of Giachen, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Jaquana f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Jaquan. It can also be understood as a combination of the phonetic elements ja, qua and na.
Jaquanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and da. It can be spelled JaQuanda or Jaquanda.
Jaquanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jaquana. It can also be understood as a combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and na.
Jaquantay m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and tay.
Jaran m Thai
Alternate transcription of Charan.
Jarand m Norwegian
Variant of Hjarrand and Jørund.
Jarand m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Arnold.
Jarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 자랑 (jarang) meaning "pride, boast."
Jardani m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of John.
Jargalsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Jariana f Creek
this name is Creek and it mean love and peace
Jariyaña f & m Aymara
Means "hurry" in Aymara.
Jarlabanke m Old Swedish
Combination of Jarl and Old Swedish banka, a verb meaning "to beat, to hammer, to thwack".
Jarman m Manx
Manx form of Germanus.
Jaruvan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จารุวรรณ (see Charuwan).
Jaruwan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จารุวรรณ (see Charuwan).
Jasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element ja and Dasani.
Jasean m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ja- and Sean.
Jaskaran m Indian
Meaning Sun of God, Gift of God, Gift of My Father
Jassandra f English (American)
A variation of Jessandra, a combination of Jess or Jae 2 and Sandra possibly African American too?
Jasulan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Жасұлан (see Zhasulan).
Jasvant m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਜਸਵੰਤ (see Jaswant).
Jaswant m & f Punjabi, Hindi
Variant of Yashwant. As a Sikh name it is sometimes feminine.
Jaswanth m Tamil
Victory
Jathan m Biblical
Form of Jonathan found in some versions of the apocryphal Book of Tobit (5:13), though most translations use the form Jonathas.
Jathusan m Tamil
Meaning unknown at this moment in time.
Javan m Persian
Means "young" in Persian.
Javaneh f Tajik
From the Persian جوانه‎ (javâne) meaning "sprout".
Javansher m Persian
Means "young lion", derived from the Persian adjective جوان (javan) meaning "young, youthful" (ultimately from Middle Persian ǰuwān) combined with the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher).... [more]
Jawaan m African American
Contracted version of Jaquan. Spelling may be influenced by Dutch or Arabic.
Jawana f African American (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Joanna or Juana inspired by names such as Tawana, Shawana and Lawana.
Jaxana f English
Feminme form of Jaxon. Similar to Roxana.
Jaxann f English
Feminme form of Jaxson. Similar to Roxann.
Jaxanna f English
Feminme form of Jaxson. Similar to Roxanna.
Jaxanne f English
Feminme form of Jaxson. Similar to Roxanne. Nickname Jaxie, Jaxy, Jaxx.
Jayan f & m Literature (Rare), Indian
From Malayalam, which means Winner... [more]
Jayanegara m History
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and नगर (nagara) meaning "town, city". This was the name of a 14th-century Javanese monarch who was the second king of the Majapahit Empire.
Jayani m & f Aymara
Means "ancient" in Aymara.
Jayanna f African American (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements jy, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.... [more]
Jayantha m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Jayanta.
Jayavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection". This was the name of several kings of Cambodia and India.
Jaydan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Jaden.
Jaydean m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayden or a combination of Jay 1/Jayde and Dean.
Jayidan m Arabic
Means "well, good"
Jaylani f African American (Modern)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Kaylani using the popular phonetic element jay. Also compare Jelani and Jaylon.
Jayliana f American (Modern, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Jaylia, in which results in a double elaboration of Jayla/Jaylee or a combination of Jayla/Jaylee/Jay 1 and Liana.
Jayquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements jay and quan.
Jaywanna f African American (Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic element jay and the name Juana.
Jazzman f & m English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Jasmine or else from the English word jazzman: "A musician who plays or composes jazz music".
Jeana f Romanian
Feminine form of Jean 1.
Jeanalyn f Filipino
Combination of Jeana and the popular suffix -lyn.
Jeancarla f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the names Jean 2 and Carla.
Jeandag f Scots
Caithness Scots diminutive of Jean 2.
Jeanderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely a combination of Jean 1 and Anderson.
Jeanelia f Filipino
A daughter named after her mother, Jeanette.
Jeanelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Janelle influenced by Jean 2.
Jeanelly f Spanish (Caribbean)
Composed of the English name “Jean” and the ending “elly”.
Jeanete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Jeannette.
Jeanice f English (American, Rare)
Most likely, a variant of Janice.
Jeaniene f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jeanine.
Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.
Jeanique f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Blend of Jeanne with any feminine name ending in -ique, such as Monique and Véronique... [more]
Jeanmarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Jean 2 and Marie. Not to be confused with the French name Jean-Marie.
Jeannace f English
Variant of Janice incorporating the name Jean 2.
Jeannedarc f Various
Means "Joan 1 of Arc" in French. This name is given to commemorate Joan of Arc, a French saint who is considered a heroine of France, for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War.
Jeanneton f Jèrriais, Guernésiais
Diminutive of Jeanne, cognate of Jeannette.
Jeannetounette f Norman
Diminutive of Jeanne.
Jeannotte f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Jeannot.
Jeanny f French, English
Diminutive of Jean 2 or Jeanne
Jeansa m Sami
Sami form of Jens.
