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JAAGUP   m   Estonian
Estonian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAAK   m   Estonian
Estonian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAAKKIMA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOACHIM

JAAKKO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAALA   m   Biblical
Means "wild goat" in Hebrew... [more]

JAAN   m   Estonian
Estonian form of JOHN

JAAP   m   Dutch
Diminutive of JACOB

JAASAU   m   Biblical
Means "they will do" in Hebrew... [more]

JABBAR   m   Arabic
Means "powerful" in Arabic.

JABEZ   m   Biblical
Means "sorrow" in Hebrew... [more]

JABIN   m   Biblical
Means "perceptive" in Hebrew... [more]

JABIR   m   Arabic
Means "comforter" in Arabic.

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

JABRIL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of JIBRIL

JACEK   m   Polish
Modern form of JACENTY

JACENTY   m   Polish
Polish form of HYACINTHUS... [more]

JACHIN   m   Biblical
Means "he establishes" in Hebrew... [more]

JÁCHYM   m   Czech
Czech form of JOACHIM

JACINTO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of HYACINTHUS

JACK   m   English
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval diminutive of JOHN... [more]

JACKIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of either JACK or JACQUELINE

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

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

JACOBO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JACOBUS   m   Dutch
Latin form of JACOB, still used in Dutch.

JACOPO   m   Italian
Italian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JACQUES   m   French
French form of JACOB (or JAMES).

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

JADEN   m & f   English (Modern)
An invented name, using the popular aden suffix sound which is found in such names as BRADEN or AIDAN... [more]

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

JADRANKO   m   Croatian
Croatian form of ADRIAN

JADYN   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of JADEN

JAE   m   English (Rare)
Variant of JAY (1)

JAFAR   m   Arabic
Means "stream" in Arabic... [more]

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"... [more]

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

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

JAGO   m   Cornish
Cornish form of JACOB

JAHAN   m   Iranian
Means "world" in Persian.

JAHANGIR   m   Iranian
Means "world conqueror" in Persian... [more]

JAHLEEL   m   Biblical
Means "God waits" in Hebrew... [more]

JAHZEEL   m   Biblical
Means "God apportions" in Hebrew... [more]

JAI   m   Indian
Variant of JAY (2)

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

JAIR   m   Biblical
Means "he shines" in Hebrew... [more]

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

JAKA   m   Slovene
Slovene form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAKAB   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAKE   m   English
Medieval variant of JACK... [more]

JAKES   m   Basque
Basque form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JÁKOB   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAKOB   m   German, Scandinavian, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAKOV   m   Croatian
Croatian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAKUB   m   Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JALAL   m   Arabic
Means "greatness" in Arabic.

JALEN   m   English (African American, Modern)
An invented name... [more]

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 (Rare)
Variant of JAMAR

JAMAL   m & f   Arabic
Means "beauty" in Arabic... [more]

JAMAR   m   English (African American)
Possibly a blend of JAMAL and LAMAR... [more]

JAMEEL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMIL

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

JAMEY   m   English
Diminutive of JAMES

JAMIE   m & f   Scottish, English
Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of JAMES... [more]

JAMIL   m   Arabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.

JAMIN   m   Biblical
Means "right hand" in Hebrew... [more]

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

JAMSHAD   m   Iranian
Variant of JAMSHED

JAMSHED   m   Iranian
Possibly means "shining river" from Persian... [more]

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... [more]

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

JANCSI   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of JÁNOS

JANEK   m   Polish
Polish diminutive of JAN (1)

JANEZ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

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

JANIKA   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of JÁNOS

JANIS (1)   m   Latvian
Latvian form of JOHN

JANKO   m   Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of JANEZ

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

JANNICK   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAN (1)

JANNIK   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAN (1)

JÁNOS   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of JOHN

JANUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "archway" in Latin... [more]

JANUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of JOHN

JAPETH   m  
Variant of JAPHETH

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

JAPIK   m   Frisian
Frisian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

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

JARED   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) meaning "descent"... [more]

JAREK   m   Polish, Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element jary "fierce, strong".

