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30,235Jennah is a variant of Jenna, which itself originated as a variant of Jenny. Like Jenna and Jenny, Jennah belongs to a family of names ultimately derived from John (via the feminine forms Jane and Joan). The spelling wit...
Jennet is the Turkmen form of Cennet. Cennet means "paradise, garden" in Turkish, derived from Arabic جنّة (janna).The name Jennet is primarily used in Turkmenistan and among Turkmen diaspora communities, reflecting the...
Jenni is a feminine given name with roots in the English and Finnish traditions. In English, it is primarily a modern short form or diminutive of Jennifer, though its historical derivation traces back through Jenny to th...
Jennica is a female given name of modern coinage, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It blends elements of the popular names Jennifer and Jessica, likely originating in the late 20th century as a novel combina...
Jennie is a variant of Jenny. Before the 20th century this spelling was more common.Etymology and HistoryJennie originated as a variant spelling of Jenny, which itself is originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane...
Jennifer is a feminine given name deriving from the Cornish form of the Welsh name Guinevere (Gwenhwyfar in Welsh). The name's meaning is often interpreted as 'the fair one' or 'white wave,' stemming from Proto-Celtic el...
Jennigje is a Dutch diminutive of Johanna. The suffix -igje (a variant of -tje) marks it as a familiar or affectionate form, similar to Hanneke or Johanneke. In Dutch naming tradition, such diminutives are often used inf...
Jennings is a given name derived from the English surname Jennings, itself originating as a diminutive of the name John. The surname first emerged in early medieval England and later became a surname used as a given name...
Etymology and HistoryJenny is a feminine given name that originated as a medieval English diminutive of Jane, itself a feminine form of John. The name Jane derives from Old French Jehanne, which comes from Latin Ioannes,...
Jenný is the Icelandic form of Jenny. Jenny itself originated as a medieval English diminutive of Jane, and since the mid-20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer. The root name Jane is the...
Jenő is a Hungarian male given name with a dual etymological heritage. On one hand, it traces back to one of the seven ancient Hungarian tribes that settled the Carpathian Basin around 895 AD, named after a legendary chi...
Jens is a Scandinavian and Germanic short form of Johannes, which in turn derives from the Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes, ultimately from the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan). The name means "Yahweh is gracious", from th...
Jensen is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a Danish surname meaning "son of Jens." The name Jens is a Danish form of John, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan), meaning "Ya...
Jenson is an English name that can be used as both a given name and a surname. As a given name, it is a variant of Jensen, which originated as a Danish surname meaning "son of Jens." Jens is a Danish form of John, a name...
Jeong is a Korean feminine given name, also used as a unisex name, which originates from Sino-Korean characters. It derives from characters such as 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuou...
Jeong-ho is a Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean characters. The exact meaning depends on the hanja used; common combinations include 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" with 好 (ho) meaning "good, excelle...
Jeong-hui is a Korean female given name. It is a variant of Jung-hee. The name is typically formed from Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" combined with...
Jeong-hun (also spelled Jung-hoon or Jung-hun) is a Korean masculine given name. It was a popular choice for baby boys in South Korea during the mid-to-late 20th century, ranking tenth in 1960, first in 1970, and third i...
Jeong-suk is a Korean female given name, also spelled as Jung-sook or Jong-suk. It is formed from Sino-Korean elements, typically combining one of two possible first syllables—貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"...
Jep is an obsolete English masculine given name, originating as a medieval diminutive of Geoffrey. The name Geoffrey itself came to England through the Normans, derived from a Frankish name whose precise etymology is unc...
Etymology Jephtha is an English variant of the biblical name Jephthah. The name theophorically derives from the Hebrew root פָּתַח (paṯaḥ), meaning "to open," and thus Jephthah is interpreted as "he opens." In the Old Te...
Jephthah (pronounced /ˈdʒɛfθə/; Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, Yiftāḥ) means "he opens" in Hebrew, derived from the root פָּתַח (paṯaḥ) meaning "to open". In the Old Testament this is the name of a ruling judge. The name is borne by...
