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Jangwa m Swahili
Means "desert" in Swahili.

Janick f & m Breton (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Janig as well as a variant of Yannick.

Janiek f & m Dutch
Variant spelling of Janique, which is more phonetical in nature. Like Janique, this name has been in use in the Netherlands since at least 1964.

Janiel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Yaniel (in the Spanish Caribbean) and the Portuguese form of Yaniel (in Brazil). A known bearer of this name is Janiel Simon (b... [more]

Janier m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Yanier. A known bearer of this name is Janier Acevedo (b. 1985), a Colombian professional road racing cyclist.

Janitz m Medieval Basque

Janjak m Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Jean-Jacques.

Janjão m Portuguese
Diminutive of João.

Jankel m Yiddish

Janken m Frisian
Frisian variant of Janke.

Jankev m Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Jacob

Janmey m Indian (Rare, ?)
This is a rare Indian given name. It means intelligent, strong, and great lover.

Jannai m & f Biblical, English
The name of one of Jesus' ancestors in Luke 3:24.

Jannée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Jannaeus.

Janneo m Spanish
Spanish form of Jannaeus.

Janner m Literature
Janner is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga. It calls to mind the Biblical names Jannai and Jaanai... [more]

Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.

Jannic m Danish
Variant of Jannik.

Jannie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Johannes.

Jannis m Greek, Dutch, Frisian
Greek variant transliteration of Γιάννης (see Yannis) and Dutch and Frisian short form of Johannes.

Janoah m & f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
From jano'hah meaning "rest" or ja-no'-a (yanoach) meaning "resting place". It is mentioned in the Bible as a town north-east of Ephraim in the Jordan valley, sometimes identified with the present day city Yanun in Palestine.

Janrik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Jansen m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Jensen.

Janson m & f English
From the surname Janson.

Jansug m Georgian
Variant transcription of Jansugh. A known bearer of this name was the late Georgian conductor Jansug Kakhidze (1935-2002).

Jantek m Polish
Diminutive of Antoni, found in the Kielce region.

Jantin m Occitan
Diminutive of Jan 1.

Január m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Januarius.

Januar m Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.

Janugg m Medieval Romansh
Diminutive of Jan 1.

Januot m Romansh
Diminutive of Jan 1.

Januri m Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.

Januth m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Janut.

Janutt m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Janut.

Janvié m Provençal
Provençal form of Janvier.

Janwar m & f Pashto, Kazakh, Hindi, Afghan, Urdu
Means "animal" in Pashto, Kazakh, Hindi, & Urdu.

Jaouen m Breton
Variant of Joévin.

Jaoven m Breton
Variant of Joévin.

Japeth m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Japheth... [more]

Jápeto m Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Iapetus.

Japhet m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Japheth.

Japhia m Biblical
Japhia was the king of Lachish, one of the five kings of the Amorites whose battle against the settling Israelites led by Joshua is reported in Joshua 10:1–15.

Jaquan m Romansh
Variant of Giachen, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Jaquar m & f Indian

Jaquen m Romansh
Variant of Jaquan.

Jaquet m Medieval French, Provençal
Diminutive of Jacques and Jaque.

Jaquez m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jacquez.

Jaquie m & f English
Variant of Jackie.

Jaquim m Portuguese
Short form of Joaquim.

Jaquin m Spanish
Possibly derived from "Joaquin".

Jaquon m African American
Variant of Jaquan.

Jaracz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Horacy.

Jaramy m English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Variant spelling of Jeremy.

Jarand m Norwegian
Variant of Hjarrand and Jørund.

Jarand m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Arnold.

Jarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 자랑 (jarang) meaning "pride, boast."

Jardar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jarðarr.

Jardel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the French surname Jardel. In Rio Grande do Sul the name Jardel is common due to the reference to the player Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, known only as Jardel, who was an idol of Grêmio Futebol Clube in the 1990s.

Jarden m Hebrew
Means "to flow down; descend".

Jarede m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jared

Jarell m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jarema m Polish (Archaic)
Old form of Jeremi.

Jarett m English (Modern)
Variant of Jarrett.

Járfás m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Gyárfás.

Jariah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jeriah.

Jaribi m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Jeribai.... [more]

Jarich m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear."

Jarick m Frisian

Jariel m Spanish
It either means god strength or god sees.

Jarilo m Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Slavic Mythology
Variant of Yarilo.

Jarius m African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Jerry and Darius.

