IzailmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian исполнитель заветов Ильича (ispolnitel' zavetov Il'icha) meaning "executor of the testament of Ilyich" or of the Soviet slogan Исполняй заветы Ильича! (Ispolnyay zavety Il'icha!) meaning "Fulfill the legacy of Ilyich!" The last word in both sentences refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose patronymic was Ilyich.... [more]
Jaidef & mEnglish (American, Modern) Variant of Jade. A known bearer of this name is the American track and field athlete Jaide Stepter Baynes (1994-).
Jaideepm & fIndian (Sikh) Derived from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory, triumph" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
JaionefBasque 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".
JamiroquaimEnglish (Modern, Rare) In the case of the band of the same name, which influenced first name usage in the 1990s and 2000s, they conceived it as a combination of jam and iroquai (the latter of the two is based on the Native American confederacy, the Iroquois).
JasaimAfrican American Meaning unknown. Its usage is likely influenced by the popularity of other names that start with ja, such as Jamari, Jakai, and Jasiah.
JedaiahmBiblical English transcription or spelling of two distinct Hebrew names: יְדָיָ֥ה and ידַעְיָ֖ה. Both names occur in the Old Testament.... [more]
JenaifEnglish (Modern, Rare) Possibly from Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted". It is used as the Chinese nickname for the main character in the 1958 movie 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness', where it is said to mean "the one who loves people".
JeribaimBiblical The name is comprised of two parts. The first, ריב (rib), means "to strive" or "to contend". The second, י (yod) has three possible meanings. It can make the word into an adjective, it can be a possessive form (usually "my"), or it can be a shortened form of Yahweh... [more]
JeshohaiahmBiblical From the Hebrew name Yeshochayah meaning "Humbled By Yahweh", derived from שוח (shuah), "to be low or humbled" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
JhonfaimSpanish (Mexican) This is the second name of Marco Fabián. He is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for German club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Mexican national team.
Ji'airem & fAfrican American Jiaire is a name that's been used by parents who are considering boy baby names.... [more]
JiehaifChinese From the Chinese 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
JikaimJapanese From Japanese 慈 (ji) meaning "kind, charitable, benevolent", 次 (ji) meaning "second, next" or 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean", 鎧 (kai) meaning "armor, chain mail" or 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish"... [more]
Jincaim & fChinese From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" or 晋 (jìn) meaning "advance, increase" combined with 才 (cái) meaning "talent, ability" or 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches"... [more]
JingaifChinese From the Chinese 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, bright, clear" or 靖 (jìng) meaning "pacify, calm, peaceful" and 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
JinghaifChinese From the Chinese 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
JingkaimChinese The origin language of this name is Chinese
JinhaimChinese From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" combined with 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" or 孩 (hái) meaning "child, young, small"... [more]
Jiraiyam & fJapanese 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]
JogailamLithuanian, History Derived 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"... [more]
JourdainefFrench (Archaic) French form of Jordana. Traditionally, this name was given to girls baptized with the water of the river Jordan.
JovaidasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]
JovainasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
JovaišasmLithuanian The 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 vaišinti meaning "to entertain, to treat" or from the related Lithuanian noun vaišės meaning "feast, party, celebration" as well as "entertainment".
K’acha IllafAymara From the Aymara k'acha meaning "beautiful, lovely" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Kaiali'im & fHawaiian Means "chief of the sea" in Hawaiian, a combination of Hawaiian kai meaning "sea" and ali'i meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander". A famous bearer of this name is Hawaii Representative Kaiali'i Kahele.
KaianfChinese From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph" combined with 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful". Other character combinations are possible.
KaichiroumJapanese From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Kaihaum & fMaori Variant of Te Kaihau meaning "cloud eater" in Māori.
KaihitomJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 快 (kai) meaning "comfortable, enjoyable, pleasant, delight" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
KaihuamChinese From 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory" and 华 (huá) meaning "brilliance, magnificence".
KaiimJapanese From Japanese 魁 (kai) meaning "chief, leader" combined with 夷 (i) meaning "an ancient tribe in southwest China, East Asian foreigner". ... [more]
KaiichimJapanese From Japanese 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KaiichiroumJapanese From Japanese 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "clear; bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KaijafLatvian Latvian name which was first recorded in the 1500s and later revived in the late 1800s. It is generally as much considered a borrowing of the Finnish name Kaija as an indigenous Latvian name derived from Latvian kaija "seagull".
KaijagemHaya Means "has come with fortune" in Haya.