JARETH   m   Popular Culture
Probably a blend of JARED and GARETH... [more]

JARI   m   Finnish
Short form of JALMARI

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

JARLATH   m   Irish
Anglicized form of IARFHLAITH

JARLE   m   Scandinavian
Variant of JARL

JARMIL   m   Czech
Variant of JAROMIL

JAROD   m   English
Variant of JARED

JAROGNIEW   m   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements jary "fierce, strong" and gniew "anger".

JAROMIL   m   Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements jary "fierce, strong" and mil "favour".

JAROMÍR   m   Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements jary "fierce, strong" and mir "peace".

JAROMIR   m   Polish
Polish form of JAROMÍR

JARON   m   English (Modern)
Invented name, probably based on JARED and DARREN.

JAROPEŁK   m   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements jary "fierce, strong" and pelk "people".

JAROSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of JAROSŁAW

JAROSŁAW   m   Polish
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements jary "fierce, strong" and slawa "glory".

JARRED   m   English
Variant of JARED

JARRETT   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of GARRETT.

JARROD   m   English
Variant of JARED

JARVIS   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name GERVAIS.

JASKA   m   Finnish
Diminutive of JAAKKO

JASMIN (2)   m   French
French masculine form of JASMINE

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

JASPER   m   English, Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "treasurer" in Persian... [more]

JAUME   m   Catalan
Catalan form of JAMES

JAUMET   m   Catalan
Diminutive of JAUME

JAVAID   m   Iranian
Variant of JAVED

JAVAN   m   Biblical
Means "Greece" in Hebrew... [more]

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.

JAWDAT   m & f   Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence", derived from Arabic جاد (jada) "to be excellent".

JAXON   m   English (Modern)
Variant of JACKSON

JAY (1)   m   English
Short form of names beginning with the sound J, such as JAMES or JASON... [more]

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

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

JAYCOB   m   English (Rare)
Variant of JACOB

JAYDEN   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of JADEN

JAYDON   m   English (Modern)
Variant of JADEN

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".

JAYLEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of JALEN

JAYLIN   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of JALEN

JAYLON   m   English (Modern)
Variant of JALEN

JAYMES   m   English (Modern)
Variant of JAMES

JAYSON   m   English
Variant of JASON

JAYWANT   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit jayavanta meaning "possessing victory".

JAZEPS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of JOSEPH

JEAN (1)   m   French
French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JEAN-BAPTISTE   m   French
Combination of JEAN (1) and BAPTISTE, referring to Saint John the Baptist.

JEAN-MARIE   m   French
Combination of JEAN (1) and MARIE

JEANNOT   m   French
Diminutive of JEAN (1)

JEB   m   English
Sometimes a diminutive of JACOB... [more]

JED   m   English
Short form of JEDIDIAH

JEDIDIAH   m   Biblical
Means "beloved of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

JĘDRZEJ   m   Polish
An old Polish form of ANDREW

JEETENDRA   m   Indian
Variant transcription of JITENDRA

JEF   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of JOZEF

JEFF   m   English
Short form of JEFFREY

JEFFERSON   m   English
From an English surname meaning "son of JEFFREY"... [more]

JEFFERY   m   English
Variant of JEFFREY

JEFFREY   m   English
Medieval variant of GEOFFREY... [more]

JEFFRY   m   English
Variant of JEFFREY

JEHIEL   m   Biblical
Means "God lives" in Hebrew... [more]

JEHOASH   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹאָשׁ (Yeho'ash), an extended form of יוֹאָשׁ (Yo'ash) (see JOASH)... [more]

JEHOIACHIN   m   Biblical
Means "established by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

JEHOIAKIM   m   Biblical
Means "raised by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

JEHORAM   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹרָם (Yehoram) which meant "exalted by YAHWEH"... [more]

JEHOSHAPHAT   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has judged" in Hebrew... [more]

JEHOVAH   m   Theology
Form of YAHWEH used in older translations of the Bible, produced by blending the letters of the tetragrammaton with the vowels from ADONAI.

