Submitted Names Starting with J

Jahmina f African American

Jahmir m Albanian

Jahmyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jamya.

Jahn m Norwegian, Swedish, Medieval Baltic
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Jan 1 and medieval Latvian variant of Jane 3.

Jahnari m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jahnavi f Indian, Hinduism
Means "daughter of Jahnu" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Ganga (the river Ganges personified), because she flooded the ashram of the rishi or saint Jahnu while being led by Bhagiratha.

Jahnequa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Janiqua.

Jahnese f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Janice.

Jahnice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janice

Jahon m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Jahan.

Jahonbaxt f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".

Jahonbonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Jahongir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Jahangir.

Jahonnur f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and nur meaning "divine light".

Jahonoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and oy meaning "moon".

Jahonso'z f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and so'z meaning "word, speech, talk".

Jahontoj f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and toj meaning "crown".

Jahonzeb f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and zeb meaning "adornment, decoration" or "beauty, charm".

Jahor m Belarusian
Variant transliteration of Ягор (see Yahor).

Jahoska f Central American
Nicaraguan

Jahpsalm m English (Rare)
Combination of Jah and Psalm.

Jahqai m Obscure, African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Jakai.

Jahra f Bengali (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Jahrell m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jarell.

Jahru m African American

Jahseh m American (Modern)
In the case of Jahseh Onfroy (1998-2018), an American rapper of Jamaican parentage who went by the stage name XXXTentacion, his name was derived from Jamaican Patois Jah seh meaning "God said" or "God says"... [more]

Jahsh m Arabic (Rare)
Means "mule, young donkey" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Jahshara f Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Religiously, Jah has been a signifier of God. In Sumerian mythology, Shara is a minor god of war. And in Hebrew, it is a verb meaning "she sings"... [more]

Jah'shawn m African American
Variant of Jashawn.

Jahudà m Judeo-Catalan

Jahurul m Bengali

Jahve m Theology
Form of Yahweh in various languages.

Jahvė m Theology
Lithuanian form of Yahweh.

Jahvetti m Finnish
Finnish variant of Jafet.

Jahvis m English (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning, although it might simply be a variant of Javis. ... [more]

Jahvontay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Javonte.

Jahwan m African American
Possibly a variant of Juwan.

Jahwe m Theology
German and Polish form of Yahweh.

Jahweh m Theology
Dutch form of Yahweh.

Jahzara f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, likely a modern invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Jazelle and Azaria... [more]

Jahziah m English (British, Modern, Rare)

Jahziel m Biblical, American (Hispanic, Modern), Filipino
Either from the name of an Old Testament figure (also called Jahzeel), or a modern variant of Jaziel.

Jaia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jaya.

Jaiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaya.

Jaiana f African American

Jaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Chaiane, which itself is a variant form of Cheiene.

Jaicee f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaycee.

Jaiceon m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jayceon.

Jaico m Tagalog (?), Filipino (Rare)

Jaicque m French (Archaic)
Local form of Jacques found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.

Jaid m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jade.

Jaida f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "good, virtuous" in Arabic.

Jaidaa f Arabic (Egyptian)

Jaidah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Jaida.

Jaidan m & f English (Modern)
An alternate spelling of the popular name Jayden, given to 52 males and 7 females in the U.S. in 2012.

Jaidann f English (Modern)
Intended to be a feminine variant of Jaden (though in other cases it could represent a combination of Jaida and Ann).

Jaide f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jade. A known bearer of this name is the American track and field athlete Jaide Stepter Baynes (1994-).

Jaideep m & f Indian (Sikh)
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory, triumph" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Jaidenne f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Jaden, influenced by the French feminine suffix -enne (found in names such as Vivienne and Julienne).

Jaidon m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Jaden.

Jaidons m Arthurian Cycle
An Arthurian knight who joined Gawain’s quest to conquer Rigomer castle.

Jaidy m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaid and Jaide.

Jaidyn f & m American (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.

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

Jaie f English (Rare)

Jai'Juan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic element jay and Juan 1.

Jaik m Scots
Scots from of Jack.

