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Jiraiya m & f Japanese Mythology, Popular Culture, English (Modern)
First used in the 1806 yomi-hon Jiraiya Monogatari (自来也説話) and then subsequently in the folklore Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑譚), published as a series from 1839 to 1868, belonging to the main character who uses shape-shifting magic to morph into a gigantic toad... [more]

Jireh m & f Biblical, Filipino, English, English (African, Rare), French (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the second part of the place name יְהוָה יִרְאֶה‎ (YHWH yir'e) in the land of Moriah, meaning either "the Lord sees" (also "will see" or "will see to it") or "the Lord will provide," so named by Abraham after God provided a ram to sacrifice in place of his son Isaac.

Jkieh f & m American (Hispanic)

Jkwon m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the rapper J-Kwon (real name Jerrell Jones).

Jlynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylin or Jaylyn.

J’maale m African American
Variant of Jamal.

Joames m Medieval English, English

Joanes m English (Rare)

Joanthan m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan which may be influenced by Joan 1.

Jobie m & f English
Diminutive of Job.

Joc m English
Variant of Jock.

Jocko m English
Diminutive variously of John or Joseph or Jacob and related names. Variant of Jock or Jack... [more]

Jockquel m African American

Jodeci m & f African American, English (Modern)
In the case of the R&B quartet which helped popularise the name in the early 1990s, it is taken from the names of its members, Joel "JoJo" Hailey, Donald "DeVanté Swing" DeGrate, Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate and Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey.

Jodee m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jody.

Jodey m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jody.

Jodon m English

Joejo m English
Variant of Jojo.

Joell m English (Rare)
Variant of Joel.

Joelyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Joelynn.

Joesef m English
Variant of Josef.

Joeseph m English
Variant of Joseph.

Joesph m English (American)
Variant of Joseph.

Joffre m French (Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Joffre. It was popularised during World War I thanks to French marshal Joseph Joffre, best known for his regrouping of the retreating allied armies that led to the defeat the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne in September of 1914.

Johandrew m English (American)
Combination of Johan and Andrew.

Johari m & f African American

Johathan m English
Variant of Jonathan.

Johnamaria m English
Combination of John and Maria.

Johnas m English (American)
Variant of Jonas 2.

Johnatan m English (American)
Variant of Jhonatan and John.

Johnathaniel m English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of John (or Johnathan) and Nathaniel.

Johnathen m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Johnavon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Johnathon and Donovan.

John Baptist m English (Rare)
This name was used in reference to Saint John the Baptist, where his stories can be found on some of the New Testament books, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts. Notable bearer of this name including John Baptist Purcell (1800-1883), an American prelate of the Catholic Church... [more]

Johnchris m English, Filipino
Combination of John and Chris.

Johndre m African American (Rare)
Combination of John and Andre.

Johnel m African American

Johney m & f American
Variant of Johnny.

Johnlloyd m Filipino, English (American, Rare)
Combination of John and Lloyd, used primarily in the Philippines. It is likely to be used in honor of Saint John Lloyd, a Welsh priest who was martyred among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.... [more]

Johnmichael m English (Rare), Filipino
Combination of John and Michael

Johnn m English (Rare)
Variant of John.

Johnnathan m Brazilian, American (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Johnney m English
Variant of Johnny.

Johnni f & m English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Johnnie (See also Jonnie).

Johnothan m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Johnpeter m English (American)
Combination of John and Peter.

Johnquan m African American
Elaboration of John with the popular suffix -quan.

Johns m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Johns.

Johnsie f & m English (American)
Johnsie is a feminine or masculine name of Hebrew origin, that means "God has favored."

Johnston m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Johnston.

Johntae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of John and Dante.

Johnthan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Johny m English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Johnny.

Joie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Joey.

Joii m & f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Joey.

Jolan m English
It may possibly be used as a combination of Joel and Nolan in English speaking countries.

Jolly f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Jonael m English (American, Modern), German (Modern, Rare), French (Modern)
A modern coinage formed from the biblical name Jona and the Hebrew name element El "Lord (God)".

Jonan m Biblical, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Biblical prophet, son of Mathi.

Jonaquin m English (Rare)
Blend of Jonathan and Joaquin.

Jonathaniel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Johnathaniel.

Jonathas m Biblical (All), Literature, Popular Culture, English (Archaic), French (Archaic), German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is a form of Jonathan that is used in older translations of the Bible. It ultimately comes from Ionathas, which is the form found in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate.... [more]

Jonathen m English
Variant of Jonathan.

