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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janira | f | Portuguese | The name Janira is regarded as a Spanish and Portuguese form of Ianeira (Ἰάνειρα) |
| Janire | f | Basque | Janire represents a Basque form of Janira and has its roots in Ianeira (Ἰάνειρα) |
| Janis-Alexander | m | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Janis-Cristian | m | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Janis-Ismael | m | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Janis-Jaromir | m | Greek | The name comes from Greek and Slavic |
| Janis-Noel | m | The origin of the word is unclear | |
| Janish | m | Hebrew | The name Janish is considered an alternative spelling of Janis, which is a Latvian and … |
| Janisha | f | American | Janisha could be viewed as an evolution of Jane with the ending 'isha' or as a phonetic… |
| Janishia | f | American | Janishia is a feminine form of the name Janisha, which may have originated from Jane, s… |
| Janita | f | Janita is a feminine form derived from the English spelling of Juanita, which in turn i… | |
| Janiyah | f | Janiyah is a contemporary African American variation of the name Shania | |
| Janja | f | Latin | The name Janja represents a Serbo-Croatian form of Agnes and traces back to the Greek w… |
| Janka | f | Hebrew | Janka, a girl's name, carries the meaning 'God is gracious.' It derives as a diminutive… |
| Janka-Katharina | f | Polish | The first name Janka-Katharina currently has no specific meaning |
| Janke | u | Hebrew | The first name Janke has its roots in Hebrew and is composed of the words 'jahwe', mean… |
| Janko | m | Hebrew | Janko carries the meaning 'God is gracious.' This first name is a diminutive of Jan and… |
| Jann | m | Greek | Jann is a masculine short form of the name Johannes, used in both Low German and Frisian |
| Jann-Adolf | m | Jann-Adolf is a double name combining Jann ("God is gracious") and Adolf ("the noble wo… | |
| Jann-Peter | m | Jann-Peter is a double name combining Jann ("God is gracious") and Peter ("the rock") | |
| Janna | f | Hebrew | The first name Janna is a Low German, Scandinavian, and Greek form of Johanna, the femi… |
| Janna-Dorothea | f | The name stands for 'the gracious gift of God' | |
| Janna-Femke | f | Janna-Femke is a double name combining Janna ("God is gracious") and Femke ("the little… | |
| Janna-Lena | f | Janna-Lena is a double name combining Janna ("God is gracious") and Lena ("the shining … | |
| Janna-Malena | f | Janna-Malena is a double name combining Janna ("God is gracious") and Malena ("the one … | |
| Janna-Sophie | f | Greek | Janna-Sophie is a double name combining Janna ("God is gracious") and Sophie ("the wisd… |
| Jannah | f | Arabic | Jannah is a girl's name that can be considered the English variant of Janna, a short fo… |
| Janne | u | Danish | Janne can be given regionally to both genders |
| Janne-Finja | f | Celtic | Currently, there is no information on the meaning |
| Janne-Linus | m | Janne-Linus is a double name combining Janne ("YHWH is gracious") and Linus ("the lamen… | |
| Janne-Louis | m | Currently, there is no information regarding the meaning | |
| Janne-Mathilde | f | Janne-Mathilde is a double name combining Janne ("YHWH is gracious") and Mathilde ("the… | |
| Janneck | m | Hebrew | The name Janneck is a less common form of Jannek or Jannick and means "God is gracious.… |
| Jannek | m | Hebrew | The name Jannek is of Hebrew origin and means 'God is gracious.' It represents a less c… |
| Janneke | f | Hebrew | Janneke is a Frisian and Dutch diminutive of Johanna, the female form of the biblical n… |
| Jannes | m | The name Jannes is the Low German and Dutch variant of Johannes and means 'God is graci… | |
| Jannes-Kilian | m | Jannes-Kilian is a double name combining Jannes ("God is gracious") and Kilian ("the fi… | |
| Jannes-Ramon | m | Jannes-Ramon is a double name combining Jannes ("God is gracious") and Ramon ("the advi… | |
| Jannes-Tom | m | Jannes-Tom is a double name combining Jannes ("God is gracious") and Tom ("the farmer") | |
| Jannet | f | Scottish | Jannet is a female first name that means JHWH is gracious, God is gracious, or the God-… |
| Jannetje | f | Dutch | The name Jannetje is a Frisian and Dutch variant of Johanna, the female form of the nam… |
| Jannett | f | English | Jannett is a girl's name that includes the meanings 'YHWH is gracious,' 'Yahweh is grac… |
| Jannette | f | English | Jannette is a girl's name that is regarded as a Germanized variant of the name Jeannett… |
| Janni | u | Danish | The name Janni, which exists as both a female and male first name, has its roots in Anc… |
| Janni-Dagmar | f | Janni-Dagmar is a double name combining Janni ("God is gracious") and Dagmar ("the valu… | |
| Jannic | m | Hebrew | Jannic is a masculine first name of Hebrew origin that means 'God is gracious.' It repr… |
| Jannica | f | Hebrew | Jannica is derived from Jannic, a Scandinavian pet form of the name Johannes, and also … |
| Jannick | m | Hebrew | Jannick means "God is gracious." This form is a spelling variant of Jannik, the Danish … |
| Jannie | f | Danish | Jannie is a name that is common in both Danish and English and traces back to the Hebre… |
