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The Name Begins With The Letter J:
JAAGUP  m  Estonian
Estonian form of JACOB

JAAK  m  Estonian
Estonian form of JACOB

JAAKKIMA  m  Finnish
Finnish form of JOACHIM

JAAKKO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of JACOB

JAALA  m  Biblical
Means "wild goat" in Hebrew...

JAAN  m  Estonian
Estonian form of JOHN

JAANA  f  Finnish
Short form of MARJAANA and other names ending in jaana.

JAAP  m  Dutch
Pet form of JACOB

JAASAU  m  Biblical
Means "they will do" in Hebrew...

JABBAR  m  Arabic
Means "powerful" in Arabic.

JABEZ  m  Biblical
Means "sorrow" in Hebrew...

JABIN  m  Biblical
Means "perceptive" in Hebrew...

JABIR  m  Arabic
Means "comforter" in Arabic.

JABR  m  Arabic
Means "consolation, assistance" in Arabic.

JABRIL  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of JIBRIL

JACALINE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JACQUELINE

JACEK  m  Polish
Modern form of JACENTY

JACENTY  m  Polish
Polish form of HYACINTH...

JACHIN  m  Biblical
Means "he establishes" in Hebrew...

JACI  f  Native American
Means "moon" in Tupi.

JACINDA  f  English
Variant of JACINTA

JACINTA  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of HYACINTH

JACINTH  f  English
Either a variant of JACINTHE or else derived from the English word for the orange precious stone.

JACINTHA  f  Dutch
Latinate form of JACINTHE

JACINTHE  f  French
French feminine form of HYACINTH

JACINTO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of HYACINTH

JACK  m  English
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval pet form of JOHN...

JACKALYN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JACQUELINE

JACKI  f  English
Pet form of JACQUELINE

JACKIE  m & f  English
Pet form of either JACK or JACQUELINE

JACKLYN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JACQUELINE

JACKSON  m  English
From a surname which means "son of JACK".

JACLYN  f  English (Modern)
Contracted variant of JACQUELINE

JACOB  m  English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical
From the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov)...

JACOBA  f  Dutch
Feminine form of JACOB

JACOBINA  f  Dutch
Feminine form of JACOB

JACOBINE  f  Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Norwegian, Danish and Dutch feminine form of JACOB

JACOBO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of JACOB

JACOBUS  m  Dutch
Latin form of JACOB, still used by the Dutch.

JACOMINA  f  Dutch
Feminine form of JACOB

JACOPO  m  Italian
Italian form of JACOB

JACQUELINE  f  French, English
Feminine form of JACQUES, commonly used in the English-speaking world.

JACQUELYN  f  English
Variant of JACQUELINE

JACQUES  m  French
French form of JACOB and JAMES

JACQUETTA  f  English
Latinate form of JACQUETTE

JACQUETTE  f  English
Feminine pet form of JACQUES

JACQUI  f  English
Short form of JACQUELINE

JADA (1)  f  English
Elaborated form of JADE

JADA (2)  m  Biblical
Means "he knows" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Jada was a son of Onam.

JADE  f  English
Simply means "jade" from the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings...

JADEN  m & f  English (Modern)
A recent coinage, possibly a form of JADON or an elaboration of JADE.

JADON  m  Biblical
Possibly means either "thankful" or "he will judge" in Hebrew...

JADRANKA  f  Croatian
Croatian feminine form of ADRIAN

JADRANKO  m  Croatian
Croatian form of ADRIAN

JADVYGA  f  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of HEDWIG

JADWIGA  f  Polish
Polish form of HEDWIG...

JADYN  m & f  English (Modern)
Variant of JADEN

JADZIA  f  Polish
Pet form of JADWIGA

JAE  m & f  English
Variant of JAY (1)

JAEL  f  Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name יָעֵל (Ya'el) meaning "mountain goat"...

JAFAR  m  Arabic
Means "stream" in Arabic...

JAFET  m  Spanish
Spanish form of JAPHETH

JAFFAR  m  Arabic
Variant of JAFAR

JAFFE  m & f  Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFE

JAFFER  m  Arabic
Variant of JAFAR

JAGANNATH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of JAGANNATHA

JAGANNATHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "master of the world" from Sanskrit जगत (jagat) "world" and नाथ (natha) "master"...

JAGDISH  m  Indian
Means "ruler of the world" from Sanskrit जगत (jagat) "world" and ईश (isha) "ruler".

JAGIENKA  f  Polish
Pet form of AGNIESZKA

JAGJIT  m  Indian (Sikh)
Means "conqueror of the world", composed of the elements जगत (jagat) "world" and जित (jit) "conquering".

JAGNA  f  Polish
Pet form of AGNIESZKA

JAGO  m  Cornish
Cornish form of JACOB

JAGODA  f  Croatian, Serbian, Polish
Means "strawberry" in Croatian and Serbian, and "berry" in Polish.