Jeppe is a Danish masculine given name, functioning as a diminutive of Jakob. Etymology and Origins The name Jakob itself is a cognate of Jacob, which traces back through Latin Iacob, Greek Ἰακώβ, and ultimately from the...
Jepson is an English surname that has also seen occasional use as a given name, typically in honor of a family name. It originated as a patronymic meaning "son of Jep", where Jep itself is a medieval diminutive of Geoffr...
Jeptha is a variant of Jephthah, a name of Hebrew origin central to the biblical Book of Judges. Jephthah, which in Hebrew (Yiftāḥ) means “he opens,” derives from the root paṯaḥ (to open). The name appears in the Old Tes...
Jerahmeel is a masculine name derived from the Hebrew יְרַחְמְאֵל (Yeraḥmeʾel), meaning "God will have pity" or "God has compassion." The name combines the elements רָחַם (raḥam), meaning "to pity" or "to have compassion...
Jerald is a masculine given name that originated as a variant of Gerald, a Germanic name meaning "power of the spear", from the elements ger meaning "spear" and walt meaning "power, authority". The name Gerald was introd...
Jere is a masculine given name with multiple origins across Finnish, Croatian, and English-speaking cultures. In Finnish, it serves as a diminutive of Jeremias (often used independently as a given name), while in Croatia...
Jeremi is a Polish given name, equivalent to the English Jeremiah. It derives from the biblical Hebrew name Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ), meaning "Yahweh will exalt," from the roots rum ("to exalt") and yah (referring to the...
Jeremiah is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, meaning "Yahweh will exalt." The name comes from the roots רוּם (rum) meaning "to exalt" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.E...
EtymologyJeremías is the Spanish form of the biblical name Jeremiah. The original Hebrew name Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ) is derived from the roots rum (רוּם, "to exalt") and yah (יָהּ), referring to the Hebrew God Yahweh. T...
Jeremias is a form of Jeremiah used in several languages, including German, Portuguese, and Finnish. It also appears in some English translations of the New Testament. The name derives from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, meaning...
Jeremiasz is the Polish form of the biblical name Jeremiah. The name Jeremiah ultimately derives from the Hebrew יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu), meaning "Yahweh will exalt" — a combination of the root rum ("to exalt") and yah (...
Jérémie is the French form of Jeremiah, a name of Hebrew origin that means "Yahweh will exalt." The Hebrew root rum signifies "to exalt," combined with yah, a shortened form of the divine name. In the Old Testament, Jere...
EtymologyJeremiel is the Latin and English form of a name that appears in the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras (also known as 4 Ezra). It is derived from the Hebrew name Jerahmeel (Yeraḥmeʾel), which means "God will...
Jérémy is a French masculine given name, a spelling variant of Jérémie, itself the French form of Jeremiah. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu), meaning 'Yahweh will exalt,' composed of th...
Jeremy is an English masculine given name, originating as a medieval vernacular form of Jeremiah. While the biblical name Jeremiah was not widely used in England until after the Protestant Reformation, the shorter Jeremy...
Jeren is a Turkmen feminine given name, serving as the local form of Ceren. The meaning of Ceren (and by extension Jeren) is "gazelle" in Turkish, a word of probable Mongolian origin referring to the Mongolian gazelle (t...
Jeri is a feminine given name of English origin. It is primarily a diminutive or variant of Jerry, which itself can be a short form of several longer names such as Jeremy, Jerome, Gerald, and Geraldine. The ultimate root...
Etymology Jeriah is an English Bible name meaning "taught by Yahweh", derived from the Hebrew elements yarah (meaning "to teach") and yah (a shortened form of Yahweh, the Hebrew God). The name appears in the Old Testamen...
Jericho is a masculine given name of English usage, directly taken from the name of one of the world's oldest cities, located in the West Bank, Palestine. The city of Jericho has a history spanning over 11,000 years, wit...