| Jannik | m | Hebrew | Jannik is a Danish short form of Jan, which is considered a variant of Johannes and car… |
| Jannik-Luca | m | Jannik-Luca is a double name combining Jannik ("God is gracious") and Luca ("the born i… | |
| Jannik-Maximilian | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Jannika | f | Hebrew | Jannika represents a feminine variant of the name Jannik, which is a Danish diminutive … |
| Jannika-Marie | f | Jannika-Marie is a double name combining Jannika ("God is gracious") and Marie ("the be… | |
| Jannike | f | Hebrew | Jannike is a diminutive of Johanna, which is also the feminine form of the biblical nam… |
| Jannine | f | English | The name Jannine means 'God is gracious' or 'God is kind' and can also be interpreted a… |
| Janning | m | Hebrew | Janning means 'God is gracious' |
| Jannis | m | Greek | Jannis is the Frisian, Dutch, and Greek form of the name Johannes, which carries the me… |
| Jannis-Benjamin | m | Hebrew | Jannis stands for 'JHWH is gracious' (also 'gracious gift of God' is possible), while B… |
| Jannis-Fabien | m | Jannis-Fabien is a double name combining Jannis ("God is gracious") and Fabien ("the no… | |
| Jannis-Florian | m | Jannis-Florian is a double name combining Jannis ("God is gracious") and Florian ("the … | |
| Jannis-Lasse | m | Jannis-Lasse is a double name combining Jannis ("God is gracious") and Lasse ("the one … | |
| Jannis-Leopold | m | Jannis-Leopold is a double name combining Jannis ("God is gracious") and Leopold ("the … | |
| Jannis-Marcel | m | Currently, there are no details available regarding the meaning | |
| Jannis-Tyler | m | Jannis-Tyler is a double name combining Jannis ("God is gracious") and Tyler ("the roof… | |
| Jannita | f | Jannita represents an extended South Slavic variant of Janni, which is regarded as a di… | |
| Janno | m | Hungarian | The first name Janno is a short form of Janos, the Hungarian variant of the biblical Jo… |
| Janno-Jano | m | Janno-Jano is a double name combining Janno ("YHWH is gracious") and Jano ("God is grac… | |
| Jannus | m | Latin | Jannus also has East Frisian and Dutch roots and is derived from the Roman god Janus, w… |
| Janny | f | Dutch | The name Janny has its roots in Dutch and represents a diminutive of Janna |
| Jano | m | The first name Jano has Slavic roots and is a diminutive of Jan | |
| Janoah | m | The name Janoah is a Dutch first name that refers to a biblical place | |
| Janone | f | Hungarian | The name has its roots in Hungarian |
| Janos | m | Hebrew | János, as the Hungarian form of Johannes, means 'God is gracious' |
| Janosch | m | Hebrew | The name Janosch is a German variant of the Hungarian János, which in turn is related t… |
| Janosh | m | Hebrew | The name Janosh represents a variation of János, the Hungarian version of the biblical … |
| Janot | m | The meaning of the name Janot derives from Johann, a German form of the biblical Johann… | |
| Janpeter | m | Janpeter is a male first name that originated as a combination of Jan and Peter | |
| Janset | f | The name Janset is a rare girl's name whose origin is unclear | |
| Janshir | m | Arabic | The name Janshir has Arabic roots, but the specific word components are not documented |
| Jante | m | The masculine given name Jante is, alongside Jonte, a Frisian, Flemish, and Dutch dimin… | |
| Janthe | f | Greek | Janthe is known as a Flemish short form of Jolanthe, which is the German variant of the… |
| Jantien | f | Hebrew | The name Jantien originates from a Hebrew word combination |
| Jantiena | f | Hebrew | The name Jantiena derives from the Dutch pet forms Jantina and Jantine, which in turn c… |
| Jantila | f | Jantila is a girl's name whose origin is attributed to a Thai word composition | |
| Jantina | f | Hebrew | Jantina is a variation of the Dutch Jantine, which also has Hebrew roots and means 'God… |
| Jantine | f | Jantine is a female first name of Hebrew origin and means 'God is gracious' | |
| Jantje | u | Hebrew | Jantje is primarily a feminine name, though it is rarely used as a masculine name, serv… |
| Janto | m | Welsh | Janto is a male first name that is considered a modern diminutive form of the Welsh Ieu… |
| Januaria | f | Latin | The name Januaria is derived from the feminine form of the Latin Januarius |
| Januarius | m | Latin | Januarius was originally used as a Roman nickname for boys born in January |
| January | f | Latin | Originally, the first name January was given to newborns who were born in the month of … |
| Janus | m | Latin | Janus is a masculine first name with multiple origins and meanings |
| Janus-Gerhard | m | Janus-Gerhard is a double name combining Janus ("God of doors and gates") and Gerhard (… | |
| Janus-Mattia | m | Janus-Mattia is a double name combining Janus ("God of doors and gates") and Mattia ("g… | |
| Janusch | m | The name Janusch is a Germanic variant of Janusz, which is considered a Polish diminuti… | |
| Janusz | m | The name Janusz is a diminutive form of the name Jan and means 'God is gracious' | |
| Janusz-Adam | m | Polish | Janusz-Adam is a double name combining Janusz ("God is gracious") and Adam ("earthling") |
| Janusz-Josef | m | Janusz-Josef is a double name combining Janusz ("God is gracious") and Josef ("God may … | |
| Januz | m | Latin | Januz is a modified form of the name Janus, which traces back to the Roman god Iānus |