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Jaadla Estonian
Jaadla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jaataja" meaning "yea-sayer". Also, possibly a futher Estoniazation of surnames with foreign language suffixes or roots, such as "Jaakson" and "Jaanson".

Jaafar Arabic
Derived from the given name Jafar.

Jääger Estonian
Jääger is an Estonian surname meaning "game warden". Ultimately, from the German-language "jäger" meaning "hunter".

Jaago Estonian
Jaago is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of the masculine given name "Jaagup".

Jaakson Estonian
Jaakson is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Jaak". From the Estonian masculine given name "Jaak" and the Germanic suffix "son".

Jaaksoo Estonian
Jaaksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaak's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jackson" or "Jaakson" that has been Estonianized.

Jäälaid Estonian
Jäälaid is an Estonian surname meaning "ice islet".

Jäämets Estonian
Jäämets is an Estonian surname meaning "ice forest".

Jaana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇穴 (Jaana) meaning "Jaana", a former village in the former district of Katsujō in the former Japanese province of Yamato in present-day Nara, Japan, or it being a variant reading of 蛇穴 (Saragi) meaning "Saragi", an area in the same place, in the city of Gose in the prefecture of Nara in Japan.

Jaana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇穴 (Jaana) meaning "snake pit", from 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpant" and 穴 (ana) meaning "hole; pit".

Jaanimaa Estonian
Jaanimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's land"; Jaan is a masculine given name, an Estonian variant of "John".

Jaanimägi Estonian
Jaanimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (Jaan is a masculine give name) mountain".

Jaaniorg Estonian
Jaaniorg is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's valley".

Jaaniste Estonian
Jaaniste is an Estonian name derived from the masculine given name "Jaan".

Jaansalu Estonian
Jaansalu is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (a masculine given name) grove".

Jaanson Estonian
Jaanson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Jaan" and the Germanic suffix "-son"; "son of Jaan".

Jaansoo Estonian
Jaansoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jansen" or "Janson" that has been Estonianized.

Jäär Estonian
Jäär is an Estonian surname meaning "Aries".

Jäärats Estonian
Jäärats is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jää" (ice)" and "ratas (wheel)".

Jäätes Estonian
Jäätes is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätee" meaning "ice road/causeway".

Jäätma Estonian
Jäätma is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätmaa" meaning "undeveloped land".

Jääväli Estonian
Jääväli is an Estonian surname meaning "ice field".

Jabagat Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Habagat.

Jabar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jabbar.

Jabari Arabic
From the given name Jabbar.

Jabashiri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇走 (jabashiri), sound- and script-changed from 砂場走 (shabahashiri), from 砂 (sha) meaning "sand", 場 (ba) meaning "place", and 走 (hashiri), from 走り (hashiri) meaning "run", referring to a place where the sand collapses quickly.

Jabbar Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Jabbar.

Jabbari Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jabari.

Jabbie Western African, Manding

Jabeen Urdu
From a given name derived from Arabic جبين (jabin) meaning "forehead".

Jaber Arabic
From the given name Jabir.

Jaberi Persian
From the given name Jaber.

Jabes Spanish

Jabeur Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jabir.

Jabez Spanish

Jabir Arabic
From the given name Jabir.

Jablanović Croatian
Derived from jablan meaning ''poplar''.

Jabłonowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Jabłonowo or Jabłonow, both derived from Polish jabłoń meaning "apple tree".

Jabo Rwandan

Jabr Arabic
From the given name Jabr

Jacaruso Italian
An Italian surname from a compound of Ia- (from the personal name Ianni) and the southern Italian word caruso, which means ‘lad’ or ‘boy’.

Jace English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jace

Jacey American
Derrived from the given name Jacey

Jachimi Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 座喜味 (Jachimi) meaning "Jachimi", a former area in the former district of Yuntanja in the former Ryūkyū kingdom of Chūzan in parts of present-day Okinawa, Japan, or it being the Okinawan form of Japanese 座喜味 (Zakimi) meaning "Zakimi", an area in the same place, in the village of Yomitan in the district of Nakagami in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.

Jacinto Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Jacinto.

Jacke English

Jackett English
From a pet form of the given name Jack.

Jackowski m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a village called Jacków, derived from a diminutive of Jacenty.

Jacks English
Possibly derived as a diminutive of the given name Jack. A famous bearer is Canadian singer-songwriter Terry Jacks, best known for his 1974 single 'Seasons in the Sun.'

Jackso English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Jackson.

Jacó Portuguese
From the given name Jacó.

Jacob Nigerian

Jacob Jewish, English, German, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Indian (Christian)
From the given name Jacob.

Jacobe Jewish
Variant spelling of Jacobi.

Jacobi Jewish, Dutch, German, French
Latinized patronymic form of Jacob.

Jacobo Spanish
From the given name Jacobo.

Jacobowitz Jewish
Germanized spelling of a Slavic patronymic from the personal name Jacob.

Jacobsmeyer German
Habitational name from an estate so named.