Jar Jar m Popular Culture (Modern)
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character in the Star Wars movie saga, created by George Lucas, who first appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a comic relief character, banished from his people for his clumsiness, who goes on to unite the Gungan and Naboo people and become Junior Representative, representing his people in the Senate.

Jarkki m Finnish
Variant of Jarkko.

Jarles m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Jarlin f & m American

Jarluf m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jarleiv.

Jarmal m African American
Variant of Jamal.

Jarman m Manx
Manx form of Germanus.

Jarmol m American (Modern, Rare)

Jarmon m Manx
Variant of Jarman.

Jaroen m Thai
Alternate transcription of Charoen.

Jarold m Various (Rare)
An uncommon variant of Gerald that is used mostly in the United States and the Philippines.

Jarome m American (Rare)

Jarome m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Jerome.

Jaromy m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jeremy.

Jaroni m Friulian
Friulian form of Jerome.

Jarood m Arabic
Means "ominous" in Arabic... [more]

Jarosz m Kashubian
Variant of Hieronim.

Jaroud m Arabic
Means "ominous" in Arabic... [more]

Jarpur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jarpr.

Jarrad m English
Variant of Jared.

Jarrah m Indigenous Australian, Nyungar
From the Nyungar word djarraly referred to a kind of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus marginata). Nyungar language is spoken in the southwest of Western Australia, near Perth.

Jarrah m Arabic
Means "surgeon" in Arabic, from the root جرح (jaraḥa) meaning "to wound, to hurt".

Jarren m English
Variant of Jaron 1.

Jarret m English
Variant of Jarrett.

Jarrid m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jared.

Jarrin m & f Caribbean, English
Variant of Jaron 2.

Jarron m English
Variant of Jaron 2.

Järrsi m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Gerasim.

Jarryd m & f English
Variant of Jared.

Jarryn m English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaron 2.

Jarylo m Slavic Mythology
Derived from the Proto-Slavic root *jarъ (jar), from Proto-Indo-European *yōr-, *yeh₁ro-, ultimately from *yeh₁r-, meaning "spring; summer; strong; furious". This is the name of an East and South Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime, son to lightning god Perun.... [more]

Jasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element ja and Dasani.

Jasbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Jasvir.

Jascha m Russian (Dutchified), Russian (Germanized), Dutch (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Dutch and German transliteration of Яша (see Yasha). This name was borne by the violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz.

Jasean m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ja- and Sean.

Jashar m Albanian, Kosovar
Albanian form of Yaşar.

Jashon m African American
Variant of Jashawn.

Jashua m English (Rare)
Variant of Joshua. Jashua was given to 52 boys in 2007 according to the SSA.

Jashub m Biblical
Variant of Job.

Jasiah m American
Variant of Josiah.

Jasiek m Polish
Diminutive of Jan 1.

Jasiri f & m Swahili, African American (Rare)
Means "bold, courageous" in Swahili.

Jasjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਜਸਜੀਤ (see Jasjeet).

Jasjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Jasmim m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Jasmine.... [more]

Jasmit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਜਸਮੀਤ (see Jasmeet).

Jasmon f & m American (Rare)
Variant or masculine form of Jasmine.

Jasmun m & f Punjabi

Jasond m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Efmamjjasond.

Jasone m Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian form of Jason.

Jasonn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Jason

Jaspal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Jaspen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Jasper and Aspen.

Jaspur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jasper.

Jaspyr m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasper.

Jasraj m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Jassem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاسم (see Jasim).

Jasser m Arabic
An ancient Arab name meaning "brave", "valiant, "dauntless", "fearless", and "daring".

Jassin m Turkish

Jasson m English (Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jastin m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Jasuni m Sicilian
Variant of Giasuni.

Jasvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" combined with वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Jataro m Japanese
蛇 (Ja) means "snake",... [more]

Jatayu m Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hinduism, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Indian, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati
MEANING - Bdellium, having entangled hair, long-lived

Jathan m Biblical
Form of Jonathan found in some versions of the apocryphal Book of Tobit (5:13), though most translations use the form Jonathas.

Jathen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jathan. In modern times, there might also be cases where it is a variant of Jaden.

Jatori f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Tori, probably modelled on Natori.

Jatory m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ja- with Tory.

Jattab m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Jatzin m German (Bessarabian)
Vernacular form of Hyazinthus.

Jaucob m Scots
Scots form of Jacob.

Jaufar m Dhivehi
Possibly a form of Jafar.

