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JI   m & f   Korean
Means "wisdom" from Sino-Korean .

JIA   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "good, fine" or "home, family".

JIAN   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "build" or "strong, healthy".

JIANG   m & f   Chinese
Means "river" in Chinese.

JIBRIL   m   Arabic
Arabic form of GABRIEL

JIM   m   English
Medieval diminutive of JAMES

JIMENO   m   Spanish (Rare)
Variant of XIMENO

JIMI   m   English
Diminutive of JAMES... [more]

JIMMIE   m & f   English
Diminutive or feminine form of JAMES

JIMMU   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "divine warrior", from Japanese 神 (jin) "god" and 武 (mu) "warrior"... [more]

JIMMY   m   English
Diminutive of JAMES

JIN (1)   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "gold, metal, money", "embroidered, bright" or "ferry".

JIN (2)   f & m   Korean
Means "precious" from Sino-Korean .

JINAN   m & f   Arabic
Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic.

JINDŘICH   m   Czech
Czech form of HENRY

JING   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "essence, perfect", "clear, crystal" or "capital city".

JIRAIR   m   Armenian
Means "strong, active" in Armenian.

JIŘÍ   m   Czech
Czech form of GEORGE

JIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of JIROU

JIROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ji) "two" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

JITENDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of JITENDRA

JITENDRA   m   Indian
Means "conqueror of Indra" from Sanskrit जित (jita) "conquered" combined with the name of the god INDRA.

JITINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of JITENDRA

JOAB   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is father" in Hebrew... [more]

JOACHIM   m   French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM... [more]

JOAKIM   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian form of JOACHIM

JOAN (2)   m   Catalan
Catalan form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JOANNES   m   Late Roman
Latin variant of JOHANNES

JOÃO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JOAQUIM   m   Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan form of JOACHIM

JOAQUÍN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of JOACHIM

JOASH   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name יוֹאָשׁ (Yo'ash) which possibly meant either "fire of YAHWEH" or "YAHWEH has given"... [more]

JOB   m   Biblical, Dutch
From the Hebrew name אִיּוֹב ('Iyyov) which means "persecuted, hated"... [more]

JOBY   m   English (Rare)
Diminutive of JOB

JOCELYN   f & m   English
From the Germanic masculine name Gautzelin, which was derived from the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts... [more]

JOCHEM   m   German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of JOACHIM

JOCHEN   m   German
German form of JOACHIM

JOCHIM   m   German
German form of JOACHIM

JOCHJO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of JOHN or JOSEPH

JOCK   m   Scottish
Scottish form of JACK

JOCKIE   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of JACK

JOCKY   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of JACK

JODOCUS   m   Dutch (Archaic), Late Roman
Latinized form of Jodoc (see JOYCE).

JODY   f & m   English
Probably either a variant of JUDY or a diminutive of JOSEPH... [more]

JOE   m   English
Short form of JOSEPH... [more]

JOËL   m   French
French form of JOEL

JOEL   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yo'el) meaning "YAHWEH is God"... [more]

JOEP   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JOZEF

JOERI   m   Dutch
Dutch form of YURIY

JOEY   m   English
Diminutive of JOSEPH

JOHAN   m   Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech
Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JÓHANN   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of JOHN

JOHANN   m   German
German form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JÓHANNES   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of JOHN

JOHANNES   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JOHANO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto form of JOHN

JOHN   m   English, Biblical
English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious"... [more]

JOHNATHAN   m   English
Variant of JONATHAN

JOHNATHON   m   English
Variant of JONATHAN

JOHNIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of JOHN, sometimes used as a feminine form.

JOHNNIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of JOHN, sometimes used as a feminine form.

JOHNNY   m   English
Diminutive of JOHN

JOJO   m & f   English
Diminutive of JOSEPH, JOLENE, and other names that begin with Jo.

JOKIN   m   Basque
Basque form of JOACHIM

JOKTAN   m   Biblical
Means "small" in Hebrew... [more]

JOKUM   m   Danish
Danish form of JOACHIM

JOLYON   m   English (Rare)
Medieval form of JULIAN... [more]

JÓN   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of JOHN

JON (1)   m   Scandinavian, Basque
Scandinavian and Basque form of JOHN

JON (2)   m   English
Short form of JONATHAN, or sometimes a variant of JOHN.

