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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Joulu m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "Christmas" in Finnish.
Jourdan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jordan.
Jourdine f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdine.
Jouri m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Yuriy.
Jourik m Dutch (Rare)
When pronounced as YOO-rik, this name is a combination of Jouri with Rik.... [more]
Journie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Journey.
Jousia m Finnish (Rare)
Old Finnish masculine name. Finnish name day November 18.
Joutsi m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
A synonym of either joutsen (means "swan" in Finnish) or jousi (means "bow" in Finnish).
Jovaldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).
Joveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".
Joviltė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Joviltas. Also compare Jovilė.
Jóvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and vinr "friend".
Jovina f Faroese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Faroese short form of Josefina. In some modern cases, this name might also be related to the masculine name Jóvin.
Jovina f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovino.
Jovito m Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Jovita. A famous bearer of this name was Jovito Salonga, a Filipino statesman and lawyer.
Jovonna f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a phonetic respelling of Giovanna.
Jowalis m German (East Prussian, Rare)
East Prussian German form of Yuval, recorded in the mid-1800s.
Jowanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Juana, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Jowell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jowell, a variant of Joel (See also Nowell).
Joya f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Joy. The name coincides with the Spanish word joya "jewel, gem".
Joybelle f English (Rare)
Combination of "Joy" and "Belle".
Joycelynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn or a combination of Joyce and Lynn.
Joylynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Joy and Lynn.
Joyner m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Joyner.
Jozias m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Josias. A well-known bearer of this name is Jozias van Aartsen (b. 1947), the former Dutch minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.
Jozue m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Joshua, used to refer to the Biblical figure.
Jrake m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drake, possibly influenced by Jake.
Ju f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean "菊" (Ju) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Juanelle f English (American, Rare), South African (Rare)
Elaboration of Juana, perhaps inspired by Janelle.
Juanya m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration or feminine form of Juan 1.
Jubel m Arabic, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jubal. Also, means "jubilant" in Dutch.
Jubelina f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A made-up name, possibly derived from the Dutch word jubelen "to rejoice".
Juchim m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Joachim.
Judai m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name means "teenager" or "teenage years".
Judaline f English (Rare)
This name is a combination of Judith with the popular name suffix -line. Alternatively, it can also be considered a variant form of Judalyn... [more]
Judalon f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The name was probably invented, as it was first the name of a character in the 1952 film "The Iron Mistress". The film was successful at the box office, and so the resulting exposure of the name made it possible for prospective parents to take a liking to the name and bestow it upon their daughters.... [more]
Judalyn f English (Rare)
This name is a blend of the given names Judah and Lyn. Alternatively, it can also be considered a variant form of Judilyn... [more]
Juddson m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Judson, which meant "son of Judd".
Judelyn f English (Rare)
This name is a blend of the given names Jude 2 and Lyn. Alternatively, it can also be considered a variant spelling of Judilyn.
Judelynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Judelyn. It is a combination of Jude and Lynn.
Juden m English (Rare)
Elaboration of "Jude".
Judene f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jude 2.
Judene f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Juliana.
Judianne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Judianna. A bearer of this name is the American retired pair skater Judianne Fotheringill (b. 1944).
Judica f German (Rare)
Latin "judge!" (imperative).... [more]
Judika f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Judica.
Judilyn f English (Rare)
This name is a blend of the given names Judith and Lyn.
Judilynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Judilyn.
Judithe f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (African), Haitian Creole, Greenlandic, English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Judite, English and French variant of Judith and Danish and Greenlandic variant of Juditha.
Judoca f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Judocus.
Judyann f English (Rare)
Combination of Judy and Ann.
Judylyn f English (Rare)
This name is a blend of the given names Judy and Lyn. Alternatively, it can also be considered a variant spelling of Judilyn.
Juella f Italian (Hispanicized, Rare)
Italian Verion Of the name Jella
Jug m Serbian (Rare)
From the Slavic word jug, meaning "south". The famous bearer was 14th-century Serbian warrior and hero character known in Serbian epic poetry as Jug Bogdan, whose real name was Vratko Nemanjić.
Jugana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element jug, meaning "south".