Jerilyn is a feminine given name in English, elaborated from Jerry using the popular name suffix lyn. Created in the 20th century, it reflects a trend of forming new names by combining a common short form with the fashio...
Jerioth is a feminine name that appears in the Old Testament. It means "curtains, drapes" in Hebrew and is recorded as the name of the wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron. The name is found in 1 Chronicles 2:18, where it is...
Jerk is an Old Swedish variant of Erik, which itself is a Scandinavian form of Eric. The name Eric ultimately derives from the Old Norse Eiríkr, composed of the elements ei meaning “ever, always” and ríkr meaning “ruler,...
Etymology and Origin Jerker is an Old Swedish variant of Erik, itself a Scandinavian form of Eric. The root name Eric derives from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, composed of the elements ei meaning “ever, always” and ríkr me...
Jerko is a Croatian diminutive of the name Jerome. While Jerome is widely used across many cultures, Jerko is specifically characteristic of the Croatian naming tradition, often functioning as a casual or familiar form o...
Jermaine is a masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the French given name Germain, which in turn comes from the Latin Germanus, a Roman cognomen meaning "brother" in Latin. The Latin root was borne by severa...
Jernej is the Slovenian form of the name Bartholomew, derived from the Aramaic meaning "son of Talmai." In the New Testament, Bartholomew was an apostle, often identified with Nathanael. According to tradition, he was a...
Jerneja is the Slovene feminine form of Bartholomew, a name with deep roots in Christian tradition. The name Bartholomew itself originates from the Aramaic meaning "son of Talmai" (Talmai being a Hebrew name meaning "fur...
Jeroboam is a significant biblical figure, known as the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel after the division of the United Monarchy. The name is derived from the Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (Yarovʿam), which means "the p...
Jeroen is a Dutch masculine given name, which originated as the Dutch form of Hieronymus (ultimately from Greek Ἱερώνυμος), equivalent to the English name Jerome. The name is composed of the Greek elements hieros meaning...
Jerold is a masculine given name of English origin, functioning as a variant of Gerald. The name essentially carries the same etymological roots as Gerald, deriving from a Germanic name meaning "power of the spear", comp...
Jérôme is the French form of Jerome. The name Jerome traces back to the Greek name Ἱερώνυμος (Hieronymos), which means "sacred name"—derived from the elements ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" and ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "na...
Jerome is an English masculine given name derived from the Greek name Hieronymos (Ἱερώνυμος), which combines the elements hieros (ἱερός), meaning "sacred," and onyma (ὄνυμα), meaning "name." Thus, Jerome literally signif...
Jeronim is a Croatian form of the name Jerome, which itself derives from the Ancient Greek name Hieronymos, meaning "sacred name".Etymology and OriginThe Greek name Hieronymos is composed of the elements hieros ("sacred"...
Jerónima is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name. It is the feminine form of Jerónimo, which is the Spanish and European Portuguese form of Jerome. The name ultimately derives from the Greek Hieronymos, meaning "...
Jerónimo is the Spanish and European Portuguese form of Jerome, derived from the Greek name Hieronymos meaning "sacred name." The name gained prominence through Saint Jerome (c. 347–420 AD), the renowned biblical scholar...
Jerônimo is the Brazilian Portuguese form of Jerome, derived from the Greek name Hieronymos meaning "sacred name." This name is composed of the elements hieros ("sacred") and onyma ("name"). Etymology and Historical Cont...
Jeroným is the Czech form of Jerome, derived from the Greek name Hieronymos (Ἱερώνυμος), meaning "sacred name" — from hieros (ἱερός, "sacred") and onyma (ὄνυμα, "name"). The name was borne by Saint Jerome (c. 347–420), t...
Jerrard is a surname of English origin, and less commonly a given name. It is a variant spelling of Gerard, which is derived from the Old German elements ger meaning "spear" and hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy." T...