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Jõgisoo EstonianJõgisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "river swamp/marsh".
Johnny EnglishFrom the given name Johnny, which is diminutive of given name John.
Jõhvi EstonianJõhvi is an Estonian surname derived from "jõhvikas", meaning "cranberry".
Jõks EstonianJõks is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jooks" meaning "run", "course", "scamper" and "traveling".
Jolicoeur French (Quebec), Haitian CreoleFrom Old French
joli "joyful, cheerful" and
cuer "heart". It was originally a nickname for a cheerful person. This was a frequent French Canadian secondary surname (or
dit name).
Joliet FrenchFrom French
Jolie "pretty one" and the popular suffix
-et "little" meaning "pretty little one."
Joll EstonianJoll is an Estonian surname meaning "dinghy (boat)".
Jolley EnglishThe surname Jolley came from the English word jolly.
Jolly EnglishFrom the English word
jolly, which is ultimately from Old French joli# ("merry, happy"). Originally a nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition.
Jongbloed DutchNickname for a young person, derived from Middle Dutch
jonc meaning "young" and
bloet meaning "blood". A famous bearer of this surname was the Dutch soccer goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed (1940-2023).
Jōnouchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 城
(jō) meaning "castle"; 之
(no), a possessive particle; and 内
(uchi) meaning "inside".
Joo KoreanAlternate transcription of Korean Hangul 주 (see
Ju).
Joof SererThe surname Joof (English spelling in Gambia) whit its derivatives Juuf / Juf (Seereer proper) or Diouf (French spelling in Senegal and Mauritania) is a Senegambian surname found amongst the Seereer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania... [
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Jõõger EstonianJõõger is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "jääger" meaning "hunter" and "trapper".
Joon EstonianJoon is an Estonian surname meaning "line" and "stripe".
Joonas EstonianJoonas is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variant of the name "Jonas".
Joost EstonianJoost is an Estonian surname, derived from the masculine given name "Joost"; ultimately from St. Judoc.
Joosu EstonianJoosu is an Estonian surname (and masculine give name) derived from the biblical name "Joosu" ("Joshua").
Joplin EnglishPossibly derived from a Middle English diminutive of
Geoffrey, a nickname from Middle English
joppe "fool", or from the Biblical name
Job... [
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Jorba CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Jorquera SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Jõulu EstonianJõulu is an Estonian surname meaning "Christmas" (Estonian: "Jõulud").
Jourdemayne Medieval EnglishLikely from Old French
jor de main meaning "day labourer". This was borne by Margery Jourdemayne, an English woman known as the "Witch of Eye" who was burned at the stake in 1441 for conspiring to kill the king with witchcraft... [
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Journo Judeo-SpanishDerived from Italian
giorno meaning "day", taken from the given name
Bongiorno meaning "good day".
Jowett EnglishFrom the medieval male personal name
Jowet or the female personal name
Jowette, both literally "little
Jowe", a pet-form of
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Joy EnglishEither derived directly from the word, indicating a nickname for a joyous person, or a variant of
Joyce.
Joyson EnglishMetronymic of the name Joy from the female given name Joia, deriving from the Middle English, Old French "joie, joye" meaning "joy". It may also be a nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition.
Juangroongruangkit ThaiFrom surname
Juang, Thai รุ่งเรือง (
rungrueang) meaning "flourishing; prosperous; thriving", and กิจ (
kit) meaning "duty; work"
Judeh ArabicFrom Arabic جودة
(jawdah) meaning "excellence, goodness".
Judge English, Irishoccupational name for an officer of justice or a nickname for a solemn and authoritative person thought to behave like a judge from Middle English Old French
juge "judge" (from Latin
iudex from
ius "law" and
dicere "to say") which replaced the Old English term
dema... [
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Juel Danish, Norwegian, SwedishAlternate form of
Juhl. This variant of the name can be traced back to the 14th century and is the name of a Danish noble family sometimes referred to as "Juel med stjernen" meaning "Juel with the star" in reference to their coat-of-arms, as a way to distinguish them from another Danish noble family - the
Juul-family - who in turn are known as "Juul with the fleur-de-lis"... [
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Juga EstonianJuga is an Estonian surmane meaning "waterfall" and "cascade".
Juhasov SlovakHungarian (Juhász): occupational name for a shepherd from juh 'sheep' + the occupational suffix -ász.
Juhe EstonianJuhe is an Estonian surname meaning "cord" and "wire".
Juhl Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Low GermanLikely originating as a nickname for people born around Christmas or who had a connection with that time of year, from the Old Norse
jól, which was the name of the Nordic pagan midwinter festival, or modern Danish
jul meaning "Christmas" (cf... [
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Juht EstonianJuht is an Estonian surname meaning "leader" and "driver".
Juin FrenchDerived from French
juin meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Jules FrenchFrom a personal name (Latin
Julius). The name was borne in the Middle Ages in honor of various minor Christian saints.
Jūmonji JapaneseMeans "cross, crisscross" in Japanese, a compound of 十 (
jū) meaning "ten", 文 (
mon) meaning "writing", and 字 (
ji) meaning "character, handwriting."
Jump EnglishPerhaps from the English word
jump. A notable namesake was American scientist Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941).
Junejo Pakistani, SindhiMeans "(sons) of Juno", derived from the name of a past ancestor, Jam Juno, combined with Sindhi جي
(jy) meaning "of". The Junejo are a Sindhi tribe mainly concentrated in Pakistan and parts of India.
Jungbluth GermanMeans "young blossom" in German, from German
jung "young" and blüte "blossom, flower", possibly denoting a person who blossomed early in their life.
Jünger German, JewishGerman (
Jünger) distinguishing name, from Middle High German
jünger ‘younger’, for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, usually a son who bore the same name as his father... [
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Junkins EnglishDerived from the Middle English given name
Jenkin, which was in turn created from a diminutive of the name
John, with the suffix "kin," added to the name.
Junko JapaneseJunko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean any of the following:... [
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Junkur EstonianJunkur is an Estonian surname meaning "squire" and "cadet".
Jupe EnglishA kind of cloak or cape. It is possible that an ancestor of an individual with this surname was known for their association with these kinds of clothing.
Jupin Frenchfrom a diminutive of Old French
jupe a term denoting a long woolen garment hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or a nickname for a wearer) of such garments. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Jurado Spanish, PortugueseOccupational name for any of various officials who had to take an oath that they would perform their duty properly, from
jurado "sworn", past participle of
jurar "to swear" (Latin
iurare).