Baby Names

Names starting with J

116 baby names starting with J, with their meaning

  • Jazmín

    Girl

    The white, night-blooming flower with its heavy scent.

    Persian · Arabic

  • Julia

    Girl

    Means "devoted to Jupiter", "of the Julian family".

    Latin

  • Julieta

    Girl

    Means "of the Julian family", "devoted to Jupiter".

    Latin

  • Jimena

    Girl

    Means "she who has heard" — the modern Castilian spelling of Ximena.

    Basque · Hebrew

  • Javier

    Boy

    A variant of Xavier, meaning "bright".

    Basque · Spanish · Portuguese

  • Jennifer

    Girl

    Means "white phantom", "the fair one", the same root as Guinevere.

    English · Welsh

  • Jessica

    Girl

    Probably means "God beholds".

    English · Hebrew · Biblical

  • Josefina

    Girl

    Means "may God add", "God shall increase".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Juana

    Girl

    Means "God is gracious", "Yahweh has shown favour".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Judith

    Girl

    Means "woman of Judah", "the praised one".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jacob

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "the one who supplants".

    Hebrew · Biblical · English

  • Jacqueline

    Girl

    Means "heel-grabber", the feminine of James/Jacob.

    French · Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jocelyn

    Girl

    Means "member of the Gauts tribe", a Germanic name that reached Spanish through English.

    Germanic

  • Joel

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh is God".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jonás

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "dove".

    Biblical · Hebrew · Spanish

  • Juliana

    Girl

    Means "of the Julian family", "devoted to Jupiter".

    Latin

  • Jairo

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "the one who shines".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jaqueline

    Girl

    Feminine of Jacob: "supplanter", "one who follows".

    Hebrew · French

  • Johana

    Girl

    Means "God is gracious", the same root as Joan.

    German · Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jorge

    Boy

    Of Greek origin, meaning "the one who works the land".

    Greek · Spanish

  • José

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "God will provide". Saint Joseph was the adoptive father of Jesus, and the name remains one of the most traditional in Spain.

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Josefa

    Girl

    Feminine of Joseph: "God will add", "God will increase".

    Biblical · Hebrew

  • Juan

    Boy

    The Spanish form of John, meaning "the Lord is gracious".

    Hebrew · Spanish

  • Julián

    Boy

    Of Latin origin, meaning "man of strong roots".

    Latin · Sanskrit

  • Jana

    Girl

    Means "God is gracious", the Slavic form of Joan.

    Slavic · Latin

  • Janeth

    Girl

    Variant of Jane: "God is gracious".

    Hebrew

  • Jasper

    Boy

    Of Hindi origin, an English variant of Caspar. Means "radiant".

    English · Persian · Sanskrit

  • Javiera

    Girl

    Feminine of Xavier: "woman of the new house", from Basque etxe berri.

    Basque

  • Jesús

    Boy

    Of Aramaic origin, meaning "Yahweh is the Savior".

    Biblical · Aramaic · Spanish

  • Joana

    Girl

    Means "God is gracious", the Catalan and Galician form of Joan.

    Catalan · Hebrew · Biblical

  • Job

    Boy

    Means "the persecuted one" or "he who returns to God". The protagonist of the book of Job, a symbol of patience through suffering.

    Biblical · Hebrew

  • Joy

    Girl

    Means "joy", "delight".

    English

  • Judá

    Boy

    Means "praise". Jacob's fourth son, head of the tribe that gave its name to Judea.

    Biblical · Hebrew

  • Justina

    Girl

    Means "just", "honest".

    Latin

  • Jacinta

    Girl

    The hyacinth flower, and also a semi-precious stone.

    Greek

  • Jacinto

    Boy

    Of Greek origin, referring to the prized flower, the hyacinth.

    Greek · Spanish

  • Jack

    Boy

    From Hebrew, meaning "God is merciful".

    Hebrew

  • Jacobo

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "he who supplants".

    Hebrew · Spanish

  • Jade

    Boy

    A unisex name of Spanish origin, meaning "stone of the flank".

    Spanish

  • Jael

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, a variant of Yael, whose literal meaning is "mountain goat".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jaime

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, a variant of Jacobo (Jacob), meaning "he who supplants".

    Hebrew · Spanish

  • James

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "he who fights alongside God".

    Hebrew · English

  • Jan

    Boy

    A variant of John, of Hebrew origin, meaning "gift of God".

    Catalan · Hebrew

  • Jared

    Boy

    The name of a biblical figure. Means "ruler" or "he who descends from heaven".

    Biblical

  • Jasón

    Boy

    Of Greek origin, meaning "healer".

    Greek

  • Jeremías

    Boy

    Of Hebrew origin, meaning "God establishes order".

    Biblical · Hebrew · Spanish

  • Jezabel

    Girl

    Its meaning is debated: readings include "where is the prince?" or, pejoratively, "without glory".

    Hebrew · Biblical

  • Jin

    Boy

    Means "tenderness, gentleness".

    Japanese

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