Jaufre m Lengadocian, Arthurian Cycle
Languedocian form of of Jaufré. 'Jaufre' is the only surviving Arthurian romance written in Occitan; its main character is equivalent to Sir Griflet son of Do, a Knight of the Round Table known from other literature.

Jaufré m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Geoffrey.

Jauhar m & f Indonesian, Urdu
Indonesian and Urdu form of Gohar, used as a unisex name in Indonesia and a masculine name in Pakistan.

Jauhen m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Yauhen.

Jaunce f & m English (Rare)

Jaunti m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque jaun "lord; mister".

Jausèp m Gascon
Gascon form of Joseph.

Jausep m Occitan
Occitan form of Joseph.

Javadd m Pakistani
Variant transcription of Javad.

Javakh m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from ჯავახნი (Javakhni), which is the Old Georgian name for the Javakhians, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. Their home was the historical region of Javakheti in southern Georgia, which is now part of the administrative region of Samtskhe-Javakheti... [more]

Javale m African American (Rare)

Javari m African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Javaris altered due to the influence of Jabari (and also sharing a sound with Jamari and Jakari).

Javeen m Indian (Rare)

Javeno m Italian (Modern, Rare), Spanish

Ja'veon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Javon.

Javiar m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Javier.

Javièr m Occitan
Occitan form of Xavier.

Javito m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.

Javlon m Uzbek

Javraj m Punjabi

Javyer m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Javier.

Jawaan m African American
Contracted version of Jaquan. Spelling may be influenced by Dutch or Arabic.

Jawaid m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu جاوید (see Javed).

Jawann m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jawari m & f Aymara
Means "fable, story" in Aymara.

Jawaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jawhar m Arabic
Means "jewel, gem, precious stone" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian گوهر (gōhar).

Jawher m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جوهر (see Jawhar) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Jawira m Aymara
Means "river" in Aymara.

Ja'Wuan m African American
Variant of Juwan.

Jaxper m English (American)

Jaxsen m English (Modern)
Variant of Jackson.

Jaxsin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaxon. According to the SSA, Jaxsin was given to 22 boys in 2018.

Jaxsyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jackson.

Jaxten m English (Modern)
Variant of Jaxton.

Jaxzen m English (Modern)
Variant of Jaxon. According to the SSA, Jaxzen was given to 10 boys in 2018.

Jaxzyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jackson.

Jayadi m Indonesian
From Indonesian jaya meaning "victory, success" combined with adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.

Jayani m & f Aymara
Means "ancient" in Aymara.

Jaycen m English (Modern)
Variant of Jason.

Jaycey f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jacey.

Jaycon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jaycub m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacob.

Jaydan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Jaden.

Jaydee m & f English (American), English (Modern)
Either a diminutive of Jade or a combination of Jay 1 and Dee. It is also a phonetic spelling of JD... [more]

Jaydel f & m American

Jaydin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaden.

Jaydul m Muslim

Jaydyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaden.

Jay-jay m Obscure
Variant of Jayjay.

Jayjay m English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials JJ.

Jaykia f & m African American
Combination of Jay 1/Jack and Kia

Jaykob m English
Variant of Jacob.

Jaykub m English (Modern, Rare)
A modern variant of Jacob

Jaylan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylen.

Jaymar m Filipino
Combination of Jay 1 and any name containing mar, such as Jomar 2 or Mariano.

Jaymee f & m English
Variant of Jamie.

Jaymen m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamon.

Jaymie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.

Jaymir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jaymere.

Jaymon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jamon.

Jaypal m Indian
Variant of Jaipal.

Jayren m English

Jayron m English
Variant of Jayren

Jaysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Jason.

Jaysin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jaysun m English (Modern)
Variant form of Jason.

Jayton m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jaden in the style of Layton and Dayton.

Jayvee m Filipino

Jayven m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javon.

Jayvon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javon.

Jayvyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Javen.

Jayzee m & f American
Phonetic spelling of JZ used in America

Jayzen m English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name. It may also be a variant of either Jason or Jaden.

Jazael m Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Biblical Spanish
Variant of Hazael.

Jazeel m Arabic
From Arabic جَزِيل (jazeel) meaning "very much".

Jaziah m & f English
A variant of Josiah, perhaps influenced by Jazmyn or Jazz

Jaziel m American, Biblical (All)
Variant of Jahzeel.

Jazmen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jasmine.

Jazper m Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Variant of Jasper.