Jaika f East Frisian

Jaike f West Frisian, North Frisian

Jaikie m Scots
Diminutive of Jaik.

Jaila f English (Modern)
Variant of Jayla.

Jailah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaila.

Jailan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Jaylen.

Jailani m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Jilani.

Jailee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jailene f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jaylene.

Jailey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jailine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jaylene.

Jailson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Ailson.

Jailton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Aílton.

Jailyn f English
Variant of Jaylyn.

Jailyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylyn.

Jailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylin.

Jaima f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Jamie.

Jaima f Occitan, Catalan, Spanish
Feminine form of Jaime 1.

Jaimão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jaromil.

Jaimé m Filipino
Filipino form of Jacob or James.

Jaimee f English (American)
Variant of Jamie and Jaime 2.

Jaimeen m Indian

Jaimes m English
Variant of James.

Jaimeson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

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

Jaimi f English
Variant of Jamie.

Jaimilynn f English
Variant of Jamielynn.

Jaiminho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Jaimini f Gujarati
Meaning "One Who Was Born Victor".

Jaimito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Jaimón m Spanish
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Jaimy f & m English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Jamie.

Jaimz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of James.

Jain m Indian

Jaina f Literature, English, Indian
The name of the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars expanded universe.

Jaina f Theatre
This is used as the German translation of Jane in the 1881's opera Patience.

Jaina m Romani
Romani form of John.

Jainal m Indonesian, Filipino, Tausug
Indonesian variant of Zainal as well as the Tausug form.

Jainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Jaine f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Jane.

Jainelee f English
combination of Jane and Lee

Jainet f English
Feminine form of John.

Jainette f English
Variant of Jainet.

Jainn f American
Variant of Jane

Jainy f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Jaione f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Natividad and Noëlle. They based the name on Basque jaio "to be born".

Jaipal m Indian
Modern form of Jayapala in various Indian languages.

Jaiquawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayquan.

Jáir m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jair.

Jaïr m French (Modern, Rare), Biblical French, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Dutch (Antillean), Biblical Dutch
French and Dutch form of Jair.

Jaira f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Feminine form of Jairo.

Jaire m African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix J- with common suffix -aire in the style of Zaire.

Jairence m & f Filipino
Jaime or James & Florence, Terence, Clarence

Jairiro m & f Shona
It means "to be used to; accustomation to".

Jaïro m Dutch (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), French (Modern, Rare)
Dutch and French form of Jairo. This name is borne by Dutch footballer Jaïro Riedewald.

Jairy f Spanish (Caribbean)

Jairzinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Jair

Jais m English (Modern)
Short form of Jason.

Jaisal m Indian
Possibly has origins from Hindi or Sanskrit.

Jaisamina f Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਜੈਸਮੀਨ (jaisamīna) meaning "jasmine", making it the Punjabi form of Yasmin.

Jaishen m Indian (Rare, ?)

Jaisley f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending the phonetic element jay with Paisley. Also compare Haisley and Kaisley.

Jaismeen f Indian (Sikh)

Jaison m English (Rare)
Variant of Jason.

Jaisyra f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Jazira.

Jàita f Sicilian
Variant of Àita.

Jaival m Hindi
This name comes from Hindi. It means life sharing, or life giving.

Jaivey m Dutch

Jaiyah f English (American)

Jaiyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements jy, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Aiyana.

Jâja m Greenlandic
Short form of Jâjaruse.

Jaja f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Lydia, Janet, Jasmine and other names that start with Ja.

Jaja m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound ja (or other similar sounds), such as Jakaria, Bagja, Jamil or Jalal.

Jajang m Sundanese
Variant of Ujang.

Jâjaruse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jairus.

Jajat m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound jat (or other similar sounds), Sudrajat.

Jàjita f Sicilian
Variant of Àjita.

Jajo m Cornish
Cornish form of James

JaJuan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Juan 1. It might be modelled after DeJuan and Lajuan.

Jajuana f English
Feminine equivalent of JaJuan

Jajuane m English (Modern, Rare)

Jajyi f Indian
MEANING - seed, shoot... [more]

Jak m English
Variant of Jack.