Jacobsohn German, Jewish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacobsson Swedish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacoby Jewish, English, German
Variant spelling of Jacobi.

Jácome Spanish

Jacomet Romansh
Derived from the given name Jacom combined with the diminutive suffix -et.

Jacot French
Variant spelling of Jacquot.

Jacovitti Italian, Albanian

Jacoway English (American)
Altered form of the personal name Jacques.

Jacox English
A variant spelling of Jaycox.

Jacque French

Jacqueline Eastern African

Jacqueman French
Alsace-Lorraine

Jacquemin French
From a pet form of the given name Jacques.

Jacqueson French (Rare)

Jacquette French

Jacquot French
From the given name Jacquot, a diminutive of Jacques.

Jacson English
Variant of Jackson.

Jadal Indian

Jadallah Arabic
Means "the generosity of Allah" in Arabic.

Jadan Arabic

Jade English, French
From the given name Jade. It could also indicate someone with jade green eyes.

Jaden English

Jadhav Indian, Marathi
Marathi variant of Yadav.

Jadine Arabic (Maghrebi)

Jadwin English
"Jadwin" is said to mean "friend of a stonecutter" (Anglo-Saxon jad "stonecutter" + win or "friend.")

Jaegal Korean
Korean form of Zhuge, from Sino-Korean 諸葛

Jaekal Korean
Variant romanization of Chegal / Jaegal.

Jafar Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jafar

Jafarian Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Jafarpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian جعفرپور (see Jafarpour).

Jafarpour Persian
Means "son of Jafar" in Persian.

Jafarzadeh Persian
From the given name Jafar combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Jaffar Arabic
From the given name Jaffar

Jaffe Hebrew
From the given name Jaffe.

Jaffé German, Jewish
German form of Jaffe.

Jaffer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jafar.

Jaffray Scottish Gaelic, Breton

Jagabana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇ケ鼻 (see Jagahana).

Jagahana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent", ケ (ga), an obsolete possessive marker for place names, and 鼻 (hana) meaning "nose", referring to a snake and land that sticks out.

Jägermeisterssen German
Means son of the "Master-Hunter". Originally given to the son of the master-hunter in hunting camps.

Jaggard English
The name Jaggard is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was originally a name for someone who worked as a person who tends draughthorses.

Jagher English

Jagiełło Polish
Originally from Old Lithuanian jotis and gaili, meaning "strong rider". This was the last name of the Polish King Władysław Jagiełło, who, along with his wife, started the Jagiellonian dynasty in the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Jago Cornish
A patronym, Jago is the Cornish for James/Jacob but is most commonly found as a surname. It’s use as a surname dates back to the early 13th Century.... [more]

Jagodowski Polish

Jagodzińska f Polish
Feminine form of Jagodziński.

Jagodziński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Jagodno, Jagodziny, Jagodzinek or Jagodziniec, all derived from Polish jagoda meaning "berry".

Jagon Filipino

Jagr Czech
Jágr is a Czech-language surname. It is related to the German surname Jäger which means "hunter" in German. It is used by the Ice Hockey player Jaromír Jágr.

Jahan Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Indian, Hindi
From the given name Jahan.

Jahana Okinawan
Possibly from Japanese 謝 (ja) meaning "apologise, thanks" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower".

Jahanbakhsh Persian
Derived from the given name Jahan.

Jahangir Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Jahangir.

Jahangiri Persian
From the given name Jahangir.

Jahangirzadeh Persian
Means "born of Jahangir".

Jahani Persian
From the given name Jahan.

Jahelka Slovak

Jahić Bosnian

Jahimaa Estonian
Jahimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "shooting/hunting land".

Jahimees Estonian
Jahimees is an Estonian surname meaning "hunter" (literally, "hunting man").

Jahlan Arabic

Jahne German
Variant of Jahn.

Jahni Malaysian

Jahns German
Patronymic from the personal name Jahn.

Jahnson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jansson.

Jaho Albanian

Jahović Bosnian

Jahu Estonian
Jahu is an Estonian surname meaning "flour".

Jaiby Indian (Rare)

Jaik Estonian
Jaik is an Estonian surname derived from "jäik" meaning "rigid" and "stiff".

Jaime Spanish, Portuguese (African)
From the given name Jaime 1.

Jaimes Spanish
Variant of Jaimez.

Jaimez Spanish
Means "son of Jaime 1" in Spanish.

Jaimoukha Circassian
Means "cow herd, cowman", from Kabardian жэм (žăm) meaning "cow" and хъу (χ°) "male, man". It traditionally indicated someone who was wealthy because they possessed a large herd of bovine.

Jajalo Croatian

Jajčanin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from jaje, meaning "egg".

Jakaitis Lithuanian
Unknown meaning.

Jake English

Jaken Dutch
Possibly derived from the given name Jakob.

Jakers English

Jakes English

Jakeson English
It means "son of Jake"

Jaketsu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).

Jakić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jakov".

Jakimov m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakim".

Jakimova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakimov.

Jakimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakimovski.

Jakimovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakim".

