Boy Names Starting with J

Uncertain, potentially Sanskrit or various African languages

Uncertain, possibly 'water' or 'river'

Jalwan

strong, powerful, brave

Jalyl

great, exalted, majestic

Gathered, collected

gathering, congregation, community

Jamaal

Uncertain; potentially English, Arabic, or Somali

beauty, grace, handsomeness

Beauty, grace

handsome, beautiful

Uncertain; possibly 'supplanter' or 'beauty'

beautiful, handsome

Beautiful, handsome

beauty, grace

Beauty, grace, handsomeness

Jamâl

beauty, grace, handsomeness

Jamaldeen

beauty of the religion/faith

beauty, grace

beauty, grace, handsome

Jamaluddin

American English (blend of Arabic and Latin)

beauty of the religion

time, era, age

beautiful

golden age

Combination of 'beauty' and 'warlike'

Jamari

American (modern coinage)

beautiful, prince, or warrior

Jamarion

American English (blend of Arabic and Hebrew/Latin)

combination of Jamar (Arabic for 'beautiful') and Marion (Hebrew for 'bitter' or Latin for 'of the sea')

Jamarr

handsome, good-looking

Jambaidu

Unknown, possibly related to 'Jambai' (a place name) or a personal descriptor.

Jame

English, diminutive of James

supplanter

Jameel

Beautiful, graceful, handsome

prince, ruler, chief

Beauty, handsome, graceful

Jameldine

Hebrew (Christian adoption)

Beauty of the religion

handsome, beautiful

Handsome

handsome

Meaning 'supplanter'.

supplanter

supplanter and valley

James-Junior

supplanter, and younger

Jamesdean

Hebrew (James) and Old English (Dean)

Supplanter (James) + valley (Dean)

supplanter's meadow

Supplanter, from James

son of James

supplanter

Supplanter

Hebrew (Jamie), Latin (Junior)

Supplanter, and younger

beautiful, handsome

son of James

Beautiful, handsome, graceful

beautiful, handsome

right hand, son of the right hand, or fortunate

night

Arabic, American (modern coinage)

handsome, prince

son of James

beauty, grace, camel

Handsome

supplanter

English diminutive of James

supplanter

Beauty of the faith

supplanter

Victorious Lord

Sun god, mythical king, shining twin

Jamshid's

Bright twin

Scottish diminutive of James

supplanter

Jamyang

Hebrew (Jan), Old Norse (Åke)

Tibetan

Gentle voice, often associated with Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom.

beautiful, handsome

son of James

son of James

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious (Jan) and ancestor/father (Åke)

Jan Anders

Hebrew (Jan), Greek (Anders)

God is gracious; manly, brave

Jan Arne

God is gracious, eagle

Jan Axel

Hebrew (Jan), Old Norse (Axel)

God is gracious (Jan) and father of peace (Axel)

Jan Bertil

God is gracious; bright, famous

Jan Christer

God is gracious, Christ-bearer

Jan Eric

God is gracious; eternal ruler

Jan Erik

Hebrew and Old Norse/Germanic

God is gracious, eternal ruler

Jan Eve

Hebrew

God is gracious; life

Jan Evert

Hebrew, Germanic

God is gracious, brave as a wild boar

Jan Gunnar

Hebrew, Old Norse

God is gracious; bold warrior

Jan Håkan

Hebrew (Jan), Old Norse (Håkan)

God is gracious (Jan) and high kin (Håkan)

Jan Henrik

God is gracious; home ruler

Jan Inge

God is gracious; Ing's protection

Jan Ingvar

Hebrew (Jan), Old Norse (Ingvar)

God is gracious (Jan) and warrior/guardian (Ingvar)

Jan Ivar

God is gracious; yew tree warrior

Jan Nepomucen

Polish, Czech (Jan), Latin (Nepomucen)

God is gracious (Jan) from Nepomuk (Nepomucen)

Jan Nepomuk

Czech (combination of Hebrew and placename)

God is gracious (Jan) from Nepomuk (Nepomuk)

Jan Ola

God is gracious; ancestor's relic

Jan Olav

God is gracious; ancestral relic

Jan Olle

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Olle)

God is gracious (Jan) and ancestral heritage (Olle)

Jan Olof

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Olof)

God is gracious (Jan) and ancestor's relic (Olof)

Jan Olov

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Olov)

God is gracious (Jan) and ancestral relic/descendant (Olov)

Jan Ove

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Ove)

God is gracious (Jan) and awe/fear (Ove)

Jan Peter

Hebrew (Jan) and Greek (Peter)

God is gracious (Jan) and rock (Peter)

Jan-Åke

God is gracious and father

Jan-Allan

Hebrew (Jan) and Celtic/Germanic (Allan)

God is gracious (Jan) and rock/noble (Allan)

Jan-Anders

Scandinavian (compound of Jan and Anders)

God is gracious and manly

Jan-Arne

God is gracious, eagle

Jan-Axel

God is gracious (Jan) and father of peace (Axel)

Jan-Bart

Dutch (combination of Hebrew and Aramaic)

