Names starting with J

Variant of Jamar, probably influenced by names such as Jamil.

The English surname originates from the meaning "son of James".

Urdu and Tajik form of Jamshid.

Alternate transcription of Persian جمشید (see Jamshid).

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Yima Xšaēta), meaning "shining Jam". In Persian mythology, this was a king who ruled during a golden age....

Means "gentle song" in Tibetan, from འཇམ ('jam) meaning "gentle, soft" and དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, voice".

Slovak form of Johannes.

Form of Johannes used in various languages. Notable bearers include the Czech church reformer Jan Hus (1370-1415), the Flemish painter Jan van Eyck...

Short form of Janet, Janice and other names beginning with Jan.

Medieval English form of John, derived from the Old French form Jehan.

Feminine form of Jan 1.

Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian variant of Ana.

Elaborated form of Jane.

Variant of Iemanjá.

Means "father" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Ramayana, he was the king of Videha in northeastern India and the father of Sita.

Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic, a derivative of جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

Means "eyes, fire, beauty" in Kazakh.

Diminutive of János.

Possibly from a Tupi word meaning "honey bee".

From Kazakh жан (jan) meaning "soul" and дос (dos) meaning "friend" (both words of Persian origin).

Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). It became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th...

Estonian, Polish and Czech diminutive of Jaan or Jan 1.

Diminutive of Jane.

Variant of Janelle.

Variant of Janelle.

Variant of Janelle.

Diminutive of Jane, in use only since the 20th century.

Variant of Janine.

From Kazakh жан (jan) meaning "soul" and ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling".

Elaborated form of Jane, influenced by Vanessa.

Medieval diminutive of Jane. It was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, particularly from the 1930s to the 60s, though...

Portuguese form of Janet.

Variant of Janet, currently in use in South America and East Africa.

Elaborated form of Janet.

Variant of Janet.

Diminutive of Jane.

Slovene form of Iohannes (see John).

Finnish form of Iohannes (see John), as well as a Hungarian diminutive form.

Elaborated form of Jane, created by Paul Leicester Ford for his novel Janice Meredith (1899).

Diminutive of Jana 1.

Diminutive of Jane.

Feminine form of Jaan (Estonian) or Jani (Finnish).

Latvian form of Janina.

Latinate form of Jeannine.

Variant of Jeannine, in use only since the 20th century.

Latvian form of John.

Variant of Janice.

Variant of Janiyah.

An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ja with names like Shania and Aaliyah.

Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Agnes. It may also be inspired by Serbo-Croatian janje meaning "lamb".

Feminine diminutive form of Ján, Jan 1 or János.

Medieval diminutive of Jan 3.

Diminutive of Janez or Ján.

Feminine form of Jan 1. As an English name, it serves as an elaboration of Jan 2.

Variant of Janna, influenced by Hannah.

Means "paradise, garden" in Bengali and Urdu, derived from Arabic جنّة (janna).

From the Arabic phrase جنّات الفردوس (jannāt al-firdaws) meaning "gardens of paradise".

Swedish diminutive of Jan 1, also used as a full name in Finland.

Danish, Norwegian and Estonian diminutive of Johanne or Johanna.

Dutch feminine form of Jan 1.