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Jandusay TagalogFrom Tagalog
handusay meaning "to prostrate, to lie face down".
Janett RomanshDerived from a short form of the given name
Johannes in combination with the diminutive suffix
-ett.
Janeway EnglishDerived from Middle English
Janaways, the name for someone from the city of Genoa, Italy. A notable fictional bearer is Kathryn Janeway, the captain of starship USS Voyager on the TV-series 'Star Trek: Voyager' (1995-2001).
Janisse FrenchPossibly a respelling of French Janisset, from a pet form of Jan, a variant spelling of Jean, French equivalent of John.
Jankaj SlovakJankaj is the name of my ancestors who lived in Snina, Slovakia. It is also spelled Janko
Janmaat DutchPossibly from
janmaat, a slang term for a sailor or the collective nautical community, derived from a combination of the common given name
Jan 1 and
maat "shipmate, sailor; mate, buddy".
Janney EnglishDerived from a diminutive of the Medieval English given name
Jan 3. A famous bearer is American actress Allison Janney (1959-).
Janno EstonianJanno is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name).
Januszewski PolishName for someone from a place called Januszewo or Januszewice, both derived from the given name
Janusz.
Jaoui Judeo-SpanishDerived from Arabic لبان جاوي
(luban jawiyy) referring to a type of balsamic resin used in perfumes and incense (literally meaning "Javanese frankincense").
Jara SpanishHabitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".
Jaramillo SpanishSpanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.
Jardel FrenchOf debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Old French
jardel, a diminutive of
jard (
jardin in Modern French), meaning "garden".
Jardim PortugueseMeans "garden" in Portuguese, either a topographic name or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Jardim.
Jardin French, EnglishDerived from Old French
jardin meaning "enclosure, garden", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a garden or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked as a gardener.
Jaroszewski PolishHabitational name for someone from places named Jaroszewo or Jaroszowce, both derived from the given name
Jarosz.
Jarsdel GermanAre you near extinct or possibly extend last name, referring to the opening part of a jar.
Järvet EstonianJärvet is an Estonian surname derived from "järv", meaning "lake".
Järviste EstonianJärviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".
Jarząbek PolishA Polish surname meaning "Grouse". A nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.
Jarzombek PolishVariant spelling of
Jarząbek, from jarząbek meaning "grouse", presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.
Jason EnglishProbably a patronymic from
James or any of various other personal names beginning with
J-.
Jauk German (Austrian)The meaning of the name Jauk is similar to the word "acre" in English. It is a measure word for how much land an ox can plough in one day. People with the surname Jauk are likely to have descended from farmers... [
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Jaunzeme LatvianFeminine form of
Jaunzems, a Latvian occupational surname meaning "new farmer", composed of
jauns meaning "new" and
zeme meaning "land" (compare
zemlja).
Jauregi BasqueMeans "palace, manor" in Basque, literally "lord house".
Javaheri PersianOccupational name for a jeweller from Persian جواهر
(javaher) meaning "jewel".
Javert LiteratureThe name of the policeman in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables." His name was taken from the word Javert, which means "to pursue relentlessly."... [
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Javorski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor 'maple', 'sycamore'.
Jay English, FrenchNickname from Middle English, Old French
jay(e),
gai "jay (the bird)", probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.
Jayakody SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය
(kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (ultimately from Tamil கொடி
(koti)).
Jayalath SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory" combined with Sinhala ලත්
(lat) meaning "received, having".
Jayamanne SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and मान
(mana) meaning "respect, honour, pride".
Jayasena SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सेना
(sena) meaning "army".
Jayathilaka SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तिलक
(tilaka) meaning "mark (on the forehead), dot, ornament".
Jayathunga SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तुङ्ग
(tuṅga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Jayawardena SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्धन
(vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Jayawarna SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्ण
(varṇa) meaning "colour, appearance, form" or "class, tribe, caste".
Jayawickrama SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and विक्रम
(vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Jayden EnglishSurname of the fictional character Norman Jayden, a character from the video game Heavy Rain.
Jaynes English (British)The Jaynes surname is a patronymic name created from the personal name Jan, which was a Middle English variant of the name John, or as "son of Jan.
Jazayeri PersianDerived from Persian جزایر
(jazâyir) meaning "islands", of Arabic origin.
Jazlene Mexicanthe name Jazlene is of Puerto Rican origin and means "gift from god".
Jeanpetit FrenchMeans "little Jean" from Old French
petit "small" and the given name
Jean 1, originally a nickname for a small man called Jean (or applied ironically to a large man), or a distinguishing epithet for the younger of two men named Jean.... [
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Jebson EnglishMeaning "son of Jeb" of uncertain origin but likely English.
Jeffrey EnglishFrom a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as
Geffrey and in Old French as
Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of
Godfrey, but early forms such as
Galfridus and
Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic
gala "to sing" or
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