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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Jefson English
"Son of Jef".

Jeg Indian

Jegen Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jacob.

Jeglič Slovene
"The Slovenian word for the Carniolan primrose." This name would likely have been given to people who inhabited the meadows of northwestern Slovenia where this flower is endemic.

Jegou French

Jehan Urdu
From the given name Jahan.

Jehan French, Breton
From the medieval given name Jehan.

Jehle Hebrew
Jehle-Romanov surname was given name of monarchical leaders over the areas of eastern Eurasia known as Russia and all Russia's yet upon revolution family erroneously reported all dead. Most family of Alexander died while remaining in Russia, while those whom escaped circa 1880 survived... [more]

Jekal Korean
Diffrent romanization of Chegal.

Jeknić Montenegrin
Derived from jekanje (јекање), meaning "moaning, crying".

Jelan Malaysian

Jelassi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Jlassi (chiefly Tunisian).

Jelavić Serbian, Bosnian
derived from the place name Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."

Jelić Croatian, Serbian

Jellema West Frisian, Frisian
Means “Son of Jelle”, the suffix -(s)ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Jellinek German

Jelmoli Romansh
Derived from the Italian given name Guglielmo.

Jelušić Croatian
The first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century).... [more]

Jelusić Croatian

Jemini Kosovar

Jemison English

Jemmott English (American)

Jena Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.

Jenal Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.

Jenatsch Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.

Jenč Sorbian

Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.

Jencks English
Variant of Jenks

Jencquel German

Jendoubi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Jendouba, the name of a large city in northwestern Tunisia. The name itself is derived from Berber (Tamazight) jen meaning "market" and douba meaning "wheat".

Jendre German (Anglicized, Rare), Czech (Anglicized, Rare), Slovak (Anglicized, Rare), Danish (Anglicized, Rare)
Jendre is an anglicized version of many surnames throughout Europe that start with 'Jendre'.... [more]

Jenis Slovak

Jenisch German
Variant of Janisch.

Jenkens English
Variant of Jenkins.

Jenkin English
From the given name Jenkin

Jenkinson English (British)

Jenks English, Welsh
English (also found in Wales) patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.

Jenlliek German

Jenna English

Jennefors Swedish (Rare)

Jenner English
Occupational name for an engineer.

Jenner German
Derived from the name Januarius.

Jenness English
English surname, a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jan 3.

Jennifer English

Jennin French (Rare)

Jenny German (Swiss), Alsatian
Derived from the given name Johannes.

Jenő Hungarian
From the given name Jenő.

Jensdatter Norwegian, Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic of Jens.

Jentzen English (American)

Jeon Korean

Jeon Korean
From Sino-Korean 全 (jeon) meaning "whole, entire".

Jeorg German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Jörg, from the German given name equivalent to English George.

Jeppson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jeppsson.

Jeppsson Swedish
Probably means "son of Jesper".

Jepsen English
Variant of Jepson.

Jeptoo African, Kenyan

Jerak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerala Slovene

Jeras Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jeray English

Jere French
Derived from the personal name Jerome, which is derived from the Greek name Hieronymos, meaning “sacred name.” Jerome was a saint who was known for translating the Bible into Latin.

Jerec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jeremiah English
From the given name Jeremiah

Jeremias Jewish, Spanish
Derived from the Hebrew given name Jeremiah

Jeremy English
From the given name Jeremy.

Jerenić Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jeričević Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jericho African
Directly taken from the place name Jericho.

Jerkan Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerkov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jerko.

Jerkovac Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.

Jermain French
Variant of Germain.

Jernancy Filipino

Jernberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish järn "iron" and berg "mountain".

Jerningham English
Variant of Jernigan

Jerolimov Croatian
Derived from the forename Jerolim.

Jerônimo Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Jerônimo.

Jerrain French (Rare)

Jerrick English
Perhaps derrived from the place name Jericho.

Jerrold English
From the given name Jerrold.