JONAH   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yonah) meaning "dove"... [more]

JÓNAS   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of JONAH

JONÁŠ   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of JONAH

JONAS (1)   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of JOHN

JONAS (2)   m   Biblical (Variant), Scandinavian, German
From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.

JÓNATAN   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of JONATHAN

JONATAN   m   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German variant of JONATHAN

JONATHAN   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given"... [more]

JONATHON   m   English
Variant of JONATHAN

JONI (2)   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JONNY   m   English
Diminutive of JONATHAN

JONTY   m   English (British)
Diminutive of JONATHAN

JOOLS   m & f   English
Diminutive of JULIAN or JULIA

JOONA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JONAH

JOONAS   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JONAS (2)

JOOP   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JOHANNES or JOZEF

JOORD   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JORDAN

JOOS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JUSTUS, JODOCUS or JOZEF

JOOSEP   m   Estonian
Estonian form of JOSEPH

JOOSEPPI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOSEPH

JOOST   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JUSTUS, JODOCUS or JOZEF

JORAM   m   Biblical
Contracted form of Yehoram (see JEHORAM)... [more]

JÖRAN   m   Swedish
Variant of GÖRAN

JORDAAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of JORDAN

JORDAN   m & f   English, Biblical
From the name of the river which flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel... [more]

JORDANES   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, probably related to the Norse element jördh meaning "land"... [more]

JORDI   m   Catalan
Catalan form of GEORGE

JORDON   m   English
Variant of JORDAN

JÖRG   m   German
German short form of GEORGE

JØRG   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of JØRGEN

JORGE   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of GEORGE

JÖRGEN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of JÜRGEN

JØRGEN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of JÜRGEN

JORIS   m   Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of GEORGE

JORMA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JEREMIAH

JØRN   m   Danish
Short form of JØRGEN

JORY   m   Cornish
Cornish form of GEORGE

JOS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JOZEF

JOSÉ   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of JOSEPH

JOSEBA   m   Basque
Basque form of JOSEPH

JOSEF   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH

JOSEP   m   Catalan
Catalan form of JOSEPH

JOSEPE   m   Basque
Basque form of JOSEPH

JOSEPH   m   English, French, German, Biblical
From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add"... [more]

JOSEPHUS   m   History
Latin form of JOSEPH, used primarily to refer to the 1st-century Jewish historian Titus Flavius Josephus.

JOSES   m   Biblical
From Ιωσης (Ioses), a Greek variant of JOSEPH used in the New Testament to distinguish Joseph the brother of James from the many other characters of that name.

JOSH   m   English
Short form of JOSHUA

JOSHUA   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation"... [more]

JOSIAH   m   Biblical, English
Means "YAHWEH supports" in Hebrew... [more]

JOSIAS   m   Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of JOSIAH

JOSIF   m   Serbian
Serbian form of JOSEPH

JOSIP   m   Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of JOSEPH

JÓSKA   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of JÓZSEF

JOSS   f & m   English
Short form of JOCELYN

JOSU   m   Basque
Basque form of JESUS

JOSUE   m   Spanish, French
Spanish and French form of JOSHUA

JOSUÉ   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of JOSHUA

JOTHAM   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is upright" in Hebrew... [more]

JOUKAHAINEN   m   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

JOUKO   m   Finnish
Short form of JOUKAHAINEN

JOUNI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JOURDAIN   m   French
French form of JORDAN

JOVAN   m   Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of JOHN

JOVE   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from the stem of Iupiter (see JUPITER)... [more]

JOWAN   m   Cornish
Cornish form of JOHN

JOYCE   f & m   English
From the (masculine) medieval name Josse, which was derived from the earlier Ioceus or Iodocus, which were Latinized forms of the Breton name Jodoc meaning "lord"... [more]

JOZAFAT   m   Polish
Polish form of Josaphat, a contracted form of JEHOSHAPHAT... [more]

