Names starting with J
1,245 Names found
French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world.
Variant of Jacqueline.
French version of Iacobus, which is the Latin form used in the New Testament for James.
Feminine diminutive of Jacques.
Feminine diminutive of Jacques.
Short form of Jacqueline.
Diminutive of Jacques.
Elaborated form of Jade. The name came into general use during the 1960s and was popularized in the 1990s by actress Jada Pinkett Smith (1971-).
Means "he knows" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Jada is a son of Onam.
From the name of the precious stone commonly used in carvings, derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", referring to...
An invented name, using the popular den suffix sound found in names like Braden, Hayden and Aidan. It first became common in America during the 1990s...
Used by C. S. Lewis as the proper name of the White Witch, the antagonist in his novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). He may have based...
From the Hebrew name יָדוֹן (Yaḏon), of uncertain meaning. It may mean "thankful" from the root יָדָה (yaḏa), or "he will judge" from the root דִּין (...
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Adrian, also the name for the Adriatic Sea.
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian feminine form of Adrian.
Lithuanian form of Hedwig.
Polish form of Hedwig. A 14th-century ruling queen of Poland bore this name and has been canonized as a saint.
Diminutive of Jadwiga.
From Sino-Korean 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" or 財 (jae) meaning "wealth, riches", as well as other hanja characters with the same...
From the Hebrew name יָעֵל (Yaʿel) meaning "ibex, mountain goat". In the Old Testament, Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. After Sisera, captain...
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"...
Means "stream" in Arabic. Jafar ibn Abi Talib was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad who died fighting against Byzantium in the 7th century. Another...
Croatian, Serbian and Polish diminutive of Agatha, Jagoda, Jadwiga and other names containing ja.
Means "ruler of the world" from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world" and ईश (īśa) meaning "ruler, lord". This is an alternate name of the Hindu god V...
Modern form of Jagannatha.
Means "master of the world" from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world" and नाथ (nātha) meaning "master". It is a title of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Kr...
Derived from an English surname that means "carter, peddler", this name is also given in tribute to the renowned British musician Mick Jagger (born...
Diminutive of Jagna.
From Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world, universe" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Originally a diminutive of Agnieszka, Agata or Jadwiga, now used as an independent name.
This name means "strawberry" in South Slavic languages and "berry" in Polish. In Poland, it can also serve as a diminutive form of the name Jadwiga.
Diminutive of Jaga.
Means "world" in Persian. Shah Jahan, a 17th-century Mughal emperor renowned for building the Taj Mahal, bore this name.
Derived from Persian جهان (jahān) meaning "world" combined with آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn". It was borne by the eldest daughter of the...
Means "world conqueror, world seizer" in Persian, from جهان (jahān) meaning "world" combined with گیر (gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer". A...
Variant of Jael.
Means "diligent, striving" in Arabic, derived from the root جهد (jahada) meaning "to struggle, to strive".
Means "God waits" in Hebrew, from יָחַל (yaḥal) meaning "to wait" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". It appears briefly in the Old Testament.
Means "God will divide" in Hebrew, from חָצָה (ḥatsa) meaning "to divide" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, this is a son of Naphtali...