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Jae-yun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 才 (jae) meaning "talent" and 潤 (yun) meaning "sheen, gloss, lustre".
Jaffery m Literature
The main protagonist in 'Jaffery' by William John Locke.
Jaffray m English
Other form of Geoffrey
Jaganmay m Marathi, Hindi
Meaning "Spread Over the Universe".
Jaidy m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaid and Jaide.
Jaidyn f & m American (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.
Jaimey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.
Jaimy f & m English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Jamie.
Jakey m English
Diminutive of Jake.
Jaksyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Jackson.
Jaky m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.
Jałbrzyk m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Alberyk.
Jalgasbay m Uzbek
A famous bearer is Jalgasbay Berdimuratov, an Uzbek Greco-Roman wrestler. He will represent Uzbekistan at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Jambay m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Jampa.
Jambroży m Polish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ambroży.
Jambyl m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Жамбыл (see Zhambyl).
Jamesley m English (American)
Elaboration of James using the suffix -ley, itself a variant of Lee.
Jamesy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of James, also used as a female form of James.
Jamesynn f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Jameson, a surname meaning “son of James.”
Jammy f & m English
Variant of Jamie.
Jamrych m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Emeryk.
Jamy f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie.
Jamyan m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Mongolian form of Jamyang.
JaMychal m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamichael. This is borne by the American basketball player JaMychal Green (1990-).
Jamyron m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Jamie or Jamar and Myron.
Jamys m Manx
Manx form of James.
Janamejaya m Sanskrit, Hinduism
Said to mean "man-impelling, causing men to tremble" or "victorious from birth", possibly from Sanskrit जनिमन् (janiman) meaning "birth, origin" and जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest"... [more]
Janchryzostom m Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Combination of Jan 1 and Chryzostom, referring to Saint John Chrysostom.
Jandry m Spanish
Spanish, Cuban. 19th century.
Jangyoung m Korean
From 장 and 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory,".
Janmejay m Indian, Hindi, Odia
Modern form of Janamejaya.
Janmey m Indian (Rare, ?)
This is a rare Indian given name. It means intelligent, strong, and great lover.
Janny m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Columbian football player: Janny Rivera (born 16 August 1988) is a masculine bearer of this name.
Janseyit m Kazakh
From жан (jan) meaning "soul, life" and the given name Seit
Jany m & f English
Diminutive of Jan.
Japhy m English
Diminutive of Japheth. Most commonly associated with Japhy Ryder, a character in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums.
Japoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Javier.
Jaquantay m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and tay.
Jariyaña f & m Aymara
Means "hurry" in Aymara.
Jarryd m & f English
Variant of Jared.
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]
Jarzysław m Polish
Means "glowing glory", derived from Polish jarzyć (się) "to glow" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Jatayu m Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hinduism, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Indian, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati
MEANING - Bdellium, having entangled hair, long-lived
Jatory m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ja- with Tory.
Jaxstyn m English (American)
Variant of Jaxton. See also Jackston.
Jayaatu m Medieval Mongolian
Jayaatu Khan (16 February 1304 – 2 September 1332) is regarded as the 12th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
Jayadi m Indonesian
From Indonesian jaya meaning "victory, success" combined with adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
Jayalath m Sinhalese
Means "winner, victor" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala ලත් (lat) meaning "received, having".
Jayan f & m Literature (Rare), Indian
From Malayalam, which means Winner... [more]
Jayanegara m History
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and नगर (nagara) meaning "town, city". This was the name of a 14th-century Javanese monarch who was the second king of the Majapahit Empire.
Jayani m & f Aymara
Means "ancient" in Aymara.
Jayantha m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Jayanta.
Jayapala m Sanskrit
Means "protector of victory", from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory" and पाल (pāla), "protector". This is the name of a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001 CE in what is today the corner of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Jayaraj m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Means "king of victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" and राज (raja) meaning "king".
Jayavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection". This was the name of several kings of Cambodia and India.
Jaycinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jacinth (possibly influenced by Jay 1 or Jayce).
Jayd m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jade.
Jaydan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Jaden.
Jaydean m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayden or a combination of Jay 1/Jayde and Dean.
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]
Jaydn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaden (possibly inspired by Haydn)
Jayid m Arabic
Means "good" in Arabic.
Jayidan m Arabic
Means "well, good"
Jay-jay m Obscure
Variant of Jayjay.
Jayjay m English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials JJ.
Jayjess m Modern (Sanskritized, Modern)
Combination of James and Jesse. JAY short form of names such as James or Jason. JESS short form of Jesse, the Greek form of the Hebrew name (Yishai), which possibly means "gift"
Jayk m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Jake.