Jerry Papuan

Jersey English

Jersier French (Rare)

Jervaise French, English
Variant of Gervais.

Jeryn Polish

Jesenković Croatian, Bosnian

Ješić Serbian

Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".

Jesion Polish

Jespersson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Jesper".

Jesse English

Jessel English
From a pet-form of Jessop (a medieval male personal name - a different form of Joseph). A literary bearer is Miss Jessel, the governess who has charge of the two troubled and enigmatic children in Henry James's ghost story 'The Turn of the Screw' (1898).

Jessey English (British, Americanized, Rare)
of Hebrew origin. More commonly anglicized as Jesse, it derives from the Hebrew, of the given name .

Jessie English
Possibly a variant of Jessey, an occupational name for someone making jesses (a short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry).

Jessop English
Variant of Jessup.

Jessu French (?)

Jessup English
From the given name Joseph.

Jesten Dutch
Variation of Joosten.

Jester English

Jesu Indian

Jesús Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name Jesús.

Jet Indonesian

Jeter French (Huguenot), German
Jeter is a French and German surname. It is the last name of former New York Yankees baseball player, Derek Jeter. It's also the last name of Carmelita Jeter, an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meter sprint.

Jeter American

Jeter Sugg French (Modern)
alsace-lorraine, france

Jethro English
From the given name Jethro.

Jetson English
A patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan... [more]

Jett French
Form of Jette

Jette French

Jeudi French (Caribbean), French
From the French for Thursday. Brought over from Europe to the Caribbean, where it is now mainly found in Haiti.

Jeune French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the French word jeune "young" (from Latin iuvenis). It found more common in Haiti... [more]

Jevđević Serbian

Jevremović Serbian
Means "son of Jevrem".

Jevtić Serbian

Jew English
Ethnic name for a Jew, from Middle English jeu meaning "Jew" from Old French giu.

Jewett English
A mainly Northern English surname, derived from a pet form of Julian.

Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.

Jewson English (British)
A patronymic (also potentially matronymic) surname that means "the son of Jull", coming from the element Jull, a diminutive form of the personal name Julian or Juette from Iovis, the Roman god of thunder and the sky combined with the suffix of son.

Jeyarajah Tamil

Jeyi Shona
Porcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.

Jezavit Belarusian
Derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit), an equivalent to standard езуіт (jezuit) meaning "jesuit".

Jezavitaŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit) meaning "jesuit".

Jezdimirović Serbian
Means "son of Jezdimir".

Jezierski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".

Jeziorski Polish
Variant of Jezierski.

Jha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".

Jhala Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati clan name of unknown meaning.

Jhand Urdu, Pakistani
From Sanskrit or northern India comes from Kemboja kings and warriors, or rulers

Jhatoliya Rajasthani

Jhingan Hindi

Ji Chinese
From Chinese 纪 (jì) referring to the ancient state of Ji, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Ji Chinese
From Chinese 季 (jì) meaning "youngest brother".

Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.

Jia Chinese
From Chinese 贾 (jiǎ) referring to an ancient state and fief named Jia, both located in what is now Shanxi province.

Jialan Arabic

Jian Chinese
From Chinese 簡 (jiǎn) meaning "simple, uncomplicated", taken from the given name of several individuals.

Jiang Chinese
From Chinese 蒋 (jiǎng) referring to the ancient state of Jiang, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

Jiao Chinese
From Chinese 焦 (jiāo) referring to the ancient state of Jiao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan.

Jibiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 字 (ji) meaning "letter; character" and 引 (biki), the joining form of 引 (hiki), from 引き (hiki) meaning "pull", referring to a dictionary.

Jibril Arabic
From the given name Jibril.

Jigane Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 侍金 (see Samuraigane).

Jigger English

Jikumaru Japanese

Jilani Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jilani.

Jilho Portuguese

Jilich Czech

Jilka German (Austrian)

Jill English (New Zealand)

Jillson English
Variant of Gilson, meaning of "son of Giles".

