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Jacqueline
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanter |
| Info about origin: | See male form Jacob |
| Variants: | Jacqueline French (#75 in US popularity) |
| | Jackie English (#770 in US popularity) |
| | Jacklyn English (#602 in US popularity) |
| | Jacky English |
| | Jaclyn English (#221 in US popularity) |
| | Jacquelyn English (#271 in US popularity) |
| | Jaime English (#460 in US popularity) |
| | Jaimie English (#717 in US popularity) |
| | Jami English (#712 in US popularity) |
| | Jamie English (#77 in US popularity) |
| | Jaqueline French (#730 in US popularity) |
| | Jayme English (#722 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Jade
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| Language of origin: | Spanish |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | jade |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the precious stone as given name |
| | the name of the stone derives from Spanish 'piedra de ijada' (stone of the bowels), so called because it was thought to heal digestion problems |
| Words: | (English) ; ijada=the bowels (Spanish) |
| Variants: | Jade English (#162 in US popularity) |
| | Jada English (#293 in US popularity) |
| | Jaden English |
| | Jadyn English |
| | Jayda English |
| | Jayden English |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Jalisa
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Variants: | Jalisa English (#641 in US popularity) |
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Jamila
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| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the beautiful, the handsome |
| Info about origin: | See male form Jamil |
| Variants: | Jamila Arabic, Swahili (#976 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Jasmine
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| Language of origin: | Old Persian |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | jasmine |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the jasmine plant/flower as given name |
| | the origin of the plant name is Persia |
| | used as given name only since the end of the 19th century |
| Words: | jasamin=the jasmine (Old Persian) |
| Variants: | Jasmine English, French (#25 in US popularity) |
| | Jasmin German (#200 in US popularity) |
| | Jasmina German, Slavic |
| | Jazmin English (#214 in US popularity) |
| | Jazmine English (#235 in US popularity) |
| | Jazmyn English (#850 in US popularity) |
| | Jessamyn English |
| | Yasmeen English (#854 in US popularity) |
| | Yasmin English (#509 in US popularity) |
| | Yasmine English, French (#513 in US popularity) |
| | Yazmin English (#931 in US popularity) |
| | Jasminka Slavic |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Jayla
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | modern creation as a combination of 'Jay' with the popular name suffix 'la' |
| Variants: | Jayla English (#931 in US popularity) |
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Jelyssa
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Jenna' and 'Alyssa' |
| Variants: | Jelyssa English |
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Jennifer
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| Language of origin: | Welsh |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | in Arthurian legend Guinevere is the beautiful wife of King Arthur |
| Words: | gwen=white, fair, shining, holy (Welsh) ; hwyfar=smooth (Welsh) |
| Variants: | Jennifer German, English (#14 in US popularity) |
| | Jenifer German, English (#730 in US popularity) |
| | Jenny German, English (#266 in US popularity) |
| | Ginevra Italian |
| | Jena English (#615 in US popularity) |
| | Jennie English (#680 in US popularity) |
| | Jennina English |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Jerrica
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | maybe an invented female form of 'Jerry' |
| Variants: | Jerrica English (#862 in US popularity) |
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Jessenia
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| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | meaning not known for sure, possibly 'flower' in Arabic |
| Variants: | Jessenia English (#918 in US popularity) |
| | Yesenia English (#184 in US popularity) |
| | Yessenia English (#787 in US popularity) |
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Jessica
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | He (God) beholds |
| Info about origin: | first used by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' |
| | he probably based the name on the biblical name Iscah |
| Variants: | Jessica German, English (#2 in US popularity) |
| | Jessie German, English (#267 in US popularity) |
| | Jessika German, English (#694 in US popularity) |
| | Jessy German, English |
| | Jesse English (#694 in US popularity) |
| | Jessi English (#983 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Jocelyn
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| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | originally 'Gautzelin', a name derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Gauts, by double diminuation |
| | brought from France to England by the Normans as 'Joscelin' |
| | originally predominantly male, today mainly used as a female name |
| Words: | gaut=the gaut (Old French) |
| Variants: | Jocelyn German, English (#147 in US popularity) |
| | Joseline German, English |
| | Joselyn English (#756 in US popularity) |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Joelle
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Yahweh is God |
| Info about origin: | See male form Joel |
| Variants: | Joelle German (#896 in US popularity) |
| | Joëlle French |
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Johanna
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Yahweh is gracious |
| Info about origin: | See male form John |
| Variants: | Johanna German, Scandinavian, Dutch (#436 in US popularity) |
| | Hanna German, Hungarian (#231 in US popularity) |
| | Hansine German, Scandinavian |
| | Jana German, Czech (#694 in US popularity) |
| | Janette German, English (#753 in US popularity) |
| | Janina German, Polish |
| | Janine German, French (#877 in US popularity) |
| | Janna German |
| | Jantje German, Low German, Frisian |