JOŽE   m   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of JOSEPH

JÓZEF   m   Polish
Polish form of JOSEPH

JOŽEF   m   Slovene
Slovene form of JOSEPH

JOZEF   m   Slovak, Dutch
Slovak and Dutch form of JOSEPH

JOZEFO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto form of JOSEPH

JOZO   m   Croatian
Croatian diminutive of JOSEPH

JÓZSEF   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of JOSEPH

JÓZSI   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of JÓZSEF

JÓZSUA   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of JOSHUA

JOZUA   m   Dutch
Dutch form of JOSHUA

JUAN   m   Spanish, Manx
Spanish and Manx form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JUANITO   m   Spanish
Diminutive of JUAN

JUBAL   m   Biblical
Means "small stream" in Hebrew... [more]

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

JUDAH   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוּדָה (Yehudah) which meant "praised"... [more]

JUDAS   m   Biblical
From Ιουδας (Ioudas), the Greek form of JUDAH... [more]

JUDD   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a diminutive of the given name JORDAN.

JUDE   m   English, Biblical
Variant of JUDAS... [more]

JUDICAËL   m   Breton
From the Breton elements iud "lord, prince" combined with cael "generous"... [more]

JUHA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JUHAN   m   Estonian
Estonian form of JOHN

JUHANA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JUHANI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JUHO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JUKKA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JULEK   m   Polish
Diminutive of JULIUSZ

JULEN   m   Basque
Basque form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULES (1)   m   French
French form of JULIUS... [more]

JULES (2)   f & m   English
Diminutive of JULIA or JULIAN

JULIÁN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULIAN   m   English, Polish, German
From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from JULIUS... [more]

JULIEN   m   French
French form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULIJ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of JULIUS

JULIO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of JULIUS

JÚLIUS   m   Slovak
Slovak form of JULIUS

JULIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, German
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded"... [more]

JULIUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of JULIUS

JULYAN   m   English (Rare)
Medieval variant of JULIAN

JUMAANE   m   Eastern African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Swahili.

JUN   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "ruler, supreme", "talented" (which is usually only masculine) or "army" (also usually only masculine).

JUNAID   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of JUNAYD

JUNAYD   m   Arabic
Means "small army", derived from Arabic جند (jund) "army, soldiers".

JUNIOR   m   English
From a nickname which was originally used for a boy who had the same name as his father.

JUNÍPERO   m   Various
This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel José Serra, a missionary to California... [more]

JUOZAPAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of JOSEPH

JUOZAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian short form of JOSEPH

JUPITER   m   Roman Mythology
From Latin Iupiter, which was from dyeu-pater, composed of the elements dyeus (see ZEUS) and pater "father"... [more]

JURAJ   m   Croatian, Slovak
Croatian and Slovak form of GEORGE

JURE   m   Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of GEORGE

JUREK   m   Polish
Diminutive of JERZY

JÜRGEN   m   German
Low German form of GEORGE

JURGEN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of GEORGE

JURGIS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of GEORGE

JURIAN   m   Medieval German
Medieval Low German form of GEORGE

JURIJ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of GEORGE

JURIS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of GEORGE

JURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of JUROU

JUROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 十 (ju) "ten" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

JURRIAAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of GEORGE

JUSSI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHN

JUSTE   m   French
French form of JUSTUS

JUSTICE   m & f   English
From an occupational surname which meant "judge, officer of justice" in Old French... [more]

JUSTIN   m   English, French, Slovene
From the Latin name Iustinus, which was derived from JUSTUS... [more]

JUSTINAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of JUSTIN

JUSTINIAN   m   History
From the Latin name Iustinianus, which was derived from Iustinus (see JUSTIN)... [more]

JUSTUS   m   German, Dutch, Late Roman
Latin name which meant "just". This name was borne by at least eight saints.

JUSTY   m & f   English
Diminutive of JUSTIN or JUSTINE

JUSTYN   m   Polish
Polish form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN).

JUUSO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of JOSEPH

JUVENAL   m   History
From the Roman cognomen Iuvenalis which meant "youthful" in Latin... [more]

JYRGAL   m & f   Kyrgyz
Means "happiness" in Kyrgyz.

JYRI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

JYRKI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JÜRGEN

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