This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is J.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jahansouz m PersianIranian form of the older Persian given name
Jahansuz, which means "the burning of the world". It was derived from Persian جهان
(jahân) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian سوز
(suz) meaning "burning" (ultimately from the Persian intransitive verb سوختن
(sukhtan) or
(suxtan) "to burn, to be burnt").
Jahaziel m BiblicalJahaziel or Chaziel the Levite was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. The name allgedly means "beheld by God"
Jahmead m HindiJahmead comes from the Hindi words ja, which means going, and meed, which means hope. It is an uncommon name, mostly used in the middle east, especially India. The first instance of this name dates back to the early 19th century.
Jaideep m & f Indian (Sikh)Derived from Sanskrit जय
(jayá) meaning "victory, triumph" and दीप
(dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Jailani m Indonesian, MalayFrom the name of 12th-century Islamic scholar and religious leader Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani, who founded the Qadiriyya order (tariqa) of Sufism. His name was derived from the province of Gilan in present-day Iran, where he was born.
Jairiro m & f ShonaIt means "to be used to; accustomation to".
Jaival m HindiThis name comes from Hindi. It means life sharing, or life giving.
Jako m EstonianOriginally a short form of
Jakob, now used as a given name in its own right.
Jalal al-Din m ArabicMeans "greatness of the faith" from Arabic جلال
(jalal) meaning "greatness, loftiness, grandeur" and دين
(din) meaning "religion, faith".
Jalgasbay m UzbekA famous bearer is Jalgasbay Berdimuratov, an Uzbek Greco-Roman wrestler. He will represent Uzbekistan at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Jamaspa m Old PersianThe final element is derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱
(aspa) meaning "horse", while the first might be related to either
jama "leading" ("leading horses") or Vedic
kṣāma "scorched, burning" ("having branded horses"),
Jambul m GeorgianGeorgian form of
Janpolad. Also compare the Kazakh name
Zhambyl, which is related and tends to get georgianized to
Jambul in Georgia.
Jamdani f & m IndianPossibly from the name of a fine muslin fabric, traditionally made in Bangladesh. The name is of Persian origin, from
jam "flower" and
dani "vase". ... [
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Jamiroquai m English (Modern, Rare)In the case of the band of the same name, which influenced first name usage in the 1990s and 2000s, they conceived it as a combination of
jam and
iroquai (the latter of the two is based on the Native American confederacy, the
Iroquois).
Jamlet m Georgian (Rare)Meaning and origin unknown. It might perhaps be a Georgian variant of
Hamlet, which is used in both Georgia and its neighbouring country Armenia. However, it is probably more likely that Jamlet is of Persian origin, in which case the first element is likely the same as the one in either
Jambulat or
Jamshid.... [
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Jamphel m Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan འཇམ་དཔལ
('jam dpal) meaning "gentle splendour", derived from འཇམ
('jam) meaning "soft" and དཔལ
(dpal) "splendour, glory, magnificence".
Jamuel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Jemuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610; English) and the Clementine Vulgate (1592; Latin). The latter was the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church for nearly four centuries: from the year it was published until 1979... [
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Jamukha m Medieval MongolianOf uncertain etymology. Jamukha was a Mongol military and political leader and the chief rival to Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) in the unification of the Mongol tribes.
Jāmun f & m Hindi, IndianFrom Hindi जामुन (jāmun) meaning "Java plum, berry, blackberry".