| | Jenna German, English (#76 in US popularity) |
| | Jenny English, German, Scandinavian |
| | Gianna Italian (#494 in US popularity) |
| | Gioana Italian |
| | Giovanna Italian (#799 in US popularity) |
| | Janae English (#515 in US popularity) |
| | Janay English (#877 in US popularity) |
| | Jane English (#365 in US popularity) |
| | Janelle English (#323 in US popularity) |
| | Janessa English (#712 in US popularity) |
| | Janet English (#282 in US popularity) |
| | Janice English (#517 in US popularity) |
| | Janie English (#854 in US popularity) |
| | Jayne English |
| | Jean English (#931 in US popularity) |
| | Jeanette French (#401 in US popularity) |
| | Jeanne French |
| | Jeannine French |
| | Joan English (#862 in US popularity) |
| | Joana English, Polish (#994 in US popularity) |
| | Joann English (#838 in US popularity) |
| | Joanna English, Polish (#174 in US popularity) |
| | Joanne English (#705 in US popularity) |
| | Jona Scandinavian |
| | Jonna Scandinavian |
| | Juana Spanish (#838 in US popularity) |
| | Juanita Spanish (#658 in US popularity) |
| | Shauna English (#595 in US popularity) |
| | Shawna English (#365 in US popularity) |
| | Sheena English (#738 in US popularity) |
| | Ioanna Greek |
| | Ivana Russian |
| | Iwana Russian |
| | Janka Hungarian |
| | 39 variants more... |
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Jolene
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | modern creation out of the name parts 'Jo' and 'lene' |
| Variants: | Jolene English (#860 in US popularity) |
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Jordan
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the descending |
| Info about origin: | the Jordan is the river in Israel where Jesus was baptized |
| | the name came to Europe in the times of the crusades |
| | the name of the river itself ('Yarden' in Hebrew) means 'the descending' |
| Words: | yarad=to descend, to sink (Hebrew) |
| Male form: | Jordan |
| Variants: | Jordan German, English (#52 in US popularity) |
| | Jordyn English (#276 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Josepha
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | He (God) will add |
| Info about origin: | See male form Joseph |
| Variants: | Josepha German |
| | Josefine German |
| | Beppina Italian |
| | Giuseppa Italian |
| | Giuseppina Italian |
| | Josefa Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian |
| | Josefina Spanish |
| | Josephine English (#425 in US popularity) |
| | Josiane French |
| | Josie English (#465 in US popularity) |
| | Josée French |
| | Joséphine French |
| | Pepita Spanish |
| | 16 variants more... |
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Joy
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | joy |
| Info about origin: | use of the common English word as given name |
| | became popular in England in the 17th century |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Joy German, English (#403 in US popularity) |
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Joyce
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| Language of origin: | Breton |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | lord |
| Info about origin: | from the Old-French name 'Josce' that was brought by the Normans to England as 'Josse' |
| | 'Josce' derives from 'Jodocus', and that name in turn is derived from a Breton name 'Iodoc' meaning 'lord' |
| | today predominantly female, but in the Middle Ages used as a male name |
| Words: | iodoc=the lord (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Joyce English (#608 in US popularity) |
| | 4 variants more... |
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Judith
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | woman from Jehud |
| Info about origin: | the meaning 'woman from Jehud' refers to Jehud, a city in Israel (today Yehud) |
| | in the Bible Judith is one of the wifes of Esau |
| | there is also a apocryphal 'Book of Judith' |
| Variants: | Judith German, English, French (#480 in US popularity) |
| | Jodi English (#602 in US popularity) |
| | Jodie English (#983 in US popularity) |
| | Judy English (#779 in US popularity) |
| | 12 variants more... |
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Julia
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Julius |
| Variants: | Julia German, English, Spanish, Portuguese (#59 in US popularity) |
| | Julica German |
| | Julika Hungarian, German |
| | Giulia Italian |
| | Giulietta Italian |
| | Julie French (#125 in US popularity) |
| | Juliet English (#799 in US popularity) |
| | Juliette French, English |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Juliana
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Julian |
| Variants: | Juliana German, English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese (#411 in US popularity) |
| | Juliane German, French |
| | Liana German, English, French (#862 in US popularity) |
| | Gill English |
| | Gillian English (#748 in US popularity) |
| | Giuliana Italian |
| | Jill English (#526 in US popularity) |
| | Jillian English (#157 in US popularity) |
| | Julianna English (#440 in US popularity) |
| | Julianne English (#494 in US popularity) |
| | Julienne French |
| | Leanna English (#506 in US popularity) |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Julissa
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | probably a combination of 'Julie' and 'Lisa' |
| Variants: | Julissa English (#518 in US popularity) |
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Justice
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | from a family name that derives from the job title 'justice' for a judge |
| | can also be seen as the use of the common English word 'justice' as given name |
| | the word 'justice' came to English from French and derives from a Latin word |
| Words: | (English) ; justise=the justice (Old French) ; justitia=the justice (Latin) |
| Variants: | Justice English (#590 in US popularity) |
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Justine
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the just |
| Info about origin: | See male form Justus |
| Variants: | Justine German, French, English (#238 in US popularity) |
| | Justina German, English (#633 in US popularity) |
| | Giustina Italian |
| | Justa Spanish |
| | 2 variants more... |
