Names starting with J

Jennifer, also spelled Jenifer or Jenefer, is a feminine given name, the Cornish form of Guinevere, that became popular in the English-speaking world in the 20th century

Jessica is a female given name of English origin

Associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice

A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehane, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of

It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants

From the - feminine diminutive form of t=James

Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehanne, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

God will increase

From jasmin, from يَاسَمِين, from یاسمین, from earlier, from yʾsmn'

From Joanne, from Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

From Juanita, from Juana + -ita, from Johanna, from Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

From June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Juyn, juyng, from juing, juin, from iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno, perhaps from h₂yéwHō, from h₂óyu

A Cornish name, usually as an diminutive form of Jennifer

From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century

One of the women following Jesus

From the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s

From, historically as a hypochoristic form of Janet, Jane, etc

Modern combination of, perhaps sometimes intended as a form of Juliana

Jana is the spelling of several unrelated given names

From Justine, from Iūstīna, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstīnus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus

One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play ''''

A 19th/20th century variant of Juliana

Commonly used as a diminutive of Joan

From Juana, from Johanna, from Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

20th-century coinage from Jane, possibly influenced by Renée

Joelle is a feminine given name, and may refer to:Joelle, English-Austrian actress and singer Joelle Behlok, Lebanese television presenter and winner Miss Lebanon 1997 Joelle Carter, American actress Joelle Fishman, American politician, writer and editor Joelle Fletcher, American television personality and real estate developer Joelle Forte, American figure skater Joelle Franzmann, German triathlete Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer Joelle James, American singer and songwriter Joelle Khoury, Lebanese pianist, jazz and contemporary classical music composer Joelle King, New Zealand squash player Joelle Martin, American politician Joelle Murray, Scottish footballer Joelle Siwa, American dancer, singer, and YouTuber Joelle Wallach, American composer

A fanciful modern variant of Jane

Jena is a female given name of Arabic origin, meaning small bird

It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word jamāl, meaning beautiful

A spelling variant of Gemma; by folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James/Jem

20th-century coinage from Jessie + feminine suffix -a; compare Jenna from Jenny

Jama is a common Somali male name

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

Yahweh is salvation

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι

The usual U

Supplanter; one who follows

A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel

Named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway

God is gracious

Means "Joseph"

English form of Jeremiah

The son of Obed and the father of king David

Son of Jack

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

Youthful; from the Roman family name Julius

Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the Son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians

Yahweh will exalt

Means "George"

Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James

From Jeffrey, a variant of Geoffrey, from Geffrey, from an - aristocratic name, Geoffroi (> West, East ), itself from Proto-French forms (latinized in -us) Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century), and ultimately of - origin

of uncertain origin, possibly from ἴουλος, i

A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish

One of the Magi, also known as Caspar

The second last book of the New Testament of the Bible

The town in West Virginia was established on November 13, 1897, and named after Henry G

Modern variant of Jason, perhaps influenced by Jay

"Beauty, elegance, grace

From Iōnās, from Ἰωνᾶς, from יוֹנָה

Variant of Garrett, a medieval form of Gerard and Gerald

An archaic variant of Joan, from Johan, from Johanna

Means "Julian"

Name of several early saints, from iustus

It means "handsome" or "beautiful" in Arabic

Founded by people with the surname

From Jair, Iair, from Iāirus, from Iaīrus, from Ἰάϊρ, from יָאִיר

Shortened from, and a modern spelling variant of Geordie

A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford

Today often transferred back from the surname

Rare non-standard spelling variant of Josiah

from Ἰερεμίας, from יִרְמְיָה

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

The meaning of the name Jameel is beautiful