The names listed here are used in English-speaking countries. Modern spelling variations of traditional names are not included. See also about English names.

JEAN (2)   f   English, Scottish
Medieval English variant of Jehanne (see JANE)... [more]

JEANA   f   English
Variant of GINA, probably influenced by JEAN (2).

JEANE   f   English
Variant of JEAN (2)

JEANETTE   f   French, English
Variant of JEANNETTE

JEANIE   f   English
Diminutive of JEAN (2)

JEANINE   f   French, English
Variant of JEANNINE

JEANNA   f   English
Variant of GINA, probably influenced by JEAN (2).

JEANNE   f   French, English
Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JEANNETTE   f   French, English
Diminutive of JEANNE

JEANNIE   f   English
Diminutive of JEANNE

JEANNINE   f   French, English
Diminutive of JEANNE

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

JED   m   English
Short form of JEDIDIAH

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

JEMIMA   f   Biblical, English
Means "dove" in Hebrew... [more]

JEMMA   f   English (British)
Variant of GEMMA

JEN   f   English
Short form of JENNIFER

JENA   f   English
Diminutive of JENNIFER

JENELLE   f   English
Combination of JEN and the popular name suffix elle.

JENIFER   f   English
Variant of JENNIFER

JENN   f   English
Short form of JENNIFER

JENNA   f   English
Variant of JENNY... [more]

JENNI (2)   f   English
Variant of JENNY

JENNIE   f   English
Variant of JENNY... [more]

JENNIFER   f   English
From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see GUINEVERE)... [more]

JENNY   f   English
Originally a medieval diminutive of JANE... [more]

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]

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

JERI   f   English
Variant of JERRY

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

JEROLD   m   English
Variant of GERALD

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

JERRI   f   English
Variant of JERRY

JERRIE   f   English
Variant of JERRY

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.

JESS   m & f   English
Short form of JESSE or JESSICA

JESSA   f   English
Diminutive of JESSICA

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

JESSICA   f   English
This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock... [more]

JESSIE (1)   f   Scottish, English
Originally a Scottish diminutive of JEAN (2)... [more]

JESSIE (2)   m   English
Variant of JESSE

JESSYE   f   English
Variant of JESSIE (1)

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

JILL   f   English
Short form of GILLIAN

JILLIAN   f   English
Variant of GILLIAN

JILLIE   f   English
Diminutive of JILL

JILLY   f   English
Diminutive of JILL

JIM   m   English
Medieval diminutive of JAMES

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

JIMMIE   m & f   English
Diminutive or feminine form of JAMES

JIMMY   m   English
Diminutive of JAMES

JINNY   f   English
Diminutive of VIRGINIA

JO   f   English
Short form of JOAN (1), JOANNA, JOSEPHINE, and other names that begin with Jo.

JOAN (1)   f   English
Medieval English form of Johanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JOANIE   f   English
Diminutive of JOAN (1)

JOANN   f   English
Variant of JOAN (1)

JOANNA   f   English, Polish, Biblical
English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ιωαννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JOANNE   f   English
Variant of JOAN (1)

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

JODI   f   English
Feminine variant of JODY

JODIE   f   English
Feminine variant of JODY

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

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

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

JOELLA   f   English
Feminine form of JOEL

JOELLE   f   English
Feminine form of JOEL

JOETTA   f   English
Elaborated form of JO

JOEY   m   English
Diminutive of JOSEPH

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.

JOHNNA   f   English
Feminine form of JOHN

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.

JOLEEN   f   English
Variant of JOLENE

JOLENE   f   English
Formed from JO and the popular name suffix lene... [more]

JOLIE   f   English, Various
Means "pretty" in French... [more]

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]

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 (1)   f   English
Diminutive of JOAN (1)

JONIE   f   English
Diminutive of JOAN (1)

JONNY   m   English
Diminutive of JONATHAN

JONTY   m   English (British)
Diminutive of JONATHAN

JOOLS   m & f   English
Diminutive of JULIAN or JULIA

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

JORDON   m   English
Variant of JORDAN

JORIE   f   English
Short form of MARJORIE

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]

JOSEPHINE   f   English, German
English and German form of JOSÉPHINE

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]

JOSIE   f   English
Short form of JOSEPHINE

JOSS   f & m   English
Short form of JOCELYN

JOY   f   English
Simply from the English word joy, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudia... [more]

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]

JOYE   f   English
Variant of JOY

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]

JUDI   f   English
Diminutive of JUDITH

JUDIE   f   English
Diminutive of JUDITH

JUDITH   f   English, Hebrew (Anglicized), French, German, Spanish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel... [more]

JUDY   f   English
Diminutive of JUDITH... [more]

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

JULIA   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Feminine form of JULIUS... [more]

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

JULIANA   f   Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN)... [more]

JULIANNA   f   Hungarian, Polish, English
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULIANNE   f   English
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULIE   f   French, English
French form of JULIA... [more]

JULIET   f   English
Anglicized form of JULIETTE or GIULIETTA... [more]

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

JUNE   f   English
From the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO... [more]

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

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]

JUSTINA   f   English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN).