Jaykeem m African American
Name meaning: ?. Is an Arabic influenced name
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
Jaymar m Filipino
Combination of Jay 1 and any name containing mar, such as Jomar 2 or Mariano.
Jaymark m Filipino
Combination of Jay 1 and Mark.
Jayme m Medieval Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Spanish form of Jaime 1, as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant.
Jaymee f & m English
Variant of Jamie.
Jaymere m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements jay and meer, or a blend of Jamie and Jamir.
Jaymi f & m English
Variant of Jamie.
Jaymie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.
Jaymond m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Jay 1 and the suffix -mond, as seen in names such as Raymond. It may be influenced by names like Jayson and Jayden.
Jaymz m English (Modern)
Variant of James. A known bearer is Canadian musician Jaymz Bee.
Jaypal m Indian
Variant of Jaipal.
Jayquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements jay and quan.
Jayquin m & f Obscure
combination of Jay 1 and Joaquin
Jayron m English
Variant of Jayren
Jayse m English
Variant of Jayce.
Jayseon m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayceon influenced by Jase.
Jayshawn m African American
Combination of Jay 1 and Shawn.
Jaystin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element jay and the given name Justin.
Jaysun m English (Modern)
Variant form of Jason.
Jayton m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jaden in the style of Layton and Dayton.
Jayu m & f Aymara
Means "salt" in Aymara.
Jayvier m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, blending the popular phonetic element jay with the name Xavier, possibly inspired by the Spanish form Javier.
Jayy m American
Variant of Jay 1.
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.
Jayzl m & f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Joseph and Josephine.
Jazzy m & f Various
Diminutive of names with the syllable jaz or jas such as Jasmine, Jasper and Jazzabelle
Jdimytai m Obscure
Possibly a variant spelling of the combination of Jimmy and Ty.
Jeddy m English (Rare)
Short form of Jedediah.
Jeeyar m Indian
only one aryan family who are priests and nature lovers who are still living in india.... [more]
Jeffy m English
Diminutive of Jeffrey.
Jefry m Indonesian, Spanish
Indonesian and Spanish variant of Jeffrey.
Jelly f & m English
Pet form of names with the syllable -gel or -jel, such as Angel, Angelica and Angelie.
Jendayi m Zimbabwean
Means thankful.
Jennifry m Polish (Rare)
Polish masculine form of Jennifer.
Jenrych m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of both Emeryk and Henryk.
Jeoffrey m English
Variant of Jeffrey.
Jeong-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 晸 "appearance of the sun" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Jeong-Myeong m Korean
From 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"... [more]
Jeong-yeong f & m Korean
Quiet Flower
Jepoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jeffrey.
Jeremiyah m African American
Variant of Jeremiah
Jeremyiah m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A rare variant spelling of Jeremiah, probably influenced by the short form Jeremy.
Jerimy m English
Variant of Jeremy.
Jermajesty m African American (Rare)
A combination of the name Jermaine and the English word majesty. Possibly inspired by the style of address "your majesty."
Jermey m English
Variant of Jeremy.
Jeromey m English
Variant of Jeremy.
Jeromy m English
Variant of Jeremy, influenced by the name Jerome.... [more]
Jerryd m African American
Variant of Jared. American professional basketball player Jerryd Bayless bears this name.
Jerrymie m Various
Variant spelling of Jeremy, which was influenced by the name Jerry.
Jersey f & m English
From the name of the island Jersey (located in the English Channel between the UK and France) whose name was derived from the Old Norse name element -ey "island" combined with either Old Norse Geirr ("Geirr's island"), jarl ("the earl's island") or hjǫrr ("sword island").
Jeryl m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gerel.
Jerzyk m Polish
Diminutive of Jerzy.
Jerzysław m Polish
Variant form of Jarzysław.
Jessey m & f English
Variant of Jesse.
Jestony m Filipino
Variant of Jestoni.
Jesy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jessica, and/or variant of Jessie 1/Jessy/Jesse.
Jexley m English (Modern)
Possibly deprived from the full name “J. Exley
Jeyhun m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ceyhun.
Jeyson m English
Variant of Jason
Jeyu m Chatino
Chatino form of Eugenio.
Jeyvier m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Borne by Puerto Rican boxer Jeyvier Cintrón (1995-), whose father is named Javier.
Jhayden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jayden and Jaden.
Jheremy m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jeremy. According to the SSA, Jheremy was given to 17 boys in 2017.
Jhonkensy m Obscure
Combination of Jhon and Kensy. This is the name of Dominican baseball player Jhonkensy Noel (2001-).
Jhony m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish borrowing of Johnny.
Jhordyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jordan. Jhordyn was given to 9 girls and 5 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.
Jhostynxon m Obscure
Unkown meaning, possibly inspired by Justin and son. This is the name of Venezuelan baseball player Jhostynxon García (2002-), who has played in the Boston Red Sox.
Jianyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 义 () meaning "justice, righteousness", 一 () meaning "one" or 逸 (yì) meaning "escape, flee, leisurely, indulgent"... [more]
Jianying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瀛 (yíng) meaning "ocean, sea"... [more]
Jianyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" and 宇 () meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]
Jiaoyue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" combined with 娇 (jiāo) meaning "charming, tender, delicate" or 皎 (jiǎo) "bright, brilliant", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Jiayang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 扬 (yáng) meaning "lift, raise"... [more]
Jiayi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious", or 加 (jiā) meaning "add, increase" combined with 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, chaste, fine", 一 () meaning "one", 义 () meaning "justice, righteousness", 译 (yì) meaning "translate, interpret, decode", or 怡 () meaning "joy, harmony"... [more]
Jiaying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 佳 or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, gifted", 莹 (yíng) meaning "bright, lustrous", or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Jieye m Chinese
From the Chinese character 杰, 傑 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" combined with 叶, 葉 () meaning "leaf" or 业, 業 () meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]
Jieying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade"... [more]
Jiffy f & m English (American)
Diminutive of Jennifer or Jeffrey.
Jiggy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jackson, Jacey, Jacqueline and other names beginning with J
Jigmay m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འཇིགས་མེད (see Jigme).
Jigmey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འཇིགས་མེད (see Jigme).
Jignacy m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ignacy.
Jignacylk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Jignac.
Ji-Hyeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter"... [more]
Ji-Hyun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 지현 (see Ji-Hyeon).
Jijyasu m Indian
MEANING - "desirous to know, curious to learn, desirous or curious to investigate"... [more]
Jiminy m Popular Culture
Jiminy Cricket is the Walt Disney version of The Talking Cricket, a fictional character created by Carlo Collodi for his children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio, which Disney adapted into the animated film Pinocchio in 1940... [more]
Jimothy m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Jim and Timothy.
Jimsy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jimsie
Jimy m American (Modern)
Variant of Jimmy, nickname for Jim.
Jingyong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".
Jingyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", 镜 (jìng) meaning "glass, mirror", 警 (jǐng) meaning "warn, alarm, alert, vigilant, sharp" or 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 宇 () meaning "house, eaves, universe", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure", 予 (yǔ) meaning "give, grant" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless gem or jewel"... [more]
Jinhyeok m Korean
From 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" or 珍 (jin) "precious, valuable, rare" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing", 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".
Jin-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, market place" or 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron... [more]
Jinhyeong f & m Korean
From 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" or 珍 (jin) "precious, valuable, rare" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing", 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".
Jin-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 진현 (see Jin-Hyeon).
Jinhyung m Korean
From 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" and Sino-Korean 馨 "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance".
Jinxy f & m English
Means "Magic charm".
Jinyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 谨 (jǐn) meaning "cautious, careful", 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 言 (yán) meaning "say, talk, speak" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)"... [more]
Jin-yeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" or 鎭 "town, market place; suppress" (jin), and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" (yeong).
Jin-yeong m Korean (Latinized, Modern)
Romanization of Jin-young.
Jin-yeop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" and 燁 "bright, glorious, splendid, flame".
Jinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 缙 (jìn) meaning "red silk" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Jinyong m Korean
From 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" or 珍 (jin) "precious, valuable, rare" and 龍 "dragon"
Jinyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 瑾 (jǐn) "brilliance of gems", 金 (jīn) "gold, metal, money", or 靳 (jìn) meaning "martingale, stingy" combined with 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, lustre of gems", 羽 () meaning "feather", 玉 () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", or 宇 () meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]
Jinyul m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陳 (jin) meaning "precious". The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.... [more]
Jin-yup m Korean
Variant transcription of Jin-yeop.
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]
Jirayu m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรายุ (see Chirayu).
Jirzy m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Jerzy (compare Jiří).
Jiyan m & f Kurdish
Means "life" in Kurdish.
Jiyan f & m Chinese
Combination of Ji and Yan 2.
Jiye m Chinese
From the Chinese character 吉 () meaning "lucky, auspicious" combined with 叶, 葉 () meaning "leaf" or 业, 業 () meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements". ... [more]
Ji-yong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 志 "purpose, will, determination" and 龍 "dragon". A famous bearer is South Korean singer G-Dragon, born Kwon Ji-yong (1988-).
Ji-yoo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 지유 (see Ji-Yu).
Jiyu f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.