Jak m Albanian

Jak m Afrikaans
Variant of Jaak.

Jak m Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Jacques.

Jaka m Sundanese
Sundanese form of Joko.

Jakabné f Hungarian
A feminine form of Jakab

Jakaela f English (Modern)
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakai m & f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name combining the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kai 1, and perhaps influenced by names such as Jacques... [more]

Jakaila f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakailla f English

Jakaña f Aymara
Means "live" in Aymara.

Jakara f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Kara 1.

Jakarai m African American

Jakari m African American

Jakaria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Karia using the popular prefix Ja-.

Jakaria m Bengali, Indonesian
Bengali and Indonesian form of Zakariyya.

Jakariah m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zakariyya.

Jakariumasi m Serbian

Jakarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, formed using popular name elements such as Ja and arius (from names such as Darius). See also Jakari.

Jakariya m Bengali
Bengali form of Zakariyya.

Jakarta f & m English
From the name of the capital city of Indonesia.

Jakaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jacob.

Jakayla f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kayla, or a blend of ja with Makayla... [more]

Jakaylah f English
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakcob m English (Rare)
Variant of Jacob.

Jakdan m Manchu
Means "pine" in Manchu.

Jakeb m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacob (the spelling possibly influenced by that of Jake).

Jakeecia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jakeisha.

Jakeem m African American

Jakeh m Cornish
Cornish form of John

Jakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Keisha.

Jakelin f Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanic variant of Jacqueline.

Jakeline f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline or a combination of Jake and Lyn.

Jakelyne f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Jacqueline. A famous bearer is Brazilian beauty pageant titleholder Jakelyne Oliveira (Miss Brasil 2013).

Jakemina f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Jacquemine.

Jakeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jakaria.

Jakert m Medieval Polish
Variant of Ekard.

Jaketta f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Jacquette.

Jakey m English
Diminutive of Jake.

Jakez m Breton
Breton form of Jacques.

Jakeza f Breton
Feminine form of Jakez.

Jakezig m Breton
Diminutive of Jakez.

Jakhari m African American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Jakari, which is an invented name that potentially a blend of phonetic elements, likely based off of names like Jamari.

Jakhob m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jacob or Jakob.

Jakhongir m Uzbek
Variant of Jahongir.

Jaki m Icelandic (Rare)
From Icelandic jaki meaning "floating piece of ice, floe, iceberg".

Jaki m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe a hypochoristic form of Joachim.... [more]

Jakida f English

Jakie m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie and diminutive of Jacob.

Jákim m Biblical Hungarian

Jakim m Russian
Russian variant transcription of Yakim.

Jakin m Biblical
Variant of Jachin used in some versions of the Old Testament.

Jakinde f Basque
Basque form of Jacinta.

Jakir m Bengali
Bengali variant of Zakir.

Jakira f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kira 2, possibly modelled on Shakira.

Jakiri f & m Aymara
Means "alive, living" in Aymara.

Jakisha f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja and the name Kisha.

Jakiya f English (American), African American
Combination of Jaki and Kiya.

Jakkarin m Thai

Jäʹǩǩem m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Joachim.

Jakkie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Jacob.

Jakkubiina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jakobina.

Jaklin f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Haitian Creole form of Jacqueline.

Jaklin f Turkish

Jaklyn f English
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jákó m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Jakab.

Jako m Estonian
Originally a short form of Jakob, now used as a given name in its own right.

Jakób m Polish (Archaic), Kashubian (Archaic)
Archaic Polish and Kashubian form of Jacob.

Jakoba f German (Rare), Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Jakob.

Jakobäa f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Jakob.

Jakobe f Danish
Variant of Jakoba.

Jakobe m Basque
Basque form of Jacob.

Jakobea f German (Swiss)
Feminine form of Jakob.

Jakobi m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacoby.

Jakobi m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Jacob.

Jakobína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jakobina.

Jakobina f Polish (Archaic), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Jakob, Jakab and Jakób.

Jakobine f German (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
German and Danish form of Jacobine.

