This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
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Joen m Dutch (Rare)Short form of
Jeroen. This was one of the names (along with Jeroen) that the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) went by in daily life. The name Joen was more common in his day than it is in modern times: for example, in 2010, there were only 20 bearers (of all ages) in all of the Netherlands.
Jo-eun f & m KoreanFrom the present determiner form of adjective 좋다
(jota) meaning "good, great, excellent, superior." The name is more commonly written in hangul as 조은. It can also be written with hanja, combining a
jo hanja, like 助 meaning "help, assistance, aid" or 祚 meaning "good luck/fortune," with an
eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 誾 meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."
Joffre m French (Rare), EnglishTransferred 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.
Jogaila m Lithuanian, HistoryDerived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Jogaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective
gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Jogirdas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun
girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
girdėti meaning "to hear"... [
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Johari m Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao, MaranaoFrom the name of Turkic lexicographer Abu Nasr al-Jawhari, who authored an Arabic dictionary. His name was probably derived from Arabic جوهر
(jawhar) meaning "jewels, precious stones, gems".
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... [
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Jok m Dinka, African MythologyJok is the Supreme God in Lango, Dinka and Alur Mythologies. In
A Dictionary of African Mythology, Jok, the supreme being, is described like moving air; he is omnipresent, like the wind, but is never seen, though his presence may be felt in whirlwinds or eddies of air, in rocks and hills, in springs and pools of water, and he is especially connected with rainmaking... [
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Jokanaan m TheatreForm of
Yochanan used by Oscar Wilde for John the Baptist in his play 'Salomé' (1891). Unlike most depictions of John the Baptist, Jokanaan is young and clean-shaven, with black hair, white skin and red lips... [
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Jōkichi m Japanese (Rare)A rare Japanese given name from the kanji
jō (譲, transfer) and
kichi (吉, fortune). One known bearer of this name is Jōkichi Morita (森田譲吉, Morita Jōkichi), an alternate name for the Disney cartoon character
Goofy, which is rarely used in television, although some broadcasting networks across Japan could not go by this name.
Joland m Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a masculinization of
Jolanda, or a combination of a name starting with
Jo- (such as
Johan) with a name that contains the Germanic element
lant meaning "land" (such as
Roeland).
Jole m ManxManx form of
Jólfr and sometimes treated as a Manx form of
Yule (via Old Norse
jól).
Jomantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Jonay m Spanish (Canarian), FolkloreTaken from
Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend,
Gara 3 and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [
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Jong m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Injo (1595-1649), sixteenth king of Joseon.
Jonnie m & f EnglishVariant 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.
Jónsi m IcelandicDiminutive of
Jón. Famous bearers include Jón Þór Birgisson, lead singer of
Sigur Rós (who is also a musician in his own right) and Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, lead singer of
Í Svörtum Fötum and contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2004 and 2012... [
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Jool m ManxVariant of
Jole. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Julius.
Jop m DutchDutch short form of
Jacob or
Josef. Of course, there are instances where this name is also a variant spelling of
Job.
Jophiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDerived from Hebrew
yofiel, which apparently means "beauty of God" in Hebrew. According to Christian lore, Jophiel was the angel who drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
Jo'ra m UzbekMeans "friend" in Uzbek, of Turkic origin.
Joralf m NorwegianThe first element of this name is derived from Old Norse
jorr "wild boar" or Old Norse
jǫfurr "chief, king". The second element is derived from Old Norse
alfr meaning "elf". A known bearer of this name is Joralf Gjerstad (b... [
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