JAGUSIA  f  Polish
Pet form of AGNIESZKA

JAHAN  m  Iranian
Means "world" in Persian.

JAHANGIR  m  Iranian
Means "world conqueror" in Persian...

JAHEL  f  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of JAEL

JAHLEEL  m  Biblical
Means "God waits" in Hebrew...

JAHZEEL  m  Biblical
Means "God apportions" in Hebrew...

JAI  m  Indian
Variant of JAY (2)

JAIDA  f  English
Elaborated form of JADE

JAIDEN  m & f  English (Modern)
Variant of JADEN

JAIDEV  m  Indian
Means "divine victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) "victory" and देव (deva) "a god".

JAIME (1)  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of JAMES

JAIME (2)  f  English
Variant of JAMIE ...

JAIMIE  f  English
Variant of JAMIE 

JAIR  m  Biblical
Means "he shines" in Hebrew...

JAIRUS  m  Biblical
From Ιαιρος (Iairos), the Greek form of JAIR...

JAKA  m  Slovene
Slovene form of JACOB and JAMES

JAKAB  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of JACOB

JAKE  m  English
Medieval variant of JACK

JAKES  m  Basque
Basque form of JACOB

JAKI  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of JACQUELINE

JAKKI  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of JACQUELINE

JÁKOB  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of JACOB

JAKOB  m  German, Scandinavian, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB

JAKOV  m  Croatian
Croatian form of JACOB

JAKUB  m  Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of JACOB

JALAL  m  Arabic
Means "greatness" in Arabic.

JALEH  f  Iranian
Means "dew" in Persian.

JALEN  m  English (Modern)
Meaning unknown...

JALILA  f  Arabic
Means "important, exalted" in Arabic.

JALMARI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of HJALMAR

JALO  m  Finnish
Means "noble, gracious" in Finnish.

JAMAAL  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMAL

JAMAAR  m  English (Modern)
Possibly a form of JAMAL

JAMAL  m & f  Arabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic...

JAMAR  m  English
Possibly a form of JAMAL

JAMEEL  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMIL

JAMEELA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMILA

JAMES  m  English, Biblical
English form of the Late Latin Jacomus which was derived from Ιακωβος (Iakobos), the New Testament Greek form of יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov) (see JACOB)...

JAMESINA  f  Scottish
Feminine form of JAMES

JAMEY  m  English
Pet form of JAMES

JAMI  f  English
Feminine form of JAMES

JAMIE (1)  m  Scottish, English
Scottish pet form of JAMES

JAMIE (2)  f  English
Feminine form of JAMES

JAMIL  m  Arabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.

JAMILA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of JAMIL

JAMILLAH  f  Arabic
Feminine form of JAMIL

JAMIN  m  Biblical
Means "right hand" in Hebrew...

JAMISON  m  English
From a surname meaning "son of JAMES".

JAMSHAD  m  Iranian
Variant of JAMSHED

JAMSHED  m  Iranian
Possibly means "shining river" from Persian...

JAMSHEED  m  Iranian
Variant of JAMSHED

JÁN  m  Slovak
Slovak form of JOHANNES

JAN (1)  m  Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... []

JAN (2)  f  English
Short form of JANET, JANICE or other names beginning with Jan.

JAN (3)  m  Medieval English
Medieval English form of JOHN, derived from the Old French form Jehan.

JANA  f  Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Feminine form of JAN (1)

JANAE  f  English (Modern)
Elaborated form of JANE

JANAN  f  Arabic
Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic.

JANCIS  f  English
Combination of JAN and FRANCIS

JANCSI  m  Hungarian
Pet form of JÁNOS

JANE  f  English
English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN)...

JANEK  m  Polish
Polish pet form of JAN

JANEKA  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of JANE

JANEL  f  English
Pet form of JANE

JANELE  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of JANE

JANELLA  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of JANE

JANELLE  f  English
Pet form of JANE

JANENE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JANINE

JANESSA  f  English (Modern)
Elaborated form of JANE

JANET  f  English
Medieval pet form of JANE

JANETTA  f  English
Elaborated form of JANET

JANETTE  f  English
Variant of JANET

JANEY  f  English
Pet form of JANE

JANEZ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of JOHN

JANI  m  Finnish, Hungarian
Finnish form and Hungarian pet form of JOHN

JANICE  f  English
Elaborated form of JANE...

JANIE  f  English
Pet form of JANE

JANIKA  m  Hungarian
Pet form of JÁNOS

JANINA  f  Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Latinate form of JEANNINE

JANINE  f  English
English form of JEANNINE

JANIS (1)  m  Latvian
Latvian form of JOHN

JANIS (2)  f  English
Variant of JANICE

JANKO  m  Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of JANEZ

JANNA  f  Dutch, Swedish, English
Feminine form of JAN (1)

JANNAH  f  English (Modern)
Elaborated form of JAN (2), perhaps blended with HANNAH.

