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

JACI   f   English
Diminutive of JACQUELINE

JACKI   f   English
Diminutive of JACQUELINE

JACKIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of either JACK or JACQUELINE

JACKLYN   f   English
Variant of JACQUELINE

JACLYN   f   English
Contracted variant of JACQUELINE

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

JACQUELYN   f   English
Variant of JACQUELINE

JACQUETTA   f   English (British)
Feminine diminutive of JACQUES

JACQUI   f   English (British)
Short form of JACQUELINE

JADA (1)   f   English
Possibly an elaborated form of JADE... [more]

JADE   f   English
From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings... [more]

JAIME (2)   f   English
Variant of JAMIE... [more]

JAIMIE   f   English
Variant of JAMIE

JAMI   f   English
Variant of JAMIE

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

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

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

JANEL   f   English
Variant of JANELLE

JANELLE   f   English
Diminutive of JANE... [more]

JANENE   f   English
Variant of JANINE

JANET   f   English
Medieval diminutive of JANE

JANETTE   f   English
Variant of JANET

JANEY   f   English
Diminutive of JANE

JANICE   f   English
Elaborated form of JANE, created by Paul Leicester Ford for his novel 'Janice Meredith' (1899).

JANIE   f   English
Diminutive of JANE

JANINE   f   English
English form of JEANNINE... [more]

JANIS (2)   f   English
Variant of JANICE

JANNA   f   Dutch, Swedish, English
Feminine form of JAN (1)... [more]

JANNETTE   f   English
Variant of JANET

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

JASMINE   f   English
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes... [more]

JAYE   f   English
Feminine variant of JAY (1)

JAYME   f   English
Variant of JAMIE

JAYNE   f   English
Variant of JANE

JAYNIE   f   English
Diminutive of JAYNE

JEAN (2)   f   English
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

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]

JERI   f   English
Variant of JERRY

JERRI   f   English
Variant of JERRY

JERRIE   f   English
Variant of JERRY

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
Short form of JESSICA

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]

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

JIMMIE   m & f   English
Diminutive or feminine form 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
Latinized form of Ιωαννα (Ioanna), 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]

JOELLA   f   English
Feminine form of JOEL

JOETTA   f   English
Elaborated form of JO

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.

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
Means "pretty" in French... [more]

JONI (1)   f   English
Diminutive of JOAN (1)

JONIE   f   English
Diminutive of JOAN (1)

JOOLS   m & f   English
Diminutive of JULIAN or JULIA

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

JORIE   f   English
Short form of MARJORIE

JOSEPHINE   f   English, German
English and German form of JOSÉPHINE

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, Latinized forms of the Breton name Jodoc meaning "lord"... [more]

JOYE   f   English
Variant of JOY

JUDI   f   English
Diminutive of JUDITH

JUDIE   f   English
Diminutive of JUDITH

JUDITH   f   English, Jewish, 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
Short form 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
Latinate feminine form of 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]

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

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

JUSTINA   f   English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Ancient 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

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]

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

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

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

KENZIE   m & f   English
Short form of MACKENZIE

KERI   f   English
Feminine variant of KERRY

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".

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]

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

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]

KORI   f   English
Feminine form of COREY

KRIS   m & f   English, Danish
Short form of KRISTIAN, KRISTOPHER, and other names beginning with Kris.

KRISTA   f   German, English
Short form of KRISTINA

KRISTAL   f   English
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTEN (2)   f   English
Variant of KRISTIN

KRISTI   f   English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIE   f   English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIN   f   Scandinavian, German, English
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA

KRISTINA   f   Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, English, Bulgarian
Cognate of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.

KRISTY   f   English
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRYSTAL   f   English
Variant of CRYSTAL

KYLA   f   English
Feminine form of KYLE

KYLEE   f   English
Variant of KYLIE

KYLIE   f   English
This name arose in Australia, where it is said to mean "boomerang" in an Australian Aboriginal language... [more]

KYRA   f   English
Feminine form of CYRUS

LACEY   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy... [more]

LACY   f & m   English
From a surname which was a variant of LACEY

LAILA   f   Arabic, English
Variant of LAYLA

LANA   f   English, Russian
Short form of ALANA (English) or SVETLANA (Russian)... [more]

LANEY   f   English
Diminutive of ELAINE

LARA (1)   f   Russian, English, Slovene
Short form of LARISA... [more]

LARA (2)   f   English, German
Variant of LAURA

LARAINE   f   English
Variant of LORRAINE

LARISSA   f   English
Variant of LARISA... [more]

LAURA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]

LAUREEN   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAUREL   f   English
From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

LAUREN   f & m   English
Variant or feminine form of LAURENCE (1)... [more]

LAURENE   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURIE   f & m   English
Diminutive of LAURA or LAURENCE (1)

LAURINE   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAVERN   m & f   English
Variant of LAVERNE

LAVERNE   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder"... [more]

LAVINA   f   English
Variant of LAVINIA

LAVONNE   f   English
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name YVONNE

LAYLA   f   Arabic, English
Means "night" in Arabic... [more]