Jeames m Scots
Scots form of James.

Jeancy m French (African)

Jeangu m Dutch (Surinamese)

Jeansa m Sami
Sami form of Jens.

Jearld m English (American)
Variant of Gerald.

Jebbie f & m English

Jebson m English
Transferred use of the surname Jebson.

Jecito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.

Jeddie f & m English
Feminine form or diminutive of Jedidiah.

Je-deok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 製 (je) meaning "to build, to make" and 德 (deok) meaning "benevolence, virtue".

Jediah m American (Rare)

Jediel m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Jediael, as used in 1 Chronicles 7:6 and 11:45.... [more]

Jędrek m Polish
Originally a diminutive of the now obsolete Jędrzej, this name is now used as a diminutive of Andrzej.

Jędruś m Polish
Originally a diminutive of the now obsolete Jędrzej, this name is now used as a diminutive of Andrzej.

Jee-Ahn f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 지안 (see Ji-An).

Jeebin f & m Korean

Jeeʹfem m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Yefim.

Jeeles m & f Scots
Variant of both masculine and feminine Giles.

Jeemie m Scots
Diminutive of Jeams.

Jeesus m Biblical Finnish, Theology
Estonian and Finnish form of Jesus.

Jeevan f & m Punjabi
"Life" or "bringer of life"

Jeeyar m Indian
only one aryan family who are priests and nature lovers who are still living in india.... [more]

Jeezer m Biblical
Jeezer was a son of Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:30.

Jeffie m & f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive and feminine form of Jefferson, or sometimes Jeffrey.

Jeffri m Medieval Cornish
Cornish form of Geoffrey.

Jefrem m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Ephraim.

Jegede m Nigerian (Modern)
A very active person that moves around a lot

Jegors m Latvian

Jehana m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Noman form of John

Jehial m Ancient Hebrew
Variant spelling of Jehiel.

Jehiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jehiel.

Jehoel m Biblical Hebrew (?)
The name of an angel in the apocryphal Apocalypse of Abraham.

Jehóva m Theology
Icelandic form of Jehovah.

Jehova m Theology
Form of Jehovah in various languages.

Jehová m Theology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Jehovah.

Jehowa m Theology (Polonized)
Polish form of Jehovah.

Je-hsin f & m Chinese
It means "enthusiast" in Chinese.

Jehson m Filipino (Rare)

Jehuda m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Jehudà.

Jehudà m Judeo-Catalan
Catalan form of Judah. A well-known bearer is the converso cartographer Jehudà Cresques (1360-1410).

Jeiran f & m Persian, Georgian
Derived 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... [more]

Jeison m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jason, reflecting the English pronunciation.... [more]

Jeizan m African (Rare)

Jektor m Medieval Polish
Variant of Jaktor.

Jekuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jeka and Jeko, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Jekyll m English (American)

Jelani m Swahili
Powerful

Jelmer m West Frisian, Dutch
Modern West Frisian form of Adalmar via Ethelmer, but it is also possible that it is a variant form of Gelmer (see also my comment for Jelle) in some cases.

Jelvin m Filipino

Jemaar m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamar.

Jemell m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamil/Jamal/Jamelle

Jemere m Amharic
Means "he began" in Amharic.

Jemiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Jemal and Jemo.

Jemmie m Scots
Variant of Jamie.

Jemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Jemuel.

Jemuel m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "day of god".... [more]

Jemuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jemal and Jemo.

Jeneum m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Jenică m Romanian
Diminutive of Eugen.

Jenick m Medieval Romansh
Diminutive of Jan 1.

Jenico m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Gascon form of Ignatius.

Jeniel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Jesús with any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel... [more]

Jenish m Nepali

Jenkin m Medieval English, Welsh
Middle English diminutive of John.

Jenner m & f English (Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Jenner. As a feminine name, it can also be a contracted form of Jennifer.

Jenoah m English
Variant of Genoa.

Jensyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jensen.

Jenthe f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant spelling of Jente.

Jentry f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gentry.

Jenuel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Jesús with any name ending in -uel, such as Manuel and Miguel... [more]

Jeong-U m Korean
From 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"... [more]

Jeorge m Greek (Modern)
Variant of George.

Jepele m Ladin
Diminutive of Ujep.

Jephro m English, Literature
Variant of Jethro, used by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' published in 1892.

Jephté m French (African), Biblical French
French form of Jephthah.

Jequon m African American
Variant of Jaquan.