JankamBelarusian Belarusian form of Ioannes (see John), diminutive of Jan 1. A notable bearer is Ivan Daminikavič Lucevič, the Belarusian poet and writer better known by his pen name Janka Kupala (1882-1942)... [more]
JannahfArabic, Indonesian Means "garden, paradise" in Arabic. In Islam this term refers to the concept of heaven.
JanomGeorgian Short form of Jansugh and other masculine names that start with ჯან- (Jan-).
Janoahm & fDutch (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.
JanoschmGerman (Modern), Transylvanian Saxon German borrowing of János. Today it is mostly known as the pseudonym of the German children's book author and illustrator Horst Eckert (creator of Tigerente).
JantienfMedieval Dutch, Dutch This given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of Jantjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [more]
JantinafDutch Variant form of Jantine. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch botanist and geneticist Jantina Tammes (1871-1947).
JantjenfMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) This name is a variant of Johanna, where the diminutive suffix -tjen is included in the name. Since -tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern -tje, we can actually say that Jantjen is the medieval Dutch form of Jantje.... [more]
JapakofJapanese From Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake, large snake, serpent", 派 (pa) meaning "clique; faction; school" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
JaphymEnglish Diminutive of Japheth. Most commonly associated with Japhy Ryder, a character in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums.
Jar JarmPopular 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.
JarlimIndigenous Australian Means "barn owl" in the Jiwarli language. While the last speaker of Jiwarli passed away in 1986 a dictionary was able to be made and many people continue speak words or phrases in the language.
JaromSlovak, German (Modern) Short form of Jaroslav and Jaromír. Since the 1960s, the name has found occasional usage as a stand alone name in German-speaking countries.
JarolímmSlovak (Rare), Czech (Rare) Slovak and Czech form of Hieronymos (see Jerome). In the Czech Republic, Jeroným is the standard form and as a result, Jarolím is not as common there.
JarrahmIndigenous 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.
JarrahmArabic Means "surgeon" in Arabic, from the root جرح (jaraḥa) meaning "to wound, to hurt".
JarþrúðurfIcelandic Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.
JaskiermLiterature Jaskier (also known as Dandelion) is a character in the series of fantasy novels called The Witcher written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Jaskier is a poet, minstrel, bard, & the best friend of the main character, Geralt of Rivia... [more]
JasuminfJapanese From Japanese 茉莉 (jasumin) meaning "Jasmine" or 茉莉花 (jasumin) meaning "jasmine flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
JayadimIndonesian From Indonesian jaya meaning "victory, success" combined with adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
John BaptistmEnglish (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... [more]
JoiafCatalan (Modern, Rare) Derived from both Catalan joia "joy" (ultimately from Classical Latin gaudium via Late Latin gaudia and Old Occitan joia) and Catalan joia "jewel, gem" (ultimately derived from from Latin iocus "game; playing; joke" via Vulgar Latin *jocale "graceful object" and Old French joiel).
Jonniem & fEnglish Variant 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.