JeldafEast Frisian Short 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.
JenůfafCzech (Rare), Theatre 'Jenůfa', also known as 'Její pastorkyňa' ("Her Stepdaughter"), is an opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček based on the play 'Její pastorkyňa' by Gabriela Preissová... [more]
Jeong-jafKorean From Korean hangul 정, hanja 貞 (jeong) "chastity, virtue" or "chaste, virtuous" and 자, hanja 子 (ja) "child, offspring", making it a cognate of - or even a direct borrowing from - the popular Japanese name Sadako.... [more]
Jeo-saf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 渚 (jeo) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
JerinafSerbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian A form of Irene. The most notable bearer was Despotess Jerina (originally: Irene Kantakouzene), the wife of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković, who lived in the 15th century and who is known in Serbian folk legends as Damned Jerina because of many hardships she reportedly imposed on the people... [more]
JerinafAlbanian, History Albanian 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.
JertafHungarian (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.
JesscafEnglish (American) Variant or a Short Form of Jessica. This name was used for a character in the show "Abbott Elementary" (2021-) played by Sabrina Brier.
JessondafTheatre Used for the heroine of Louis Spohr's Romantic opera 'Jessonda, or the Rajah's Wife' (1823), about a young royal widow who is rescued from the funeral pyre by the Portuguese general Tristan, her former sweetheart.
Jesuítaf & mPortuguese (Brazilian) From the Jesuits, a religious order of the Catholic Church named after Jesus Christ. A notable bearer is Brazilian actor Jesuíta Barbosa.
JetamHinduism Meaning: to conquer (the passions), overcome or remove (any desire or difficulties or diseases) , truimphant (a name of lord Vishnu )... [more]
JetamNigerian Meaning unknown. A known bearer of this name is the Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata (b. 1974).
JettafFaroese, Danish (Rare) Variant of Jette, itself a Danish and Faroese diminutive of Gjertine as well as a truncated form of names endling in -jette / -iette and -jetta / -ietta.
JezelindafLiterature Miss Jezelinda Fitzroy is a character in a short story titled “Frederic & Elfrida,” dated to about 1787 or 1788, one of Jane Austen's earliest works.
JezulafHaitian Creole Derived from Haitian Creole Jezi "Jesus" (possibly influenced by French Jésus) and la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "Jesus is there" or "Jesus is here".
Jiahuam & fChinese From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 骅 (huá) meaning "fine horse" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]
JiangxiafChinese From the Chinese 姜 (jiāng) meaning "ginger" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Jianhuam & fChinese From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]