Jim Nigerian

Jima Ethiopian

Jimbo Japanese

Jimbo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jimbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Shimpō).

Jimboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jimbou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jimeno American (Hispanic), English (American)
Jimeno (pronounced He-me-no in English) is a Hispanic last name varient of Gimeno, Ximeno, or Jiménez... [more]

Jimerson English (British), Scottish
Variant of Scottish and northern English Jameson, based on a pet form of the personal name.

Jimuta Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".

Jin Japanese
From Japanese 神 (jin) meaning "deity; god". This may have been used by shrine masters, people who came from shrines, or people who were granted by the emperor of Japan.

Jinadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".

Jinasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Jinbo Japanese
From 神 (jin, kami) meaning "god, deity, divine" combined with 保 (ho, tamotsu) meaning "protect".

Jinbo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jinbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jinboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jinbou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Jinda Japanese

Jindal Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Meaning uncertain.

Jingu Japanese
Formed with 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan, kou) meaning "god" and 宮 (kyuu, guu, kuu, miya) meaning "palace, shrine".

Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”

Jingushi Japanese

Jinjikhashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Jinnai Japanese

Jinnouchi Japanese
From the Japanese 陣 (jin) "camp" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside." The grammatical and phonetic particle ノ or 之 (no) is sometimes written between the other two characters.

Jinping Chinese

Jinzai Japanese

Jiráň Czech

Jiranorraphat Thai
From Thai จิระ (chira) meaning "long time, long space", นร (nora) meaning "man", and ภัทร (phatthra) meaning "good, prosperous".

Jiravechsoontornkul Thai

Jiravechsoontornkul Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรเวชสุนทรกุล (see Chirawetsunthonkun).

Jirayangyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).

Jirayungyern Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).

Jirayungyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).

Jiro Japanese
From Japanese 耳 (ji) meaning "ear" and 郎 (ro, rou, rō) meaning "son, male"

Jirohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jirōman Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 次郎 (jirō) meaning "2nd son" and 万 (man), a character clipping of 万屋 (yorozuya) meaning "general store", referring to a general store that was run by a 2nd son.... [more]

Jiroman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jirouman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jishkariani Georgian

Jisu Korean

Jitchaku Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 勢理客 (see Zerikyaku).

Jitmakusol Thai

Jito Japanese

Jitsue Thai

Jitsue Japanese (Rare)

Jix Thai

Jkitou Arabic (Maghrebi)

Jlassi Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
From the name of an Tamazight (Berber) tribal confederation in Tunisia; the name could be from Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʾiḵlāṣ) meaning "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" or of unknown Berber meaning.

Jō Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Joa Estonian
Joa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jõe" meaning "watrer/fluvial" or "joana" meaning "torrents/cascades".

Joachim German, French, Polish
From the given name Joachim

Joachin Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Joaquín.

Joala Estonian
Joala is an Estonian surname derived from "jõe" ("fluvial") and "ala" ("field" or "area").

Joanes English

Joanin French

Joans English
Means "Son of Joan."

Joansen Faroese, Danish
Means "son of Joen".

João Portuguese
From the given name João.

Joaquim Portuguese
From the given name Joaquim.

Joaquín Spanish
From the given name Joaquín.

Joaquin Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Joaquín.

Job English, French, German, Hungarian
English, French, German, and Hungarian from the personal name Iyov or Job, borne by a Biblical character, the central figure in the Book of Job, who was tormented by God and yet refused to forswear Him... [more]

Jobs English

Joce English

Jocelyn English
Another of the names brought to England in the eleventh century by the Normans, and mentioned in the Domesday Book. Originally a masculine name only.

Jochen German
From the given name Jochen

Jodiet German
Unknown

Jõe Estonian
Jõe is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial".

Joe English
From the given name Joe

Jõeäär Estonian
Jõeäär is an Estonian surname meaning "riverside".

Jõearu Estonian
Jõearu is an Estonian surname meaning "water grassland/meadow".

Joei Japanese