First Names starting with “J”
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Popular first names starting with “J”
First Names starting with “J”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine-Geraldine | f | English | Josephine-Geraldine is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Geraldine … |
| Josephine-Lilith | f | Josephine-Lilith is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Lilith ("the … | |
| Josephine-Liona | f | Josephine-Liona is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Liona ("the li… | |
| Josephine-Sidonie | f | Josephine-Sidonie is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Sidonie ("th… | |
| Josephine-Stella | f | Josephine-Stella is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Stella ("the … | |
| Josephine-Sue | f | Josephine-Sue is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Sue ("the lily") | |
| Josephus | m | Dutch | The name Josephus, which is a Latinized form of Joseph, can be directly translated as '… |
| Josephus-Petrus | m | Josephus-Petrus is a double name combining Josephus ("God may add") and Petrus ("the ro… | |
| Joses | m | The name Joses, alternatively Ioses (Ἰωσῆς), is a Greek form of the name Joseph | |
| Josette | f | The first name Josette, a pet form of Josefine and Josephine, originated in the 20th ce… | |
| Josey | m | Josey means "God adds" and is a short or pet form of Josef or Joseph | |
| Josey-Janine | f | Josey-Janine is a double name combining Josey ("God adds") and Janine ("the Lord is gra… | |
| Josh | m | Hebrew | Josh is a shortened form of Joshua, the English transcription of the Hebrew name יְהוֹש… |
| Josha | m | Josha is an English derivation of Joscha, which is regarded as a pet form of the biblic… | |
| Joshana | f | Sanskrit | The name Joshana carries the meaning "the Satisfied" or "the Satisfying" and is derived… |
| Joshie | f | Hebrew | Joshie is a gender-neutral diminutive of the name Joshua and thus means "JHWH is help" … |
| Joshua | m | Hebrew | Joshua is derived from the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛), which is composed of two … |
| Joshua-David | m | Hebrew | No information on the meaning is currently available |
| Joshua-Emilian | m | French | Joshua-Emilian is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Emilian ("the eag… |
| Joshua-Finnley | m | Joshua-Finnley is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Finnley ("blonde … | |
| Joshua-Marley | m | Joshua-Marley is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Marley ("the one f… | |
| Joshua-Maxim | m | Joshua-Maxim is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Maxim ("the greatest") | |
| Josi | f | Hebrew | The first name Josi, a short form of Josefine and Josephine, carries the meaning 'God m… |
| Josi-Lucia | f | Josi-Lucia is a double name combining Josi ("God may increase") and Lucia ("the born at… | |
| Josia | m | Josia is a non-denominational form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (יֹאשִׁיָהוּ), whose me… | |
| Josiah | m | Hebrew | Josiah is a male first name of biblical origin, derived from the ancient Hebrew Yoshiya… |
| Josian | m | French | Josian is regarded as a Belgian-French form of Joseph and derives from the Hebrew Yosef… |
| Josiana | f | The name Josiana, a female variant of Josefa, is derived from the biblical name Joseph | |
| Josiane | f | The designation Josiane represents a French feminine form of the name Joseph | |
| Josiane-Lise | f | Biblical | Josiane-Lise is a double name combining Josiane ("God adds") and Lise ("God is fullness") |
| Josianne | f | Flemish | The name Josianne is a Flemish and French derivation of Josefa, a feminine form of the … |
| Josias | m | The name Josias, a biblical male first name, is derived from the ancient Hebrew Yoshiya… | |
| Josie | f | Hebrew | Josie is an English female first name and has the meanings "God adds" and "God may mult… |
| Josie-Angelina | f | Josie-Angelina is a double name combining Josie ("God adds") and Angelina ("the messeng… | |
| Josie-Camilla | f | Josie-Camilla is a double name combining Josie ("God adds") and Camilla ("offering serv… | |
| Josiel | m | Hebrew | Josiel means "the Lord is healing" or "the Lord is salvation." This meaning arises from… |
| Josif | m | Josif is a boy's name that originates from ancient Hebrew | |
| Josif-Emil | m | Josif-Emil is a double name combining Josif ("God increase, may God give") and Emil ("t… | |
| Josifina | f | American | Josifina is the feminine form of the name Josefina, derived from Josef |
| Josina | f | Dutch | Josina, a female first name, is a Frisian-Dutch short form of Josefina or Josephina and… |
| Josine | f | French | Josine is a Frisian-Dutch variant of Josina, which is a Frisian form of the name Josefi… |
| Josip | m | Hebrew | Josip is the Croatian and Slovenian form of the biblical name Joseph and means "God may… |
| Josipa | f | Josipa represents a South Slavic variant of Josefa, the feminine form of the biblical n… | |
| Josko | m | Hebrew | Josko is a diminutive form of Josip, the Croatian and Slovenian version of the biblical… |
| Joslin | m | As the masculine variant of Jocelyn, Joslin is translated as 'the Goth.' The name origi… | |
| Josline | f | Josline is a feminine form of the name Jocelyn and means 'the goddess' | |
| Josphine | f | The name Josphine is a Dutch variation of Josephine, which in turn is the feminine form… | |