Joncy m & f English (Rare)

Jonell m & f English (American)
Either a variant of Janelle or a combination of Jo and Nell.

Jonethan m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Joney m American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Johnny/Jonny or a diminutive of Jonas 2.

Jonmikal m African American
Phonetic pronunciation of Johnmichael. A famous bearer is the American professional basketball player Malik JonMikal Beasley (1996-).

Jonnathan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Jonnie m & f English
Variant spelling of Jonny in the case of most males. For females, it will most often be a diminutive form of names such as Joan 1 and Joanie.

Jono m English
Diminutive of Jonathan.

Jonothan m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Jonothon m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Jonovan m English (Modern)
Blend of Jonathan and Donovan.

Jonpaul m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Jon 2 and Paul.

Jonquie f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jonquille (based on the French pronunciation).

Jontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jontay.

Jontay m African American (Modern)
Combination of Jon 2 and the common phonetic suffix tay, probably modelled on Donte.

Jontel m African American

Jonthan m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Jonti m English
Variant of Jonty.

Jony m Spanish (Rare), English
Variant of Johnny.

Jordain f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jordan. The spelling may have been modified due to association with the French (masculine) cognate Jourdain.

Jorden m Dutch, English (Modern)
English variant of Jordan and Dutch variant of Jordaan. The name is borne by Jorden van Foreest (b. 1999), a chess grandmaster who became the Dutch Chess Champion in 2016.

Jordy m English
Variant of Geordie.

Jorel m English (Rare)
A Hebrew name meaning “God will Uplift”

Jorgan m English (Modern)

Josalyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Josephe m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Joseph.

Josheryl m African American

Joshia m English

Joshiah m English (Rare)
Variant of Josiah, or a combination of Joshua and Josiah.

Joshie f & m English
Diminutive of Joshua.

Joshuah m English (Rare)
Variant of Joshua.

Joshuan m English (Rare)

Joshue m English
Variant of Joshua.

Josius m English (?)

Jossoway m English
Variant of Joshua

Josuah m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Joshua used by the English poet Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618) who translated a scriptual epic written by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1544-1590) into English heroic couplets.

Jotapian m English, Polish
English and Polish form of Jotapianus.

Jothan m English
The meaning of the name Jothan is "God is upright." It's origins are Hebrew.

Jourdan f & m English
Variant of Jordan... [more]

Jourdian m English
Variant of Jordan.

Jourdon m & f English (American)
Variant of Jordan.

Jouwee m & f American (Americanized, Modern)

Jovan m African American (Modern)
Possibly an anglicized form of Giovan (also compare Jovani, Jovanni) or a variant of Javon.

Jovani m American (Hispanic, Modern), African American, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovanni m Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovannie m Filipino, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni.

Jovany m English, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni, primarily used by English and Spanish speakers.

Jovardo m Spanish, English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Howard

Jovari m African American

Jovie f & m American (Modern), Popular Culture
Inspired by the English word jovial meaning "merry; cheerful and good-humored", which is itself derived from the name of the god Jove. Zooey Deschanel played a character by this name in the popular 2003 Christmas movie Elf.... [more]

Jovinian m English, History
English form of Jovinianus.

Jovonte m African American (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Jovani (an anglicized form of Giovanni) using the phonetic element tay... [more]

Jowayne m African American

Jowell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jowell, a variant of Joel (See also Nowell).

Joyner m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Joyner.

Jozeph m English
Variant of Joseph.

Joziah m English (Modern)
Variant of Josiah.

Jsean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jasean.

J'shawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayshawn.

Jshon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayshawn.

Juane f & m Afrikaans, South American (Rare), African American

Juanpablo m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Juan Pablo used in Spanish-speaking regions of the United States.

Juanya m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration or feminine form of Juan 1.

Juaree f & m American (Rare)

Jud m English
Variant of Judd.

Juda m English (Rare)
Variant of Judah.

Juddson m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Judson, which meant "son of Judd".

Juden m English (Rare)
Elaboration of "Jude".

Judge m English
This name is derived from the word of the same name. The word originates from Old French jugier meaning "to judge, pronounce judgment," which, in turn, comes from Latin iudicare meaning "to judge, to examine officially, form an opinion upon" (derived from iudicem meaning "a judge," which is a combination of ius meaning "right, law" and the root of dicere meaning "to say").

Judson m English, American (South)
From an English surname that meant "son of Jud", Jud being a medieval diminutive of Jordan.