JUSTINE   f   French, English
French feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN)... [more]

JUSTY   m & f   English
Diminutive of JUSTIN or JUSTINE

KALLIE   f   English
Variant of CALLIE

KANDI   f   English
Variant of CANDY

KARA   f   English
Variant of CARA... [more]

KAREN (1)   f   Danish, Norwegian, German, English
Danish short form of KATHERINE... [more]

KARIN   f   Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Finnish, English
Swedish short form of KATHERINE

KARINA   f   Scandinavian, Polish, German, Russian, English
Elaborated form of KARIN

KARISSA   f   English
Variant of CHARISSA

KARL   m   German, Scandinavian, English, Ancient Germanic
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES... [more]

KARLENE   f   English
Variant of CARLENE

KAROLYN   f   English
Variant of CAROLINE

KARRIE   f   English
Variant of CARRIE

KARYN   f   English
Variant of KAREN (1)

KASEY   m & f   English
Variant of CASEY

KAT   f   English
Diminutive of KATHERINE

KATE   f   English
Diminutive of KATHERINE... [more]

KATEY   f   English
Diminutive of KATE

KATHARINE   f   English, German
English variant of KATHERINE and German variant of KATHARINA... [more]

KATHARYN   f   English
Variant of KATHERINE

KATHERINE   f   English
From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine)... [more]

KATHERYN   f   English
Variant of KATHERINE

KATHI   f   English
Diminutive of KATHERINE

KATHIE   f   English
Diminutive of KATHERINE

KATHLEEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN

KATHLYN   f   English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN

KATHRYN   f   English
Contracted form of KATHERINE

KATHY   f   English
Diminutive of KATHERINE

KATIE   f   English
Diminutive of KATE

KATRINA   f   English, German, Swedish, Dutch
Variant of CATRIONA... [more]

KATY   f   English
Diminutive of KATE

KAY (1)   f   English
Short form of KATHERINE and other names beginning with K.

KAYE   f   English
Variant of KAY (1)

KAYLA (1)   f   English
Combination of KAY (1) and the popular name suffix la... [more]

KEEGAN   m   Irish, English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagáin, which means "descendent of Aodhagán"... [more]

KEELY   f   English
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caolaidhe meaning "descendent of Caoladhe"... [more]

KEITH   m   English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name, itself probably derived from British cet meaning "wood"... [more]

KELLEY   f & m   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLI   f   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLIE   f   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLY   m & f   Irish, English
From the Irish given name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh... [more]

KELSEY   f & m   English
From an English surname which is of disputed meaning... [more]

KELVIN   m   English
From the name of a Scottish river, perhaps meaning "narrow water"... [more]

KEN (1)   m   English
Short form of KENNETH

KENDALL   m & f   English, Welsh
From a surname which comes from the name of a city in northwest England meaning "valley of the River Kent".

KENDRA   f   English
Feminine form of KENDRICK

KENDRICK   m   English
From a surname which has several different origins... [more]

KENNARD   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard, composed of the element cyne "royal" combined with weard "guard" or heard "brave, hardy".

KENNEDY   f & m   English, Irish, Scottish
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head"... [more]

KENNETH   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of both COINNEACH and CINÁED... [more]

KENNITH   m   English
Variant of KENNETH

KENNY   m   Scottish, English
Diminutive of KENNETH

KENT   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England, which may be derived from a British word meaning "coastal district".

KENTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning either "town on the River Kenn" or "royal town" in Old English.

KENYON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name, of uncertain meaning.

KENZIE   m & f   English
Short form of MACKENZIE

KERI   f   English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERMIT   m   English
From the Irish surname Mac Dhiarmaid, which means "son of DIARMAID"... [more]

KERRI   f   English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERRIE   f   English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERRY   m & f   English
From the name of the Irish county, called Chiarraí in Irish Gaelic, which means "CIAR's people".

KEV   m   English
Short form of KEVIN

KEVIN   m   English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]

KIKI   f   English
Diminutive of names beginning with K.

KILEY   f   English
Variant of KYLIE

KIM (1)   f & m   English
Short form of KIMBERLY... [more]

KIMBALL   m   English
From a surname which was derived from either the Welsh given name Cynbel meaning "chief war" or the Old English given name Cynebald meaning "royal boldness".

KIMBERLEE   f   English
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLEY   f   English
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLY   f   English
From the name of the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord Kimberley (1826-1902), whose surname meant "CYNEBURGA's field" in Old English... [more]

KIMMIE   f   English
Diminutive of KIMBERLY

KIMMY   f   English
Diminutive of KIMBERLY

KING   m   English
From a nickname which derives from the English word king, ultimately from Old English cyning.

KIP   m   English
From a nickname, probably from the English word kipper meaning "male salmon".

KIRA (2)   f   English
Variant of CIARA (1)

KIRBY   m   English
From an English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "church settlement" in Old Norse.

KIRK   m   English
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja, ultimately from Greek... [more]

KIRSTEN   f   Danish, Norwegian, English
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KIT   m & f   English
Diminutive of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE... [more]

KITTY   f   English
Diminutive of KATHERINE

KIZZIE   f   English
Diminutive of KEZIAH

KIZZY   f   English
Diminutive of KEZIAH... [more]