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Jedaiah m BiblicalEnglish transcription or spelling of two distinct Hebrew names: יְדָיָ֥ה and ידַעְיָ֖ה. Both names occur in the Old Testament.... [
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Jedi m English (Modern)Diminutive of
Jedidiah. In the Star Wars universe, Jedi, the name of the ancient knighthood, is a tip of the hat to Burrough's Barsoom, where lords bear the title of Jed or Jeddak.
Jeduthan m Biblical, English (Puritan), Biblical HebrewMeaning, "praising." Jeduthun was one of the chiefs of the temple choir during the time of David. Jeduthun belonged to the Merari family of the tribe of Levi. He is considered to be the same person as Ethan... [
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Je-ha m & f KoreanCombination of a
je hanja, like 濟 meaning "cross; help, assist" or 祭 meaning "ancestral rites," and a
ha hanja, such as 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."
Jehhezkelo m EsperantoVariant of
Jeĥezkelo, the Esperanto form of
Ezekiel. (Esperanto's creator, Doctor Ludwig L. Zamenhof, allowed the use of
hh as a substitute for
ĥ, which printers often lacked type for.)
Jehonadab m BiblicalFrom Hebrew יְהוֹנָדָב (
Yehonadab) meaning "
Yahweh is generous", from the roots יְהוֹ (
yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and נָדָב (
nadav) meaning "willing, generous"... [
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Jeiran f & m Persian, GeorgianDerived from Persian جیران
(jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი
(jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [
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Jelda f East FrisianShort form of names that contained the Old Frisian name elements
jelda "to pay; to return; to yield; to repay; to owe a dept" or
gelda/hjeld "money". The name Jelda was most commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries and finally revived in the 20th century.
Jeldrik m East Frisian, North FrisianDerived from Old Frisian
jeld "money; sacrifice", ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*geldą "reward, gift, money", and from Old Frisian
rīke "rich; powerful", ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*rīkijaz "mighty".
Jelimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
(j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is either derived from Slavic
mir "peace" or Slavic
mer "great, famous".
Jelislav m CroatianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
(j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Jelita f IndonesianMeans "pretty, beautiful, lovely" or "angelic" in Indonesian.
Jemmahor f CopticMeans "treasure-hunter" or "finder of treasures" in Coptic, from
ϫⲉⲙ- (
čem-), itself from
ϫⲓⲙⲓ (
čimi) "to find", and
ⲁϩⲱⲣ (
ahōr) "treasures".
Jenai f English (Modern, Rare)Possibly from Chinese
仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted". It is used as the Chinese nickname for the main character in the 1958 movie 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness', where it is said to mean "the one who loves people".
Jenda m CzechDiminutive of
Jan 1, not used as a given name in its own right.
Jennleyg f FaroeseCombination of names beginning with the element
Jen-, particularly
Jenný, and the Old Norse element
laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic
*-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
Jentoft m Norwegian (Archaic)Derived from the Danish place name
Gentofte "single farmstead at the fish lake". In Norway, this name was first recorded in 1838. Since 1970, however, it has been banned by the Norwegian naming laws due to its place name character.
Jeong-Eun m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 正
(jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct", 廷
(jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 貞
(jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 恩
(eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀
(eun) meaning "silver, money"... [
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Jeong-guk m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 柾
(jeong) meaning "straight wood grain" or 定
(jeong) meaning "decide, determine; fix" and 國
(guk) "nation, country," along with other hanja combinations.
Jeong-hwan m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 正 (
jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 靜 (
jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or貞 (
jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 廷 (
jeong) meaning "courtyard" combined with 煥 (
hwan) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous"... [
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Jeong-Jae m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 政
(jeong) meaning "government" combined with 宰
(jae) meaning "kill, rule". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Jeong-Myeong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 正
(jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct", 貞
(jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 呈
(jeong) meaning "submit, show, present, appear" combined with 明
(myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [
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Jeong-nam m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 正 (
jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 靜 (
jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (
jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 廷 (
jeong) meaning "courtyard" combined with 南 (
nam) meaning "south"... [
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Jeong-U m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 正
(jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct", 廷
(jeong) meaning "courtyard", 政
(jeong) meaning "government" or 汀
(jeong) meaning "beach, bank, shore" combined with 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 雨
(u) meaning "rain" or 友
(u) meaning "friend, companion"... [
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Jeong-won f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 正 (
jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 靜 (
jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" combined with 元 (
won) meaning "first, origin" or 媛 (
won) meaning "beautiful woman" or 原 (
won) meaning "source, origin, beginning"... [
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Jerca f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Jera, used as a given name in its own right.
Jerica f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Jera, used as a given name in its own right.
Jerina f Albanian, HistoryAlbanian form of
Irene. Jerina Dushmani (known in English as Irene, Princess of Zadrima and Pult) was a 15th century Albanian Princess of the Dushmani family that ruled over the north-western part of the country.
Jerta f Hungarian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)Originally a short form of
Gertrúd, occasionally used as a given name in its own right, as well as a West Frisian short form of names beginning with the element
Ger-, used as a given name in its own right.