Jakobo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Jacob.

Jakobs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Jacob.

Jakobus m Afrikaans, Biblical German, Medieval German
Afrikaans and German form of Jacobus.

Jakoby m English (Modern)
Variant of Jacoby

Jakoda m English

Jakoi m Veps
Veps form of Jacob.

Jakon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "good" in Shipibo.

Jakori m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jacorey.

Jakovs m Latvian
Latvian form of Jacob or James.

Jakow m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Jakub via of Yakov.

Jakraphan m Thai
Variant transcription of Chakraphan.

Jaksa m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakson m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Jackson.

Jaksyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Jackson.

Jaktor m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Hector.

Jaku m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Jacob.

Jakùb m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Jacob.

Jakuba f Czech (Rare)
Czech feminine form of Jacob.

Jakubek m Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakubina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jakub.

Jakubko m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakubko m Slovak
Diminutive of Jakub, not used as a given name in its own right.

Jakubu m Kikuyu
Kikuyu form of James.

Jakuchu m Japanese
Jackuchu apparently means easily angered and swift.

Jakue m Medieval Basque
Variant of Jakes.

Jakup m Albanian
Albanian form of Jacob.

Jákupîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jakobina.

Jakus m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Jakab.

Jakuś m Silesian
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakusch m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Jakob.

Jakusz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Jakuszek m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakusz.

Jaky m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.

Jakya f African American (Rare)

Jakyra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the suffix ja- and Kyra.

Jal m Arabic

Jala f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Derived from Arabic جَالَ (jāla) "to wander, to travel, to roam" as well as "(of an idea, thought) to come to mind; to think".

Jala f Azerbaijani
Variant of Zhala.

Jalaal m Arabic (Egyptian)

Jaladri m & f Indonesian (Rare), Javanese (?)
Means "sea, ocean" in Javanese.

Jalae f English

Jalaine f English (American)

Jalaja f Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Means "born of water" or "born in water" from Sanskrit जल (jalá) meaning "water" and ज (já) meaning "born".

Jalal al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جلال الدين (see Jalal ad-Din).

Jalālātūnn f Balochi
Derived from jalāl meaning "splendid" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Jalali m South American

Jalaluddin m Arabic, Dari Persian, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جلال الدين (see Jalal ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian, Malay and Indonesian form.

Jalaludin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Jalal ad-Din.

Jalalullah m Pashto (Rare), Indonesian
Means "greatness of Allah", from from Arabic جلال (Jalal) meaning "greatness, loftiness, grandeur" and الله (Allah).

Jalan m English
Variant of Jalen.

Jalana f English (American, Rare)

Jalani m Malay (Rare)
Possibly means "to experience, to live" in Malay.

Jalanta f & m Aymara
Means "west" in Aymara.

Jalaur m Alur
Meaning “passenger”. A famous bearer was Jalusiga’s older half-brother, who was a temporary replacement for their father Amula from 1917-22 when he was in exile.

Jalaya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jalayah.

Jalayah f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, lay and ya, probably based on names such as Alayah and Jaliyah... [more]

Jalayia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalaya.

Jalaysia f English (African, Modern)
Possibly a combination of Jayla and Alicia, Alice, Asia 1 or Malaysia

Jálbmár m Sami
Sami form of Hjalmar.

Jałbrzyk m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Alberyk.

Jalda f Jewish (Rare)

Jale f German, North Frisian
Short form of (now extinct) names whose first element was derived from Proto-Germanic *gailan meaning "jovial".... [more]

Jale f Kurdish
Means "oleander" in Kurdish.

Jalea f English (Rare)
Variant of Jaliyah/Jaylia

Jaleah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jaliyah. It can be spelled Jaleah or with a capitalized third letter as JaLeah.

Jaleayah f Obscure
Variant of Jaleah.

Jaleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Jacob and Caleb (see also Jalen).

Jalee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaylee.

Jaleea f American (Modern, Rare)

Jaleel m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic جليل (see Jalil), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Jaleela f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جليلة (see Jalila).

Ja'leesa f African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix ja and Leesa.