God is gracious, son of Talmai (plowman)

Jan-Bertil

Hebrew, Germanic

God is gracious, bright, famous

Jan-Börje

God is gracious, and helper/savior

Jan-Christer

God is gracious (Jan) and Christ-bearer (Christer)

Jan-Christian

God is gracious, follower of Christ

Jan-Crister

Hebrew (Jan) and Latin/Greek (Crister)

God is gracious (Jan) and follower of Christ (Crister)

Jan-Einar

God is gracious, lone warrior

Jan-Eje

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Eje)

God is gracious (Jan) and awe/edge (Eje)

Jan-Elof

God is gracious and noble heir

Jan-Eric

God is gracious, eternal ruler

Jan-Erik

God is gracious, eternal ruler

Jan-Eve

God is gracious and life

Jan-Evert

Hebrew (Jan) and Germanic (Evert)

God is gracious (Jan) and strong as a boar (Evert)

Jan-Fredrik

Hebrew and Old German

God is gracious, peaceful ruler

Jan-Gunnar

God is gracious, and battle/warrior

Jan-Gustaf

Hebrew and Old Norse/Germanic

God is gracious, staff of the Goths

Jan-Gustav

Hebrew and Old Norse/Germanic

God is gracious, staff of the Goths

Jan-Håkan

God is gracious, high kin

Jan-Hendrik

Dutch/Germanic compound name

God is gracious, ruler of the home

Jan-Henrik

God is gracious, home ruler

Jan-Hugo

God is gracious and mind/spirit

Jan-Inge

God is gracious (Jan) and young/son (Inge)

Jan-Ingemar

God is gracious; famous spear

Jan-Ingmar

God is gracious; famous wolf

Jan-Ingvar

God is gracious, warrior of Ing

Jan-Ivan

Hebrew and Slavic

God is gracious and archer

Jan-Ivar

God is gracious, bow warrior

Jan-Krister

Hebrew (Jan) and Greek (Krister)

God is gracious (Jan) and Christ-bearer (Krister)

Jan-Lennart

God is gracious and lion-strong

Jan-Magnus

God is gracious, great

Jan-Martin

God is gracious and warlike

Jan-Michael

Hebrew

God is gracious (Jan) and Who is like God? (Michael)

Jan-Mikael

Hebrew

God is gracious; who is like God?

Jan-Ola

God is gracious and ancestral heritage

Jan-Olav

God is gracious, ancestor's relic

Jan-Ole

Germanic, Scandinavian

God is gracious (Jan) + ancestral heritage (Ole)

Jan-Olle

God is gracious and ancestral heritage

Jan-Olof

Scandinavian

God is gracious (Jan) and ancestor's relic (Olof)

Jan-Olov

God is gracious and ancestral relic

Jan-Olow

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Olow)

God is gracious (Jan) and ancestral heritage/heir (Olow)

Jan-Otto

God is gracious, wealthy protector

Jan-Ove

God is gracious and awe-inspiring

Jan-Owe

Hebrew (Jan) and Old Norse (Owe)

God is gracious (Jan) and wealthy/prosperous (Owe)

Jan-Patrik

God is gracious and nobleman

Jan-Peder

Hebrew (Jan) and Greek (Peder)

God is gracious (Jan) and rock (Peder)

Jan-Peter

God is gracious (Jan) and rock (Peter)

Jan-Petter

Hebrew (Jan) and Greek (Petter)

God is gracious (Jan) and rock (Petter)

Jan-Robert

God is gracious, bright fame

Jan-Roger

God is gracious, famous spear

Jan-Roland

God is gracious, famous land

Jan-Rune

God is gracious, secret/lore

Jan-Stefan

Hebrew, Greek

God is gracious; crown/garland

Jan-Sture

Hebrew (Jan), Old Norse (Sture)

God is gracious (Jan) and stubborn/strong (Sture)

Jan-Ulf

God is gracious (Jan) and wolf (Ulf)

God is gracious, one

God is gracious and ancestor/forefather

Janaka

Sanskrit

Father, creator, begetter

man, human being

one who helps people, liberator from the cycle of birth and death

January

Born in January

protector of men, father of mankind

Jancarlos

Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Germanic

God is gracious and free man

Janče

Slavic diminutive of John

God is gracious

Jandal

sandal maker or seller

man, warrior

Man, warrior

Polish diminutive of Jan

God is gracious

Janeric

God is gracious, eternal ruler

Janerik

Scandinavian (compound of Jan and Erik)

God is gracious and eternal ruler

God is gracious

Portuguese diminutive of John, ultimately from Hebrew

God is gracious

Jânio

Portuguese diminutive of John, from Hebrew

God is gracious

God is gracious

glory of January

glory of God, or glorious grace

God is gracious

Little Jinn (mischievous spirit)

Jannes

Dutch diminutive of Johannes (John)

God is gracious

God is gracious

Danish diminutive of Jan (John)

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

Hebrew (via French diminutive)

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

German diminutive of Johannes (John)

God is gracious

Janot