Jasmine; Marathi jāī, from Sanskrit jāti
Names starting with J
Baby names that start with J, with checked meanings.
199 names: 76 for girls, 111 for boys and 12 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Strong's Concordance and Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon. One is a modern name that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Jaideep ("lamp of victory"), Jayakumar ("victorious prince") and Joseph ("let him add").
100 of 199 names
Mighty; al-Jabbar, "the Compeller", is one of the names of God
"Forehead, brow"; Arabic and Urdu jabīn
"Sorrowful"; Hebrew Ya'bets
"Consoler" in popular use; Arabic jābir, "one who mends"
Short form of Jason, "healer"; Greek iaomai, "to heal"
"Hyacinth"; Latin hyacinthus, the flower and gem
Familiar form of John, "God is gracious"
"Son of Jack"; Jack being the familiar form of John
Heel-catcher, that is, supplanter
"Supplanter"; French feminine of Jacques (Jacob)
"Jade", the precious green stone
Stream, small river; Arabic jaʿfar
"Mother of the world"
Lord of the world; a name of Vishnu and Krishna
The world; Sanskrit jagat, "moving, living"
Lamp of the world; Sanskrit jagat, "world", and dīpa, "lamp"
Lord of the world; Sanskrit jagadīśa, a name of Vishnu
"Conqueror of the world"
"Friend of the world"
Charmer of the world; Hindi jag, "world", and mohan, "charming"
"Love of the world"; popularly "beloved of the world"
Awake, watchful; from Sanskrit jāgṛ, "to be awake"
Awakening; from Sanskrit jāgṛ, "to be awake, watchful"
"One who carries the world across"; jag, world, with tār
"Adorning the world"; Persian jahān-ārā
Conqueror of the world; Persian jahān + gīr
Ornament of the world; Persian jahān + zeb
Lamp of victory; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and dīpa, "lamp"
God of victory; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and deva, "god"
Victory to Krishna; Hindi jai, "victory", and Kishan, Krishna
"Victorious" in popular use; after the sage Jaimini
"Victorious" in popular use; Sanskrit jaina, "of the Jinas"
"Victorious" in popular use; a modern Gujarati name
Guardian of victory, a king; Sanskrit jayapāla
Light of victory; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and prakāśa, "light"
King of victory; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and rāja, "king"
Victory to Shiva; Hindi jai, "victory", and Shankar
Hero of victory; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and vīra, "hero"
Lotus, literally "born in water"; Sanskrit jalaja
"Lotus"; literally "born in water"
Majesty, glory; Arabic jalāl
"Exalted, great"; Arabic jalīla
Great, exalted; al-Jalil is one of the names of God
"Talk, discussion"
Beauty, of looks and of conduct
Beautiful, in looks and in character
"Supplanter"; the English form of Jacob
"Son of James"; James being the English form of Jacob
Beautiful, handsome; Arabic jamīl
Radiant Jam; name of a legendary Persian king
The river Yamuna
Father, creator; King Janaka, father of Sita
Daughter of Janaka; a name of Sita
"Mother"
"Helper of people" in popular use; a name of Vishnu and Krishna
"God is gracious"; the feminine of John
"God is gracious"; a diminutive of Jane
"Victorious from birth" in popular use; Sanskrit, "causing men to tremble"
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
"Descent"; Hebrew Yered
"Renowned warrior"; jas, praise, with bīr, brave
"Lamp of glory"
Fame, glory; Gujarati form of Sanskrit yaśas
"Joyful love"; jashan, celebration, with preet, love
"Glory and victory"
"Who sings God's praises" in popular use; jas, praise; karan, doer
"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"
"Healer"; Greek Iasōn, from iaomai, "to heal"
"Protector of honour"; jas, renown, with pāl, protector
"Treasure-holder"; English form of Caspar, one of the Magi
Love of praise; jas, "praise", with prīti, "love"
"King of fame"; jas, praise or renown, with raj, king
"Glorious, renowned"
"Bright" in popular use; Hindi jaswī, "renowned, glorious"
Jas, renown, with inder, "supreme"; popularly "the Lord's glory"
Famous, glorious; Hindi form of Sanskrit yaśasvat
"One with matted hair" in popular use; Sanskrit yatin, "an ascetic"
Jewel; also the essence of a thing
Eternal, everlasting; Persian jāwīd
Popularly "sharing happiness"; Arabic juwayriya, "little girl"
Generous; Arabic jawād
"Victory"
"Victory"; also a name of the goddess Durga
Victorious sun; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and āditya, "sun"
"Victorious prince"; Sanskrit jaya, victory, with kumāra, son
"Goddess of victory"
Garland of victory; from Sanskrit jaya and mālā
Victorious; Jayanta, son of Indra
"Victorious"
"Victorious"; jayantī, "victorious, festival", + lāl, "darling son"
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