Meanings of Names
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| Name | Other variations | Origin | Meaning |
| Jabez | Hebrew | Sorrow, He will cause pain | |
| Jacinth | Greek | Hyacinth or from the name of the precious stone | |
| Jack | See John | Hebrew | Familiar form of John |
| Jacob | Jake James, Jocoba (f) | Hebrew | Follower, Supplanter |
| Jacqueline | Jacquetta, James | French | See James |
| James | Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jamie, Hamish | Hebrew | Follower, Supplanter |
| Jan | Janet, John (m) | Hebrew | See Jane |
| Jane | Jean, Janet, Janie, Jennie, Jenny, John (m) | Hebrew | The gift of God |
| Janet | See Jane | Scottish | The gift of God |
| Jared | Hebrew | Descent | |
| Jason | Greek | A healer | |
| Jasper | Persian | Treasure master | |
| Jedidiah | Hebrew | Beloved of Jehovah | |
| Jeffrey | Teutonic | See Geoffrey | |
| Jemima | Hebrew | A dove | |
| Jennifer | Jenifer | Welsh | Form of Guinevere, Arthur's Queen |
| Jenny | See Jane | Hebrew | The gift of God |
| Jeremiah | Jeremy, Jerry | Hebrew | Jehovah exalteth |
| Jerome | Greek | Holy name | |
| Jerry | See Jeremiah | Hebrew | Jehovah exalteth |
| Jervis | See Gervase | Teutonic | Spear servant |
| Jess | Janet, Jessie | Scottish | The gift of God |
| Jesse | Hebrew | Jehovah is | |
| Jessica | Hebrew | Jehovah is watching | |
| Jethro | Hebrew | Abundance | |
| Jill | Jillian, Julian (m), Juliana | Latin | Soft haired |
| Jim | Jimmie | Scottish | Follower, Supplanter |
| Jo | Joe, Joseph (m), Josephine (f) | Hebrew | He (Jehovah) shall add |
| Joachim | Hebrew | May Jehovah exalt | |
| Joan | Jane, John (m) | Hebrew | The gift of God |
| Job | Hebrew | Hated, Persecuted | |
| Jocelyn | Jocelin, Joceline | Teutonic | Of the race of gods |
| Jock | Scottish | The gift of God | |
| Joe | Joey, Joseph, Josephine | Hebrew | He (Jehovah) shall add |
| Joel | Hebrew | Jehovah is God | |
| John | Johnnie, Johnny, Jack, Jackie, Juan, Jan (f), Jane (f), Joan (f) | Hebrew | The gift of God |
| Jonah | Jonas | Hebrew | A dove |
| Jonathon | Hebrew | Gift of Jehovah | |
| Joseph | Josepha (f), Josehoine (f), Jo, Joe, Joey, Jose | Hebrew | He (Jehovah) will add |
| Joshua | Hebrew | God of salvation | |
| Josiah | Josias | Hebrew | Jehovah heals |
| Joy | English | Joy | |
| Joyce | Jocelyn | Latin | Joyful |
| Juan | Spanish form of John | Spanish | The gift of God |
| Jude | Hebrew | Jehovah leads | |
| Judith | Judy | Hebrew | A Jewess |
| Julian | Julius, Jule, Jillian (f), Gillian (f) | Latin | See Julius |
| Julius | Jule, Julia (f), Julie (f), Juliet (f) | Latin | Soft haired |
| June | Latin | From Juno, a Roman goddess | |
| Justus | Justin, Justinian, Justina (f), Justine(f) | Latin | Just |