Juelz m & f English
Variant of Jules 2.

Juju f & m English, Portuguese
Diminutive of names beginning with Ju, such as Julius, Judith or June. As a Portuguese name it is used as a diminutive of Joana, Júlia or Juliana.

Julean m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Julian.

Juliani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Juliana and Julian. While a feminine name in Brazil, in the USA, it's a unisex name.... [more]

Julious m English
Variant of Julius.

Juliyan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Julian.

Jullian m English
Variant of Julian.

Jumaine m English (American)

Jumal m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jamal.

Jumbo m English
From jumbo, an adjective to describe something that is especially large or powerful, derived from the name of a large African elephant from East Africa that was purchased by American showman P. T. Barnum in 1882 for the Ringling Bros... [more]

Jumichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ju and the given name Michael.

Juneau m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the French surname Juneau.

Junian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English, Provençal
Anglicized form of Iunianus (see Junianus) as well as the Provençal form of this name. This name was borne by two early medieval saints.

Junias m German (Rare), English (Rare)
In catholic bibles (and also older protestant bibles) the name of Junia interpreted as a male name.

Junious m American
Variant of Junius.

Jurhandi m & f American (Rare)

Jushawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jashawn.

Jussie m African American

Justen m English
Variant of Justin.

Justian m English, German, Dutch
English and German form of Justianus. Also in use in The Netherlands, where in 2010 there were 30 bearers of this name.

Justinn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Justin.

Justis m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Justice.

Justise m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Justice.

Juston m English (Modern)
Variant of Justin.

Justyce f & m English
Variant of Justice.

Juvon m African American
Variant of Javon.

Juwan m African American
Variant of Juan 1. A known bearer is retired American basketball player Juwan Howard (1973-).

Juwann m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Juwon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Juwuan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

J'vaughn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javon.

J'vonne m African American
Variant of Javon.

Jwan m & f African American
Possibly a variant of Juwan.

Jynx m & f English
Latinized form of Iynx, or directly from the English word meaning “wryneck” (a bird used in witchcraft and divination).

Jyrell m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrell influenced by names that begin with the letter J such as Jeremy,Jeremiah and Jayden.

Kabena f & m English, African
Allegedly a form of Kwabena. While this name seems to be used exclusively as a masculine name in Africa, in English-speaking countries it is predominantly used as a feminine name.

Kace m American
Variant of Case.

Kacee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kacen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Kacy f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kacyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cason

Kaddy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Caddy.

Kadeem m African American
Variant of Kadim. A known bearer is American television actor Kadeem Hardison (1965-).

Kadin m English
Variant of Caden.

Kadince f & m English
Variant of Cadence.

Kadon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cadon.

Kadrian m English
Newly form name by prefixing Adrian with a fashionable K-.

Kadyn m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Caden.

Kadynn f & m English (American)
Variant of Caden.

Kaedan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Kaidin.

Kaedin m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Kaedon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Kaedyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Kaedynne f & m English
Typically Feminine variant of Kaydnne and Kaydne.

Kael m English

Kaelahn m African American (Rare)

Kaelan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelan.

Kaelen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 24 girls and 23 boys were recorded with the name Kaelen in 1999.

Kaelin f & m English
Variant of Kaylyn.

Kaeson m English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Kage m English
Variant of Cage.

Kaicyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Kaid m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cade.

Kaidan m & f American
Variant of Caden.

Kaidence f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Cadence.

Kaidin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Khaidyn.

Kaidyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Caden.

Kaidynn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Kaige m English
Variant of Cage.

Kailand m English (Rare)
Variant of Kyland

Kaileb m English (Modern)
Variant of Caleb.

Kailen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Kailo m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylo.

Kailon m & f English (American)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Kailor m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Kaylor.

Kailub m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Kaine m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cain.

Kainen m English (Rare)

Kairan m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kairi f & m American (Rare)

Kairon m English (Rare)
Probably either a variant form of Kieron or a combination of Kai 1 with a name that ends in -ron, such as Aaron... [more]

Kaisen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaison.

Kaisyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Kaius m English, Finnish
Variant of Caius.

Kaivon m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kevin.

Kaizen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaison.

Kaizer m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Kaiziah m & f English (American, Rare)
As a male name, it is probably a combination of Kai 1 and a name ending in -ziah, such as Azaziah and Uzziah... [more]

Kaizler m English (Rare)

Kal m Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Short form of Kalvin, Kallum or other names containing the element kal. ... [more]

Kalan m English
Variant of Callan.