Jeantat m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Local diminutive of Jean 1 found in the Montreux region up until the late 1600s.
Jeanvie f Filipino
Combination of either the English name Jean 2 or the French masculine name Jean 1 and the Filipino name suffix -vie.... [more]
Jeduthan m Biblical, English (Puritan), Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "praising." Jeduthun was one of the chiefs of the temple choir during the time of David. Jeduthun belonged to the Merari family of the tribe of Levi. He is considered to be the same person as Ethan... [more]
Jee-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 지안 (see Ji-An).
Jeeranan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรนันท์ or จีรนันท์ (see Chiranan).
Jeerawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรวรรณ (see Chirawan).
Jeevan f & m Punjabi
"Life" or "bringer of life"
Jehan f & m Arabic (Egyptian), Persian (Rare, ?)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جيهان (See Jihan) as a feminine name or Persian جهان (see Jahan) as a masculine name.... [more]
Jehana m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Noman form of John
Jehane f Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Joan
Jehannes m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian form of Johannes.
Jehlani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylani and rhyming variant of Kehlani with the popular element jay.
Jeian m Filipino
From John
Jeiran f & m Persian, Georgian
Derived from Persian جیران (jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი (jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [more]
Jelani m Swahili
Powerful
Jemeljan m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Емельян (see Yemelyan).
Jemialjan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Jenan f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جنان (see Jinan).
Jennyanydots f Theatre
It is the name of a principal cat in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. She is a seemingly lazy Jellicle cat, who is active only by night.
Jenófanes m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenophanes.
Jeong-han m Korean
Meaning: 'Jeong' means clean. 'Han' means country.... [more]
Jeong-hyang f Korean
From Sino-Korean 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" combined with 香 (hyang) meaning "incense, fragrant"... [more]
Jeong-San m Korean
Jeong meaning virtuous,chaste and loyal. San meaning mountain.
Jeralean f African American (Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Jeran m English
1. Westernised version of the Middle Eastern name "Jaron" (JAR-ON) meaning "cry of rejoicing".... [more]
Jermanu m Sicilian
Variant of Germanu.
Jerneganz m Arthurian Cycle
A duke who served Perceval’s brother, Feirefiz.
Jerzman m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Herman.
Jessana f American
Blend of Jessica and Anna.
Jessandra f English (Modern)
Combination of Jess and Sandra. This name is quite uncommon, but not extremely rare in the US.
Jessiann f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly a combination of Jessica and Ann.... [more]
Jeyanthi f Indian
Victorious
Jeyran f Armenian
It means "deer" in Armenian
Jezaniah m Biblical
Probably a shortened form of Jaazaniah, meaning “Jehovah Has Given Ear”. Jezaniah was a chief of the Judean military force among those submitting to Gedaliah’s brief administration in 607 B.C.E. (Jer 40:8, 9; 42:1) Jezaniah is also called Azariah (Jer 43:2) and Jaazaniah.—2Ki 25:23
Jhan m Spanish (Latin American), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Jean 1 used in Spanish-speaking Latin America, as well as a medieval Dutch variant of Jan 1.
Jhandi f & m African American (Modern)
Not sure. Taken from Hinduism.
Jhansi f Indian
Means "life like". It is the name of a historic city in India.
Jhanvi f Bengali (Hindu)
Means "river Ganges," derived from Sanskrit जान्हवी (jāhnavi), which refers to the sacred river Ganga, named after the sage Jahnu who is said to have drunk up the river and then released it.
Jhulian m Portuguese (Brazilian)
An other form of Jhulliam or Julian. An porn actor Jhulian Moura got that name
Jiachan f Chinese
From the Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Jiahan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn, before daybreak", 罕 (hǎn) meaning "rare, scarce", or 捍 (hàn) meaning "ward off, defend, guard"... [more]
Jialan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, house", or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious" combined with 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid" or "elegant, graceful" or 嵐 (lán) meaning "mist", as well as other character combinations.
Jialiang m Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious", 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" or 加 (jiā) meaning "add, increase" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 梁 (liáng) meaning "beam, bridge"... [more]
Jialuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Ji-An f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet"... [more]
Jiana f English
Variant of Gianna.
Jianbo m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 波 () meaning "wave" or 博 () meaning "wide, extensive, gamble"... [more]
Jiancheng m Chinese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Means either "short name" or "to establish". This is from a combination "jiàn" and meaning "to see" and "chéng" meaning to make. Other combinations are also possible.... [more]
Jiandong m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]
Jianfei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Jianfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 键 (jiàn) meaning "key, bolt, bond" combined with 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge", 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak", 烽 (fēng) meaning "beacon, signal fire" or 封 (fēng) meaning "seal, close, bind, envelope, letter"... [more]
Jiangang m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong"... [more]
Jiangbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 蒋 (jiǎng) meaning "wild rice plant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Jiangfeng m & f Chinese
From 江 (jiāng) meaning "the Yangtze river" and 楓 (fēng) meaning "maple".
Jianglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 姜 (jiāng) meaning "ginger" and 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Jiangtao m Chinese
From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze" combined with 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves"... [more]
Jianguo m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 国 (guó) meaning "country"... [more]
Jiangxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 姜 (jiāng) meaning "ginger" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Jiangyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 绛 (jiàng) meaning "deep red" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Jianhao m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast"... [more]