Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Iu m Catalan
Catalan form of Ivo 1.

Iurdan m Medieval Basque
Medieval form of Jurdan.

Iure m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Iuri.

Iuval m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Yuval.

Ival f Bunun

Ive m & f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Frisian form of Ivo 1 (masculine) and Dutch short form of Ivonne (feminine).

Ivelys f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Ivelise using the suffix -lys, found in Marlys, Coralys and similar names.

Iven m German, Literature, Low German
Iven is a variant of the Gemanic name Ivo 1 which is traced to a word meaning "yew" (the wood of the yew was used for building good bows).... [more]

Ivert m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Iver and Sivert.

Ivery m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ivory or Avery.

Ivha f Ukrainian
Ukrainian older folk form of Yevheniya.

Ivi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hebe. This is borne by Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou (1993-).

Ivie f English
Variant of Ivy.

Ivin f Korean

Ivó m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ivo 1.

Ivón m Spanish
Spanish variant of Ivo 1

Ivón f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spelling variant of Yvonne.

Ivon f Literature
Sindarin (Common Elvish) form of Yavanna.

Ivorie f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ivory.

Ivri m Hebrew
Masculine form of Ivriya.

Ivvar m Sami
Variant of Ivvár.

Ivye f & m English
Variant of Ivy.

Iwa f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eva.

Iwa f Japanese
This name can be used as 岩 (gan, iwa) meaning "rock, crag" or 磐 (han, ban, iwa), with the same meaning as 岩.... [more]

Iwa f Polish
Diminutive of Iwona.

Iwan m Japanese
From Japanese 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" combined with 蕃 (wan) meaning "multiply, increase". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Iwein m Arthurian Cycle
German form of Yvain in Hartmann von Aue's verse romance Iwein.

Iwen m German
Variant spelling of Iven.

I-won f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俐 (i) "smooth; active; clever, sharp" and 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman."

Ixa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Ixa f Basque
Diminutive of Isabel.

Ixquic f Spanish (Latin American)

Ixtab f Mayan Mythology
At the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1527–1546), Ix Tab or Ixtab ( "Rope Woman", "Hangwoman") was the indigenous Mayan goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven.

Ixtli f New World Mythology
Diminutive of Ixtaccihuatl, which means "white woman" in Nahuatl from iztac "white" and cihuatl "woman". This was the name of a beautiful princess in Mexican legend who fell in love with the hero Popo, but died of grief when a messenger falsely reported that her lover had died in war... [more]

Iyán m Asturian
Variant of Illán.

Iyar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [more]

I-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 俐 "smooth; active; clever, sharp" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".

Iyo f Japanese
From Japanese 以 (i) meaning "compared to" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Iyou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 葦 (i) meaning "reed" combined with 陽 (you) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Iysha f Arabic, American
Variant of Aisha.

Iyu f Japanese
From Japanese 惟 (i) meaning "consider, reflect, think", 唯 (i) meaning "solely, only, merely, simply", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 夷 (i) meaning "barbarian, savage, Ainu", 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection", 畏 (i) meaning "fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive", 癒 (iyu) meaning "healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak", 維 (i) meaning "fiber, tie, rope", 色 (i) meaning "colour" or 苺 (i) meaning "strawberry" combined with 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 遊 (yu) meaning "play", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 侑 (yu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness", 唯 (yu) meaning "solely, only, merely, simply", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten", 憂 (yu) meaning "melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy" or 柚 (yu) meaning "citron"... [more]

Izaac m English
Variant of Isaac

Izack m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isaac, possibly influenced by Zack.

Izák m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Isaac.

Izan m Japanese
From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 夷 (i) meaning "Ainu", 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" or 為 (i) meaning "benefit" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izan m & f Arabic
From Arabic إذْعان (iḏʻān), meaning "obedience, submission."

Izen m English (Rare)
A rearranged masculine variant of "Inez".

Izhan m Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Izan conserving the H in Ethan.

Izhar m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Means "manifestation, demonstration, display" in Arabic, from the root أظهر (ʾaẓhara) meaning "to show, to exhibit".

Izot m Russian (Rare)
Variant form of Zotik.

Ja'afar m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Jafar as well as the Malay form.

Jaafar m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Jafar as well as the Malay form.

Jaagu m Estonian
Estonian short form of Jaagup.

Jaano m Estonian
Variant form of Jaan.

