Jasmine; Marathi jāī, from Sanskrit jāti
Girl names starting with J
Baby girl names that start with J, with checked meanings.
88 names: 76 for girls and 12 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Strong's Concordance and the Mahan Kosh. A few to start: Jameela ("beautiful"), Jayanti ("victorious") and Joy ("joy, happiness").
88 names
"Forehead, brow"; Arabic and Urdu jabīn
"Hyacinth"; Latin hyacinthus, the flower and gem
"Supplanter"; French feminine of Jacques (Jacob)
"Jade", the precious green stone
"Mother of the world"
"Love of the world"; popularly "beloved of the world"
Awakening; from Sanskrit jāgṛ, "to be awake, watchful"
"Adorning the world"; Persian jahān-ārā
"Lotus"; literally "born in water"
"Exalted, great"; Arabic jalīla
"Talk, discussion"
Beautiful, in looks and in character
The river Yamuna
Daughter of Janaka; a name of Sita
"Mother"
"God is gracious"; the feminine of John
"God is gracious"; a diminutive of Jane
Paradise; a garden
"Born"; Sanskrit janya, from jan, "to be born"
After Japji, Guru Nanak's morning prayer; japu, "recitation"
"Light of meditation"; jap, recitation, with jot, light
From jap, recitation of God's Name; the ending is uncertain
"Renowned warrior"; jas, praise, with bīr, brave
"Lamp of glory"
"Joyful love"; jashan, celebration, with preet, love
"Praise and glory"; popularly "one who sings God's praises"
"Absorbed in God's praises" in popular use; jas, praise, with līn, absorbed
Friend of praise; jas, "praise, renown", with mīt, "friend"
The jasmine flower; from Persian yāsaman
From jas, praise and renown; the ending -neet is uncertain
Light of praise; jas, "praise", with nūr, "light"
Love of praise; jas, "praise", with prīti, "love"
"Glorious, renowned"
"Bright" in popular use; Hindi jaswī, "renowned, glorious"
Jas, renown, with inder, "supreme"; popularly "the Lord's glory"
Popularly "sharing happiness"; Arabic juwayriya, "little girl"
"Victory"; also a name of the goddess Durga
"Goddess of victory"
Garland of victory; from Sanskrit jaya and mālā
"Victorious"
"Goddess of victory"
Usually given as "victorious", from jaya, "victory"
A modern name, usually given as "victorious"
"Abundant, generous"; Arabic jazīla
"Life" in popular use; Sanskrit jīvikā, "livelihood, way of living"
"Life"
"Dove"; Hebrew Yemimah, Job's eldest daughter
"Fair and smooth"; Welsh Gwenhwyvar (Guinevere)
"Possessed"; popularly "inheritance"; Hebrew Yerusha
"God beholds" in popular use; probably from Iscah, "observant"
"Precious gem"; English jewel, Old French jouel
"Glimpse, spark"; Hindi jhalak, "radiance, sparkle"
Daughter of Jahnu; a name of the Ganga
A waterfall or spring
"Lake"
"Sparkling, twinkling"
"Desire to win"
A Gujarati name, usually given as "intellectual curiosity"
"Curiosity, the desire to know"
"Victorious"; from jina, the Jain spiritual victor
"Gardens of paradise"; Arabic jinān
"Heart" or "sweetheart"; Hindi jiyā, "life, soul, darling"
"God is gracious"; the feminine of John
"Merry, cheerful"; English jolly, Old French jolif
"Moonlit, shining with light"; Assamese jonālī
"God will add"; the feminine of Joseph
"God will add"; a pet form of Josephine
Light; the divine light
"Joyful" in popular use; name of the martyr Saint Jovita
"Joy, happiness"; English, from Latin gaudium
"Joyful" in popular use; from Josse, a Breton saint's name
"Woman of Judea"; Hebrew Yehudith, from Judah, "praised"
"Jasmine"
A small white jasmine, the eared jasmine
"Youthful" in popular use; Latin Iulia, of the Julian family
"Youthful" in popular use; Latin, "of Julius"
"Youthful" in popular use; a French pet form of Julia
"Silver pearl"; Arabic jumāna
"Little garden"; Arabic junayna, a little paradise
The month of June, from Latin Iunius, "of Juno"
The juniper tree, an evergreen shrub; Latin iuniperus
"Moon jewel"; Assamese jon + moni
"Flame"
Light, radiance; the flame of a lamp
A modern name from jyoti, usually given as "light"
"Full of light"
"Moonlight"
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