JEHU   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is he" in Hebrew... [more]

JEHUDI   m   Biblical
Means "Jew" in Hebrew... [more]

JELANI   m   Eastern African
Means "mighty" in Swahili.

JELLE   m   Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element geld "value, payment"... [more]

JEM   m   English (Archaic)
Medieval form of JAMES

JEMMY   m   English (Archaic)
Medieval diminutive of JAMES

JENARO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Ianuarius (see GENNARO).

JENCI   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of JENŐ

JENGO   m   Eastern African
Means "building" in Swahili.

JENŐ   m   Hungarian
From the name of an ancient Hungarian tribe... [more]

JENS   m   Scandinavian
Danish form of JOHN

JEP   m   English (Archaic)
Medieval diminutive of GEOFFREY

JEPHTHA   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of JEPHTHAH

JEPHTHAH   m   Biblical
Means "he opens" in Hebrew... [more]

JEPPE   m   Danish
Diminutive of JAKOB

JEPSON   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which meant "son of JEP".

JEPTHA   m   English (Archaic)
Variant of JEPHTHAH

JERALD   m   English
Variant of GERALD

JERE   m   Finnish, English
Diminutive of JEREMIAH

JEREMIAH   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmiyahu) which meant "YAHWEH has uplifted"... [more]

JEREMIAS   m   German
German form of JEREMIAH

JÉRÉMIE   m   French
French form of JEREMIAH

JEREMIEL   m   Biblical
Means "God uplifts" in Hebrew... [more]

JEREMY   m   English, Biblical (Variant)
Medieval English form of JEREMIAH, and the form used in some versions of the New Testament.

JERIAH   m   Biblical
Means "taught by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

JERICHO   m   Biblical
From the name of a town in Israel which is mentioned several times in the Old Testament.

JERK   m   Swedish
Old Swedish variant of ERIK

JERKER   m   Swedish
Old Swedish variant of ERIK

JERMAINE   m   English
Variant of GERMAIN... [more]

JERNEJ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of BARTHOLOMEW

JEROEN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of JEROME

JEROLD   m   English
Variant of GERALD

JÉRÔME   m   French
French form of JEROME

JEROME   m   English
From the Greek name ‘Ιερωνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name"... [more]

JERÓNIMO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of JEROME

JERÔNIMO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of JEROME

JERRARD   m   English (Rare)
Variant of GERARD

JERRED   m   English (Rare)
Variant of JARED

JERRIK   m   Danish
Danish variant of ERIK

JERROD   m   English
Variant of JARED

JERROLD   m   English
Variant of GERALD

JERRY   m & f   English
Diminutive of JEREMY, JEROME, GERALD, GERALDINE, and other names beginning with the same sound.

JERVIS   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of JARVIS.

JERZY   m   Polish
Polish form of GEORGE

JESPER   m   Danish
Danish form of JASPER

JESS   m & f   English
Short form of JESSE or JESSICA

JESSE   m   English, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishay) which possibly meant "gift"... [more]

JESSIE (2)   m   English
Variant of JESSE

JESÚS   m   Spanish
Spanish form of JESUS, used as a personal name.

JESUS   m   Theology, Biblical
English form of Ιησους (Iesous), which was the Greek form of the Aramaic name יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a)... [more]

JETHRO   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִתְרוֹ (Yitro), which was derived from the Hebrew word יֶתֶר (yeter) meaning "abundance"... [more]

JETT   m   English (Modern)
From the English word jet, which denotes either a jet aircraft or an intense black colour (the words derive from different sources).

JEWEL   f & m   English
In part from the English word jewel, a precious stone, derived from Old French jouel, which was possibly related to jeu "game"... [more]

JEWELL   f & m   English
Variant of JEWEL

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