Jaba m Georgian
Short form of Jabrail, Jabril and other arabized forms of Gabriel that start with Jab-... [more]

Jabai m African
Named after a african serial killer in the 5th century.

Jabar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جبار (see Jabbar).

Jabed m Bengali
Bengali form of Javed.

Jaber m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جابر (see Jabir), as well as the Persian form.

Jabin f & m Korean (Rare)

Jabrille m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jabril.

Jacee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacey.

Jacen m English (American, Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Jason. This is the name of Han Solo and Princess Leia's oldest son in the Star Wars Legends books, Jacen Solo. Since Jacen Solo's first appearance in the books in 1993, the name has risen in popularity in the United States.

Jaceon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayceon.

Jacin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jacine m & f English, Dutch

Jacine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Variant of Yasin.

Jacint m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan. Languedocian and Provençal form of Hyacinthus. Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (1845 – 1902) was a writer, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Romantic era... [more]

Jacke m Swedish
Diminutive of Jakob.

Jackée f English (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.

Jackleen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jackob m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacob.

Jacław m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a combination of the name Jacek with the suffix -sław, common in names of Slavic origin and deriving from sława meaning "glory", "fame". Perhaps influenced by Wacław and its diminutive Wacek.

Jaclynn f English
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jacme m Occitan, Provençal, Lengadocian
Occitan form of James.

Jacos m French (?)
Likely derived from "Jacob".

Jacoub m English
Variant of Jacob.

Jacqlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jacsyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Jackson.

Jacub m English
Variant of Jacob.

Jacuś m Polish
Diminutive of Jacek or Jacenty.

Jacy f & m Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Jaci 2.

Jacy f & m English
Popular in Westerns and Western romances for both male and female, white and Native American characters. It is probably a variant of Jessie 1 or Jesse, a name popular in the American West for both men and women.

Jadean m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaden or a combination of Jade and Dean.

Jadeh f Spanish

Jadelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Jade and popular name suffix -lyn.

Jadet m Thai

Jadey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jade, or a feminine variant of Jaydee. A known bearer of this name is the English actress and film producer Jadey Duffield (1991-).

Jadie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jade.

Jadin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.

Jadine f English (Rare)
Elaborated form or diminutive of Jade, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element jay with Nadine... [more]

Jadón m Spanish
Spanish form of Jadon.

Jadore f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)
From the brand of perfume called J'adore, which was introduced by Christian Dior in 1999. It is taken from the French phrase j'adore meaning "I love (very much)" (or, when used in a colloquial context, "I'm loving it").

Jady f & m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Jade or a variant of Jaydee. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian kickboxer Jady Menezes (1992-).

Jadynn f & m English (Modern)
Primarily feminine variant of Jaden.

Jadźka f Polish
Diminutive of Jadwiga.

Jae-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 載 "load; carry; transport, convey" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".

Jae-bum m Korean

Jaecob m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacob.

Jaeda f American (Rare)
Variant of Jada 1.

Jaedan m & f English
Variant of Jaden

Jaeden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.

Jae-deok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 德 (deok) "ethics, morality, virtue".

Jaedyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.

Jae-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 才 "talent, ability" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".

Jae-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 栽 "to cultivate, plant; to care for plants" and 經 "classic works; pass through".

Jae-ho m Korean

Jae-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宰 "to slaughter; to rule" and 焕 "shining".

Jae-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist", 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 顯 (hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear" or 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron... [more]

Jae-hyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宰 "to slaughter; to rule" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".

Jae-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 재현 (see Jae-Hyeon).

Jae-in m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "in, at" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 寅 (in) meaning "tiger" or 人 (in) meaning "person, human", along with other hanja combinations... [more]

Jae-jeong f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 才 (jae) "talent, ability" and 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle". Other hanja can be used.

Jae-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 珍 "precious, valuable, rare".

Jae-jung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 中 "central; center, middle".

Jaekob m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacob.

Jaelah f English (Modern)
Variant of Jayla.

Jaelan m & f English (Modern)
A variant of Jaylen. A notable bearer is Jaelan Phillips, a footballer.

Jaeleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylene.

Jaelen m & f English
Variant of Jalen.

Jaelin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaylen.

Jaelle f Romani, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Romani form of the Biblical name Jael.

