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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jana-Antje | f | Hebrew | Jana-Antje is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Antje ("God is graci… |
| Jana-Bara | f | The name consists of Jana, which means 'God is gracious' in Hebrew | |
| Jana-Charlene | f | American | The first name 'Jana' is of Russian origin, while 'Charlene' has an American background |
| Jana-Christin | f | English | Jana-Christin is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Christin ("the Ch… |
| Jana-Christina | f | Greek | Jana-Christina is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Christina ("the … |
| Jana-Elena | f | Greek | Jana is translated as 'the Gracious' or 'God is gracious', while Elena comes from the G… |
| Jana-Emilia | f | English | Jana-Emilia is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Emilia ("the dilige… |
| Jana-Isabel | f | Hebrew | Jana: Yahweh is gracious and kind; the God-graced one, the gracious one from God; healt… |
| Jana-Isabell | f | Jana-Isabell is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Isabell ("God is f… | |
| Jana-Katarina | f | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Jana-Katharina | f | Jana-Katharina is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Katharina ("the … | |
| Jana-Larissa | f | Greek | Jana-Larissa is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Larissa ("the love… |
| Jana-Lena | f | Jana-Lena is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Lena ("the shining one") | |
| Jana-Leni | f | Jana-Leni is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Leni ("the shining one") | |
| Jana-Lina | f | Jana-Lina is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Lina ("the lamenting … | |
| Jana-Linnea | f | Jana-Linnea is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Linnea ("the moss b… | |
| Jana-Madleen | f | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Jana-Mareike | f | Dutch | No information about the meaning is currently available |
| Jana-Marleen | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jana-Monika | f | Greek | Jana-Monika is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Monika ("the unique") |
| Jana-Ronja | f | Russian | Jana is the feminine form of Jan, which is derived from Johannes and means 'has shown g… |
| Jana-Susann | f | Jana-Susann is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Susann ("the lily") | |
| Jana-Tanja | f | Russian | Jana-Tanja is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Tanja ("the fighter") |
| Jana-Viktoria | f | Latin | Jana-Viktoria is a double name combining Jana ("God is gracious") and Viktoria ("the vi… |
| Janace | f | Currently, no information about the meaning is available | |
| Janae | f | Hebrew | The name Janae originates from Hebrew and is translated as 'God is gracious' and 'God i… |
| Janah | f | Arabic | Janah is a female first name that is regarded as an Arabic-Indonesian form of Jannah |
| Janaina | f | Janaina (Janaína) is a girl's name that is considered a Brazilian variant of the name Y… | |
| Janaira | f | Latin | The first name Janaira is a Brazilian derivative of Januaria, which in turn goes back t… |
| Janak | m | Indian | The first name Janak, which is of Indian origin, is regarded as a spelling variant of J… |
| Janan | f | Arabic | The name Janan (جنان) is used in both Arabic and Persian |
| Janani | f | Sanskrit | The name Janani comes from Sanskrit and means 'the one who gives birth' or 'the mother' |
| Janar | m | Estonian | The name Janar is derived from Jaan, an Estonian variant of the biblical name Johannes |
| Janaya | f | Janaya, a girl's name, is a modified form of Janae, which traces back to the Hebrew nam… | |
| Janaye | f | See Janaya | |
| Janca | f | The name Janca is a Bulgarian derivation of Jana, a short form of the name Johanna, whi… | |
| Janci | f | English | The name has its roots in English |
| Jancy | f | Jancy (Jansý) is a female name regarded as a Faroese diminutive of Jana, an English var… | |
| Jandayi | f | Jandayi is a female first name that comes from Zimbabwe and can be translated to mean "… | |
| Jandira | f | Portuguese | The name Jandira has a Portuguese origin, the exact composition of which has not yet be… |
| Jandra | f | Indian | Jandra is a diminutive of Alejandra, which comes from Spanish and refers to Alexandra, … |
| Jane | f | American | Jane, a feminine first name, is considered the English variant of the Old French name J… |
| Jane-Janet | f | Jane-Janet is a double name combining Jane ("God is gracious") and Janet ("God is graci… | |
| Jane-Lavinia | f | Jane-Lavinia is a double name combining Jane ("God is gracious") and Lavinia ("the one … | |
| Jane-Lioba | f | Jane-Lioba is a double name combining Jane ("God is gracious") and Lioba ("the love") | |
| Jane-Mandy | f | Jane-Mandy is a double name combining Jane ("God is gracious") and Mandy ("the lovable") | |
| Jane-Mey | f | American | Jane-Mey is a double name combining Jane ("God is gracious") and Mey ("the girl") |
| Janea | f | The female first name Janea is a British extension of Jane, an English variant of the n… | |
| Janeissa | f | Finnish | Janeissa is a feminine form that is regarded as a Finnish diminutive of Jane, which is … |