| Joss | m | Celtic | The name Joss can be used for both men and women and is a short form of names that begi… |
| Josse | m | Breton | The first name Josse derives as an old French variant of Jodokus or Jodok, which in tur… |
| Josseline | f | French | Josseline is a form of the French name Jocelyne and carries the meaning 'the goddess' |
| Josslyn | m | Josslyn is a rare variation of the name Jocelyn, both in English and French, meaning 't… | |
| Jost | m | Breton | Jost is an independent short form of Jodokus and derives from the Latin form of the Cel… |
| Jost-Alexander | m | Jost-Alexander is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Alexander ("the protect… | |
| Jost-Christian | m | Jost-Christian is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Christian ("follower of… | |
| Jost-Dietmar | m | Currently, there are no details available regarding the meaning | |
| Jost-Guido | m | Jost-Guido is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Guido ("the one from the fo… | |
| Jost-Henrich | m | Jost-Henrich is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Henrich ("the master of t… | |
| Jost-Hinrich | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Jost-Holger | m | Currently, there are no indications of the meaning available | |
| Jost-Jürgen | m | Jost-Jürgen is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Jürgen ("the farmer") | |
| Jost-Peter | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Jost-Tilo | m | Jost-Tilo is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Tilo ("the man of the people") | |
| Jost-Ullrich | m | Jost-Ullrich is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Ullrich ("the rich, power… | |
| Jost-Werner | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Josta | f | Breton | Josta is the feminine form of Jost, a Dutch short form of the name Jodokus, whose Latin… |
| Jostein | m | Scandinavian | The name Jostein, a younger form of Josteinn, can be directly translated into English a… |
| Josu | m | Basque | Josu is a Basque variant of the name Jesus and traces back to the biblical spelling of … |
| Josua | m | Biblical | Josua is a biblical name of Hebrew origin |
| Josua-David | m | Josua-David is a double name combining Josua ("JHWH is help") and David ("the beloved") | |
| Josue | m | The name Josue, or Josué, is a translation of the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛) and… | |
| Josuel | m | Hebrew | The name Josuel is a development of the names Josue and Jose, enhanced by the suffix "-… |
| Josune | f | Hebrew | The name Josune is derived from Josu and is the female counterpart of the name Joshua, … |
| Josy | f | English | Josy is a short form of the traditional name Josefine or Josephine |
| Jotam | m | Jotam is a Dutch form of Yotam | |
| Jou | m | Japanese | The name Jou, a Japanese boy's name, has numerous meanings |
| Joudi | f | Joudi, a female first name, is an Algerian form of Jodi and is derived from Judith | |
| Jouko | m | Finnish | The name Jouko has its roots in Finnish and is a masculine first name |
| Joula | f | African | Joula is an alternative spelling of the name Jola, which serves as a short form of Jola… |
| Jouleen | f | English | The name Jouleen has English origins and is composed of various English words |
| Joulie | f | French | The name Joulie has its roots in French and derives from the Latin word |
| Joulina | f | Joulina is considered a variant of Jolina, which traces back to Johanna and Johannes, b… | |
| Jouline | f | French | Jouline, as the French variant of Joline, is closely related to the name Johanna and it… |
| Jouline-Aaliyah | f | Currently, no explanations for the meaning are available | |
| Jouline-Aileen | f | Jouline-Aileen is a double name combining Jouline ("God is gracious") and Aileen ("the … | |
| Jouline-Angelina | f | Currently, information about the meaning is missing | |
| Jouline-Laureen | f | Jouline-Laureen is a double name combining Jouline ("God is gracious") and Laureen ("th… | |
| Jouline-Maria | f | Jouline-Maria is a double name combining Jouline ("God is gracious") and Maria ("the be… | |
| Jounes | m | Egyptian | Jounes is the Arabic spelling of the prophet Jonah from the Old Testament, originally d… |
| Jouni | m | Hebrew | Jouni is a Finnish derivative of the biblical name Johannes, which is rooted in ancient… |
| Jourdain | m | English | The masculine form Jourdain is the French translation of Jordan, which means 'the desce… |
| Jourdian | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jovan | m | Hebrew | The name Jovan is a South Slavic variant of Johannes and means 'God is gracious' |
| Jovana | f | Hebrew | The name Jovana represents the Serbian and Macedonian form of Johanna, the feminine cou… |
| Jovanka | f | Hebrew | The first name Jovanka means 'God is gracious' and is a diminutive of Jovana, the Serbi… |
| Jovanna | f | Hebrew | The name Jovanna, a derivative of Giovanna and Jovana, has its roots in Hebrew and mean… |
| Jovel | m | The name Jovel, as a masculine first name, is a Yugoslav variant of the name Johannes | |
| Joven | m | Hebrew | The name Joven, a Frisian form of Johannes, can be translated into English as 'JHWH/the… |
| Jovi | m | Jovi is the German spelling of the Latin name Iovi, which is connected to Jupiter | |
| Jovica | m | Hebrew | Jovica is a diminutive form of Jovan, the Serbian and Macedonian variant of the biblica… |
| Jovin | m | The name Jovin, a Swiss form of Jove, has its roots in the Roman deity Jupiter |