Jaelynne f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Jalen

Jae-min m Korean
The name 'Jae-min'(Jaemin) is the product of the combined words 'Jae', meaning "talent" or "fortune" and 'Min', meaning "nimble" or "sensitive". The name is commonly associated with KPop super-group NCT's talented young rapper, singer, dancer, athlete, actor and angel Na Jaemin.

Jaena f English (Rare), American
Variant of Jayna.

Jaenelle f English (American)
Variant of Janelle.

Jaenette f English (American)
Variant of Jeanette.

Jae-o m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" combined with 伍 (o) meaning "five, company of five; troops".

Jae-Ryong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 龍 (ryong) meaning "dragon"... [more]

Jae-sang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 載 "load; carry; transport, convey" and 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Psy, born Park Jae-sang (1977-).

Jae'Sean m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jayshawn. This is borne by American basketball player Jae'Sean Tate (1995-).

Jae-suk m Korean

Jae-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 재성 (see Jae-Seong).

Jaesyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jaeun f & m Korean

Jae-won m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宰 "to slaughter; to rule" and 源 "spring; source, head".

Jaeya f Indian

Jae-yeon m & f Korean
Combination of a jae hanja, like 在 meaning "stand; exist," 載 meaning "load" or 宰 meaning "retainer, vassal," and a yeon hanja, such as 姸 meaning "beautiful, lovely," 淵 meaning "pond; marsh; puddle" or 延 meaning "stretch, lengthen."

Jaga m Indonesian
Means "awake, watchful" in Indonesian.

Jagel m Medieval Polish
Alternative form of Jagiełło.

Jaggo m English (Rare)

Jagmeet m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world, universe" combined with मित्र (mitrá) meaning "friend, companion, associate".

Jágo m Sami
Sami form of Jaakko.

Jagor m Croatian (Rare)
Meaning unknown, originating from the main character of the eponymous fairy tale Jagor (part of the anthology Croatian Tales of Long Ago, by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić).

Jàguen m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Yaguen.

Jahai m African American (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown or unclear. Middle name of the musician Jhariah (full name Jhariah Jahai Clare).

Jåhha m Sami
Southern Sami variant of Johá.

Jahir m English (Modern)
Variant of Jair.

Jahja m Indonesian, Albanian, Bosnian
Indonesian, Albanian, and Bosnian form of Yahya.

Jahlil m Arabic
Variant spelling of Jalil

Jahmead m Hindi
Jahmead comes from the Hindi words ja, which means going, and meed, which means hope. It is an uncommon name, mostly used in the middle east, especially India. The first instance of this name dates back to the early 19th century.

Jahmere m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jahmier m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jahnese f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Janice.

Jahor m Belarusian
Variant transliteration of Ягор (see Yahor).

Jahrell m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jarell.

Jahseh m Jamaican Patois (Rare)
The name of the deceased rapper XXXTentacion

Jahvis m English (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning, although it might simply be a variant of Javis. ... [more]

Jaicee f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaycee.

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).

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

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

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

Jaila f English (Modern)
Variant of Jayla.

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

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.

Jailyn f English
Variant of Jaylyn.

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

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

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

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

Jaimi f English
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 m Romani
Romani form of John.

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

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

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

Jaison m English (Rare)
Variant of Jason.

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

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

Jaka m Javanese, Sundanese
Variant of Joko.

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]

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

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

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

Jaktor m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Hector.

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".

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

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]

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.

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

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

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

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

Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.

Jalmar m Estonian
Estonian form of Hjalmar.

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]

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

Jalža f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Jalžabeta.

Jama f English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie

Jamaine m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jermaine.

Jaman m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamon.

Jamarr m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamar.

Jamblique m Ancient Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Iamblichus.

Jambrek m Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ambrozije. It is more common as a surname.

Jambyl m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Жамбыл (see Zhambyl).

Jame m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Pet form of James.

Jamee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie.

Jameek m African American (Rare)

Jameer m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamir.

Jameir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamel m Arabic (Maghrebi), Filipino, Maranao, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمال (see Jamal) chiefly used in Northern Africa, as well as the Maranao form.

Jamell m African American
Variant of Jamel.

Jamen m English (Rare)

Jamere m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamesley m English (American)
Elaboration of James using the suffix -ley, itself a variant of Lee.

Jamier m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamique m & f English (Rare)
Elaboration of James.

Jamire m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamlong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chamlong.

Jammal m Arabic (Rare), Urdu (Rare), African American
Alternate transcription of Jamal.