Jugomir m Croatian (Rare), Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun jug "south", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic jugъ "south". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Juhaina f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Jouhaina.
Juhamatti m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish name with the combination of Juhani and Matti.
Juhy f Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Juhi.
Jukk m Estonian (Rare)
Originally a short form of Juhan, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Jul m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjul, which is a dialectal variant of Gjurd with predominant usage in the Austlandet region of Norway. Jul also means "Christmas" in Norwegian and this name was often given to children born in late December.
Julanne f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Julianne. A notable bearer was American silent film actress Julanne Johnston (1900-1988).
Julian m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ju , Li 1 and An 1
Julianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Juliana. Julianah was given to 10 girls in 2014 according to the SSA.
Juliandra f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Juliander, possibly influenced by Julia and Alexandra.
Juliani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Juliana and Julian. While a feminine name in Brazil, in the USA, it's a unisex name.... [more]
Juliantha f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, a combination Julia and the name suffix -anthe (See Anthea).
Julieke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Julia.
Juliena f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Juliana, possibly influenced by Julienne.
Julietta f English (Rare), Polish (Rare), Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian form and English elaboration of Juliet.
Julije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Julius.
Julijona f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Juliana.
Julinho m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Júlio.
Julios m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Julius, or from the Greek name Julios, meaning: forest, luck, or happiness
Juliška f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Juliska
Julitha f English (African), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Julith with an additional -a. This name is chiefly used in Tanzania.
Juljana f Finnish (Rare), Albanian, Sorbian, Belarusian, Slovene
Albanian and Sorbian form of Juliana, Finnish variant of Juliaana, Slovene variant of Julijana and Belarusian variant transcription of Yulyana.
Julka f Slovene (Rare), Polish, Serbian, Silesian, Kashubian
Diminutive of Julija and Julia respectively as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Juliana.
Julot m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Jules 1.
Jumabek m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Rarer variant transcription of Zhumabek.
Juman f Arabic (Rare)
The name means "Pearls", and it's in the plural. Its singular form (Jumanah, or Jumana) is also used as a feminine name in Arabic. The word is a very old in the Arabic language.
Jumichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ju and the given name Michael.
Junainah f Arabic (Rare), Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جنينة (see Junaynah), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Junan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Jun 1 and An 1.
Junaynah f Arabic (Rare)
Means "little garden", a diminutive of Arabic جنة (jannah) meaning "paradise, garden".
Juneau f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Juno modeled after the Alaskan city of Juneau.
Junelise f English (Rare)
A combination of June and Elise, possibly inspired by Annelise. According to Forebears.Io, 4 people have this name worldwide.
Junelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of June.
Junellen f English (American, Rare)
An invented name. It was borne by an American fashion model named Junellen Hawthorne Lott and was a combination of her parents' names Junior and Ellen 1.
Junellia f English (Rare)
Derived from the plant of the same name.
Junetta f English (Rare)
Combination of June with the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. Possibly inspired by Juanita (See also Juanetta and Waneta).
Junette f English (Rare), Haitian Creole
Combination of June and the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Junez m Medieval Jewish (Rare), Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Medieval Judeo-Spanish form of Jonah via the Arabic Yunis.
Jung m Limburgish (Rare)
Derived from Limburgish jung meaning "boy" or its diminutive jungske meaning "little boy".... [more]
Juni m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Junius.
Junias m German (Rare), English (Rare)
In catholic bibles (and also older protestant bibles) the name of Junia interpreted as a male name.
Junieth f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Probably based around the names Julieth and June. It is mostly used in Nicaragua.
Junije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Junius.
Jūnijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Junius.
Junina f Various (Modern, Rare)
A Portuguese adjective derived from the month June, specially in Festa Junina "St. John's day (24th June)".
Junio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Junius. It also means “June” in Spanish.
Junis m & f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern German name of uncertain origin.... [more]
Junkoh f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Junko.
Junquera f Spanish (Rare)
Means "reed, rush" in Spanish (related to Juncal), taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Junquera (Galician: A Virxe da Xunqueira), meaning "The Virgin of the Reed."... [more]
Junus m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Yunus.
Juonas m Finnish (Rare)
Eastern Finnish variant of Joonas.