| Janek | m | Estonian | Janek is a boy's name that translates to "God is gracious" or "God is merciful." The na… |
| Janek-Maximilian | m | Janek-Maximilian is a double name combining Janek ("God is good") and Maximilian ("the … | |
| Janek-Sebastian | m | Polish | The name consists of the meaning 'exalted God John' |
| Janeke | f | Dutch | Janeke is a female first name that is considered a Frisian and Low German pet form of J… |
| Janel | f | The name Janel has its roots in the ancient Hebrew Yôchânân or Yehochanan | |
| Janela | f | Janela is considered a Bulgarian form of the girl's name Jane, which in turn is a varia… | |
| Janeli | f | The first name Janeli comes from Estonian and is derived from Jane, a variant of Johann… | |
| Janella | f | Janella, a rare female first name, is an English variation of Jane, which in turn is a … | |
| Janelle | f | Janelle, a girl's name, is an American short form of Jane | |
| Janene | f | Janene is regarded as an English form of Janine, which is a French variant of the bibli… | |
| Janeo | m | Janeo is a boy's name that carries the meanings "God is gracious" and "God is kind." It… | |
| Janes | m | Janes is a Low German and Frisian derivation of the name Johannes and carries the meani… | |
| Janesh | m | Sanskrit | The name Janesh is an Indian name for boys |
| Janessa | f | The name Janessa is a modern English form of Jane, which in turn is a derivative of Joh… | |
| Janessia | f | Janessia is a feminine form considered an Americanized diminutive of Jane, which in tur… | |
| Janet | f | English | Janet is a feminine first name that originated as a diminutive of Jane in the Middle Ag… |
| Janet-Madlen | f | Janet-Madlen is a double name combining Janet ("God is gracious") and Madlen ("the one … | |
| Janeta | f | Slavic | Janeta is a South Slavic variant of Jeannette, which has its origin in the French form … |
| Janett | f | Janett represents a variation of Janet, which is a pet form of the English name Jane, o… | |
| Janetta | f | The girl's name Janetta is known as a Latinized variant of Janet, a pet form of the Eng… | |
| Janette | f | Janette has its roots in the name Johanna as well as in the male counterpart Johannes | |
| Janey | f | Janey is considered an English diminutive of Jane, which is a variant of Johanna and Jo… | |
| Janey-Chenoa | f | The name means 'white dove' | |
| Janeya | f | American | Janeya is an American variation of the name Jane, which is derived from Johanna and Joh… |
| Janez | m | Hebrew | Janez, the Slovenian form of Johannes, carries the meaning 'God is gracious' |
| Jani | m | Finnish | Jani is regarded as a masculine first name that appears as a variant of Johannes in bot… |
| Jania | f | Jania is a girl's name that can be seen as a Brazilian and Latin American form of Jana,… | |
| Janic | m | The first name Janic is considered an alternative spelling for Janik and Jannik, all of… | |
| Janica | f | Hebrew | Janica, a South Slavic diminutive of Jana (the Slavic variant of Johanna), is primarily… |
| Janice | f | English | Janice represents an English variation of Jane, which in turn goes back to the medieval… |
| Janice-Joan | f | American | Janice-Joan is a double name combining Janice ("YHWH is gracious") and Joan ("YHWH is g… |
| Janick | m | Janick is the Danish diminutive of Jens, which is derived from the ancient biblical nam… | |
| Janie | f | English | Janie is an English diminutive of the name Jane, which is considered an English variant… |
| Janieka | f | Janieka is a female first name considered to be the Bulgarian form of Janie, an English… | |
| Janieke | f | Norwegian | Janieke is a feminine diminutive of Janie, which is an English derivative of the name J… |
| Janiel | f | Portuguese | Janiel serves as a gender-neutral variant of Yaniel and combines the meanings of the na… |
| Janiesa | f | Janiesa is a rare, feminine first name regarded as an English variant of the name Jane,… | |
| Janija | f | Janija represents a Brazilian form of Jane, which is considered an English variant of t… | |
| Janik | m | Danish | Janik is a masculine first name that serves as a diminutive of Johannes in Denmark and … |
| Janik-Ludwig | m | Janik-Ludwig is a double name combining Janik ("God is gracious") and Ludwig ("the famo… | |
| Janika | f | Hebrew | Janika is a Finnish and Estonian form of Johanna as well as a Bulgarian pet form of Jana |
| Janike | f | Norwegian | Janike is a female name form that is widespread in both Norway and Sweden |
| Janin | f | Janin, a girl's name, is the German variant of Janine and is regarded as a variant of J… | |
| Janina | f | The first name Janina is a Polish diminutive of Jana, a Slavic independent short form o… | |
| Janina-Marie | f | No information on the meaning is currently available | |
| Janina-Sofie | f | Janina-Sofie is a double name combining Janina ("the Lord is gracious") and Sofie ("the… | |
| Janina-Sophie | f | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Janine | f | Janine is a simplified spelling of the French Jeanine and is also used in Germany and t… | |
| Janine-Lisa | f | American | Janine-Lisa is a double name combining Janine ("the Lord is gracious") and Lisa ("God i… |
| Janine-Zoe | f | Janine-Zoe is a double name combining Janine ("the Lord is gracious") and Zoe ("the life") | |
| Janique | f | French | Janique is derived from Johanna, the feminine form of the biblical name Johannes |