JANNE (1)  m  Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of JOHN, as well as a Swedish pet form of JAN

JANNE (2)  f  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian pet form of JOHANNA

JANNEKE  f  Dutch
Dutch feminine form of JAN

JANNETTE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JANET

JANNICK  m  Danish
Danish pet form of JAN

JANNICKE  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine pet form of JAN

JANNIK  m  Danish
Danish pet form of JAN

JANNIKE  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine pet form of JAN

JANNINE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JANINE

JÁNOS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of JOHN

JANTINE  f  Dutch
Dutch feminine form of JAN

JANUS  m  Roman Mythology
Means "archway" in Latin...

JANUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of JOHN

JAPETH  m 
Variant of JAPHETH

JAPHETH  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name יֶפֶת (Yefet) meaning "enlarged"... 

JAQUAN  m  English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Ja and quan.

JAQUELINE  f  English
Variant of JACQUELINE

JAQUELYN  f  English
Variant of JACQUELINE

JARED  m  English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) which meant "descent"...

JAREK  m  Polish, Czech
Pet form of Slavic names beginning with jaro "spring".

JARETH  m  English (Modern)
Blend of JARED and GARETH

JARI  m  Finnish
Short form of JALMARI

JARKA  f  Czech
Feminine form of JAREK

JARL  m  Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "nobleman, earl" in Old Norse...

JARLATH  m  Irish
Anglicized form of IARFHLAITH

JARMIL  m  Czech
Variant of JAROMIL

JARMILA  f  Czech
Feminine form of JAROMIL

JAROD  m  English
Variant of JARED

JAROGNIEW  m  Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and gniew "anger".

JAROMIL  m  Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mil "favour".

JAROMÍR  m  Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mir "peace".

JAROMIR  m  Polish
Polish form of JAROMÍR

JARON  m & f  English
Variant of YARON

JAROPEŁK  m  Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and pelk "people".

JAROSLAV  m  Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of JAROSŁAW

JAROSLAVA  f  Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of JAROSŁAW

JAROSŁAW  m  Polish
Means "glory of spring", derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and slawa "glory".

JAROSŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of JAROSŁAW

JARRED  m  English
Variant of JARED

JARRETT  m  English
Variant of GARRETT

JARROD  m  English
Variant of JARED

JARVIS  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name GERVAISE

JASKA  m  Finnish
Pet form of JAAKKO

JASLYN  f  English (Modern)
Modern name, a combination of the popular name elements Jas and lyn.

JASMIN (1)  f  German, English (Modern)
German form and English variant of JASMINE

JASMIN (2)  m  French
French masculine form of JASMINE

JASMINE  f  English
From Persian Yasmin, the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes.

JASMYN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JASMINE

JASNA  f  Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from south Slavic jasno meaning "clear, sharp".

JASON  m  English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal"... 

JASPER  m  English
Means "treasurer" in Persian...

JASWINDER  f  Indian (Sikh)
Means "Indra of the thunderbolt" from the name of the Hindu god INDRA prefixed with Sanskrit jasu, the name of his thunderbolt.

JATHBIYYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA

JATHIBIYYA  f  Arabic
Means "charm, attractiveness" in Arabic.

JAUME  m  Catalan
Catalan form of JAMES

JAUMET  m  Catalan
Pet form of JAUME

JAVAID  m  Iranian
Variant of JAVED

JAVAN  m  Biblical
Means "Greece" in Hebrew...

JAVED  m  Iranian, Arabic
Derived from Persian jawid meaning "eternal".

JAVIER  m  Spanish
Spanish form of XAVIER

JAVOR  m  Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "maple tree" in south Slavic.

JAWAHIR  f  Arabic
Means "jewels" in Arabic.

JAWDAT  m & f  Arabic
Derived from Arabic jawda meaning "goodness, excellence".

JAXON  m  English (Modern)
Variant of JACKSON

JAY (1)  m  English
Short form of names beginning with J...

JAY (2)  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory".

JAYA  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of JAY ...

JAYANT  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious".

JAYANTI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of JAYANT...

JAYCOB  m  English (Modern)
Variant of JACOB

JAYDA  f  English
Elaborated form of JADE

JAYDE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JADE

JAYDEN  m & f  English (Modern)
Variant of JADEN

JAYDON  m  English (Modern)
Variant of JADON

JAYE  m & f  English
Variant of JAY (1)

JAYEL  f 
Variant of JAEL

JAYENDRA  m  Indian
Means "lord of victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" combined with the name of the god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

JAYLA  f  English (Modern)
Combination of JAY (1) and the popular name suffix la.

JAYLEE  f  English (Modern)
Combination of JAY (1) and LEE.

JAYLEN  m  English (Modern)
Variant of JALEN

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