Jammee m & f English
Diminutive of Jamie.

Jamon m African American, Filipino (Rare)

Jamond m English (Rare)
Variant of Jaymond.

Jamour m African American (Rare)
Variation of Jamar influenced by the French word amour meaning "love".

Jampa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan བྱམས་པ (byams-pa) meaning "kindness, benevolence". This is the Tibetan name for the bodhisattva Maitreya.

Jamy f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie.

Jamyan m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Mongolian form of Jamyang.

Jamye f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamie.

Janah f Indonesian
Variant of Jannah.

Janay f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janae.

Jancis f English (Rare)
Blend of Jan 2 and Francis. This name is most notably borne by Jancis Robinson (b. 1950), an English wine critic, journalist and author who has won multiple awards for her work.

Jandro m Spanish (European)
Short form of Alejandro.

Jandro m Croatian
Variant of Andrija via Andro.

Janė f Lithuanian
Short form of Janina.

Janean f English (Rare)
Variant of Janine.

Janee f African American
Variant of Janae.

Janeese f African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Jane, or a combination of the phonetic elements ja and nees... [more]

Janell f English
Variant of Janelle.

Janesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant or elaboration of Janessa.

Janett f English (Rare)
Variant of Janet.

Jangchub f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བྱང་ཆུབ (byang-chub) meaning "enlightenment, awakening".

Jangchup f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བྱང་ཆུབ (see Jangchub).

Jang-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 薔薇 (jang-mi) meaning "rose", or 张 (jang) meaning "stretch, spread, open" or 章 (jang) meaning "chapter, section, seal, stamp, badge" combined with combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Jang-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 薔薇 "rose".

Jangwa m Swahili
Means "desert" in Swahili.

Janick f & m Breton (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Janig as well as a variant of Yannick.

Janiece f English
Variant of Janice.

Janik m Slovene
Slovene form of John.

Jan-Jaap m Dutch
Combination of Jan 1 and Jaap.

Janka m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ioannes (see John), diminutive of Jan 1. A notable bearer is Ivan Daminikavič Lucevič, the Belarusian poet and writer better known by his pen name Janka Kupala (1882-1942)... [more]

Jannah f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "garden, paradise" in Arabic. In Islam this term refers to the concept of heaven.

Janner m Literature
Janner is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga. It calls to mind the Biblical names Jannai and Jaanai... [more]

Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.

Janni f Danish
Pet form of the female name Janne 2.

Janno m Estonian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Estonian variant of Jaan as well as a Dutch and West Frisian variant of Janne 1, all of which are names that are ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (see John).

Jano m Georgian
Short form of Jansugh and other masculine names that start with ჯან- (Jan-).

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).

Janou f Dutch
A blend of the name Janna with Malou or Milou.

Jan-Paul m Dutch
Combination of Jan 1 and Paul.

Janson m & f English
From the surname Janson.

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.

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.

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]

Jany f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Jana 1.... [more]

Janya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chanya.

Japar m Indonesian, 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]

Japhy m English
Diminutive of Japheth. Most commonly associated with Japhy Ryder, a character in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums.

Japie m & f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Diminutive of Jaap.

Japneet f & m Indian (Sikh)
The spelling of JUP is used indian prayers.

Japoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Javier.

Jaqi f English
Nickname of Jacqueline and a variant of Jackie.

Jaqui m English
Variant of Jackie or Jacqui

Jaquin m Spanish
Possibly derived from "Joaquin".

Jara f Spanish (Modern)
Directly taken from Spanish jara "rockrose".

Jarad m English
Variant of Jared.

Jaran m Thai
Alternate transcription of Charan.

Jarand m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Arnold.

Jarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 자랑 (jarang) meaning "pride, boast."

Jaras m Polish
Diminutive of Jarosław.

Jardel m Portuguese (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.

Jare m Finnish
Variant of Jari. Famous bearers are Finnish rappers Jare "Cheek" Tiihonen and Jare Brand of the rap duo JVG.

Jarel m English
Possibly comes from the given name Gerald, and means "strong", "open-minded", and "spear-ruler".

Jaret m English
Variant of Jarrett.

Jari m & f Korean

Jarich m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear."

Jarid m English
Variant of Jared.

Jarig m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant spelling of Jarich.

Jar Jar m Popular 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.

Jarka f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jark.

Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.

Jarli m Indigenous 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.