Kale m English
Variant of Cale.

Kale m English
Variant of Kalen, name of irish origin, meaning "slender" or "little warrior,. or Kyle, which has two origins: from the gaelic "caol", that means "strait". And the second or maybe from the name fo the district of Kyle, in the Ayrshire, which the name has the same origin, (or it might be from the gaelic "coille", that means "wood").

Kalel m American
Variant of Kal-El.

Kalem m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare), English (British, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Calum.

Kalen m & f American (Modern)

Kalian m English (Rare)
Variant of Kalyan used outside of India.

Kalib m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Kalil m American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Khalil.

Kalil m Hebrew, African American
Jewish given name meaning “Perfection” in Hebrew.

Kalin m English
Variant of Kelan

Kallan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan.

Kallen m & f American
A Utah created name combining the father's name Allen with the mother's name Karen 1, Kayla, or Kaeleen

Kallum m English
Variant of Callum.

Kalvin m English
Variant of Calvin.

Kalyb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Kamani m & f English (American), Hawaiian
Transferred use of the surname Kamani.

Kamar m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka and mar modelled on Lamar or Jamar, or perhaps a variant of Qamar... [more]

Kamarie f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamari.

Kamarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ka and Marion 2. It can also be seen as an elaboration of Kamari... [more]

Kamdyn m & f American (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Kameo f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Cameo.

Kamerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Kamerion m English (Modern)
Variant of Kamarion. A known bearer of this name is Kamerion Wimbley, an American football player.

Kameryn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Cameron.

Kami m & f English
Variant of Cami. Diminutive of Kameron, Kamdyn and other names beginning with kam.

Kamiri m African American

Kammy f & m English
Diminutive of Kameron, Kamile, Kamilah, or other names containing the element Kam.

Kamoni f & m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamani.

Kampbell f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Campbell.

Kampton m English (Rare)

Kamren m & f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Cameron.

Kamrie f & m English (American)
Variant of Camry.

Kamrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Kamron m & f American
Variant of Cameron.

Kamry f & m English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Kamryn.

Kamrynn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kamryn.

Kanaan m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Canaan.

Kanem m African American

Kannen m Indian, American (Rare)
As a Tamil word a variant of Kannan derived from an originally Sanskrit name for Krishna, the supreme god of the Hindi religion... [more]

Kanon m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cannon.

Kansas f & m English (Rare)
From the US state name.

Kantavious m African American
Variant of Kentavious.

Kanyae m African American
Variant of Kanye.

Kanyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Canyon.

Kapree f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Capri.

Kapri f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Capri.

Karcyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carson

Kareen m & f English
Variant of Carreen, a name created for the novel Gone With The Wind.

Karene m & f English
Variant of Karen 1.

Karey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carey.

Karlen m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlin/Carline or an elaboration of Karl.

Karlen m American
Variant derivative of Karl.

Karlisle m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carlisle.

Karlos m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Basque, African American
Variant of Carlos.

Karlton m American
Variant of Carlton. Notable bearer, journalist and author, Karlton Jerome "Jerry" Rosholt (1923–2008) was of Norwegian ancestry.

Karman f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Karmen.

Karon f & m English (Rare), African American
Respelling of Karen 1 and Caron. This name is also common for boys in the African-American community with the combination of the popular prefix Ka- with the popular suffix -ron... [more]

Karron f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caron/Charon and Karen 1.

Karry f & m English

Karsen m & f English
Variant of Carson.

Karsey m English (Rare)

Karssen m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Karssen.

Karthy f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Carthy.

Kartier m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Cartier.

Kase m & f English
Variant of Case.

Kasean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kashawn.

Kashaun m African American
Variant of Kashawn.

Kashawn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Keshawn; a combination of the phonetic prefix ka with the name Shawn.

Kashmere m & f African American
Variant of Cashmere.

Kashmir m & f English, Indian
From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) or Urdu کشمیر‎ (kašmīr), referring to a region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, between China, India and Pakistan. It is also the name of a 1975 Led Zeppelin song.

Kashtyn m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cashton. According to the SSA, Kashtyn was given to 13 girls and 54 boys in 2018.

Kashun m American (Modern, Rare)

Kass m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname Kass derived from Czech kos "blackbird".

Kasseem m African American
Variant of Kasim.

Kasyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kason.

Katrell m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly a blend of the name prefix ka with Latrell or Montrell.