Jur m Polish (Rare)
Obsolescent Polish form of George.
Jurata f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Jūratė.
Jurcyś m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jerzy and Jur.
Jurdan m Basque (Rare)
Masculine form of Jurdana. The first recorded instance of the name was in 1244 as "Iurdan, son of Sendoa".
Jurian f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Translated form of Julian and Julianne.... [more]
Juriënne f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Juriën.
Jurina f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朱 (ju) meaning "vermilion", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Jurina f Slovak (Rare)
Feminine form of Juraj.
Jurja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Juraj.
Jūrōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten" or 重 (juu, chou, e, omo, omo.i, omo.ri, kasa.naru, kasa.neru) meaning "heap up, heavy, pile up" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big plump, thick."... [more]
Jurra f West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jurre.
Jurriana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Jurrian.
Jurriënne f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Jurriën.
Juš m Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Jožef.
Jusof m Malay (Rare)
Malay form of Yusuf.
Jussie m Obscure, African American (Rare, ?)
Borne by American actor Jussie Smollett (1982-). Perhaps it is a variant of Jessie 2 or a diminutive of Justin.
Just m Catalan (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Sorbian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Dutch, Polish, Sorbian and Occitan form of Justus. This name coincides with Catalan just meaning "just, fair, honorable, upright; correct, true".
Justali m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Jughashvili and Stalin, which are the original surname and adopted surname respectively of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]
Justicia f English (African), Indonesian (Rare), Puerto Rican
An elaborated form of the English word justice. Justicia is also a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. The genus name honors the Scottish horticulturist James Justice.
Justiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Justina and Justine.
Justiniana f Spanish (Rare), Provençal
Spanish feminine form of Justiniano and Provençal feminine form of Justinian.
Justins m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Justin.
Jusztusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Justus.
Jutka f Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Originally a Hungarian diminutive of Judit and a Dutch diminutive of Judith, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Juto m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Xuthus.
Jutrzenka f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Means "dawnlight" in Polish.
Juulika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Juuli.
Juuls f Dutch (Rare)
Dutchization of Jools.
Juunas m Finnish (Rare)
Northern Finnish variant of Joonas.
Juup m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian form of Jupp.
Juust m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Just. It is possible that there are a select few cases where the name is a variant of Joost, i.e. that it is a short form of Judocus.... [more]
Juva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Swedish word ljuv meaning "lovely, sweet, pleasant".
Juvelita f Filipino (Rare), Obscure
Possibly from Esperanto juvelita meaning "bejeweled", itself from juvelo ("jewel") and -ita, a verbal suffix of participle past.
Juverna f English (Rare)
This was a Roman name for Ireland, from Old Celtic *Iveriu "Ireland" (accusative case *Iverionem, ablative *Iverione) – from which eventually arose Irish Ériu and Éire (compare Eireann).
Juvia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Based off of the Spanish word lluvia "rain".
Juwencja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Juwencjusz.
Jyasa m Newar (Rare)
From Newar ज्यासा (jyāsā) meaning "office".... [more]
Jyasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element jy and the name Asia 1. Also compare Nyasia, Tyasia and DeAsia.
Jyd f Cornish (Rare), Literature
First appeared in children's book "The Doll Who Came Alive" by Cornish author Enys Tregarthen (AKA Nellie Sloggett, Nellie Cornwall.) Jyd Trewerry is a little orphan girl living with her stepmother in a small harbour town in the west of Cornwall.
Jyeire m African American (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Jair.
Jymme f American (Rare)
Feminine variant of Jim or Jimmy.
Jyotee f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese (Rare), Odia (Rare), Nepali (Rare), Mauritian Creole
Variant transcription of ज्योति (see Jyoti). This name is also used in Mauritius.
Jyrus m Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Cyrus.
Kaari f Eastern African (Rare), Meru
The name kaari is a name popular used among the Ameru (Meru) community of Kenya. The name is given to a child named after a younger sister of one of the parents. It is especially given by the grandparents... [more]
Kaari f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Kari 1.
Kaarola f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Karola. A famous bearer was Kaarola Avellan (born Alexandra Karola Avellan, 1853–1930), Finnish actress and pedagogue.