Jakk Estonian (Rare)
Probably originated from another language.

Jakka Indian

Jaklin Slovene

Jakobe English (African)
Variant of Jacoby.

Jakobsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jakob" in Icelandic.

Jakobson Estonian
Estonian spelling of Jacobson.

Jakopinčić Croatian

Jakov Croatian
Derived from the name Jakov.

Jakovleska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakovleski.

Jakovleski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakov".

Jakovljević Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Jakov".

Jakša Croatian
Derived from the forename Jakov.

Jakšić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jakov.

Jakson English
Variant of Jackson.

Jakub Polish, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Jakub.

Jakubek Polish, Czech
From a pet form of the given name Jakub.

Jakublewska Polish

Jakubowicz Polish
Means "son of Jakub".

Jakupaj Kosovar

Jakupec Croatian
Derived from the name Jakub.

Jakupi Albanian

Jakupi Albanian
From the given name Jakup.

Jakupović Bosnian
Means "son of Jakup".

Jalajas Estonian
Jalajas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jalakas" meaning "elm" and "wych elm".

Jalakas Estonian
Jalakas is an Estonian surname meaning "wych elm" (Ulmus glabra).

Jalal Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.

Jalali Persian, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.

Jalandoni Filipino, Hiligaynon
Meaning uncertain.

Jalas Estonian
Jalas is an Estonian surname meaning "runner", "hob" and "cradle".

Jalast Estonian
Jalast is an Estonian surname derived from "jalastama" meaning "dismount" and "unhorse".

Jalbani Pakistani, Sindhi, Balochi

Jaldín Spanish

Jaleel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Jalil.

Jalg Estonian
Jalg is an Estonian surname meaning "foot".

Jali South African

Jalil Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jalil

Jalili Persian
From the given name Jalil.

Jalilian Persian
From the given name Jalil.

Jalilov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jalil".

Jalilpour Persian
Means "son of Jalil".

Jalilzadeh Persian
Means "born of Jalil".

Jallai Estonian
Jallai is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jala" meaning "afoot".

Jallane Anglo-Norman

Jaller Spanish (Latin American)

Jalloh Western African
Probably a derivative of Arabic Jalil.

Jalloh Western African, Fula
Variant of Diallo primarily used in Sierra Leone.

Jallow Western African, Fula
Variant of Diallo primarily used in Gambia.

Jaloliddinov Uzbek
Means "son of Jaloliddin".

Jalolov Uzbek

Jalonen Finnish

Jama Somali

Jamal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Jamal.

Jamala Pakistani

Jamali Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.

Jamarah Filipino

Jambalos Tagalog
From Tagalog hambalos meaning "to whip, to whack".

Jambrečec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrek Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambreković Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrišak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrošić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jame English

Jameel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Jamil.

Jamess English

Jamesson English (Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jamet French

Jamgochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Jamieson Scottish
Variant of Jamison.

Jamig Arabic

Jamil Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Jamil.

Jamiyansüren Mongolian

Jamkojian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Jamoukha Circassian
Variant transcription of Jaimoukha.

Jampang Batak

Jamshed Persian, Tajik
From the given name Jamshed.

Jamwal Hinduism

Jan Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi
Derived from the given name Jan.

Jana English

Janáček Czech

Janačkin Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the Belarusian given name Jan 1.

Jančanka Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian given name Jan 1.

Jancsics Hungarian

Janczak Polish
Patronymic from the Polish given name Jan 1.

Jandali Arabic

Jander Filipino
MEANING HERE AND THERE.

Jandin Romansh

Jandre German

Jandrej Croatian

Jandro Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.

Jandroković Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.

Jandusay Tagalog
From Tagalog handusay meaning "to prostrate, to lie face down".

Jane English
Derived from the given name Jane.

Janecki Polish

Janeczek Polish
From a pet form of the personal name Jan 1.

Janer English

Jänes Estonian
Means "hare" in Estonian.

Janet English
Directly from the given name Janet.

Janett Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Johannes in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett.

Janev Macedonian
Cognate of Yanev.

Janeva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Janev.

Janeway English
Derived 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).

Jang Korean
Korean form of Zhang, from Sino-Korean 張 (jang).

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

Jani Indian, Odia, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".

Janibekov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekov.

Janibekuly Kazakh (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekuly.

Jänicke German
From a pet form of the personal name Johann.

Janigg Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Johannes.

Janikowska Polish

Janiš Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from a derivative of the given name Jan 1.

Jänisch German
Variant of Janisch.

Janisch German, German (Austrian)
Germanized form of Sorbian Janiš, Polish Janiś and Janisz and Czech and Slovak Janiš.

Janison American (Modern, Rare)
Means son of Jane. Extremely rare surname.

Janisse French
Possibly a respelling of French Janisset, from a pet form of Jan, a variant spelling of Jean, French equivalent of John.

Janit English

Janīte Latvian

Janjić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from janje, meaning "lamb".

Janjöri Romansh
Contraction of a short form of the given name Johannes and Jöri.

Janjoš Bosnian

Janjuš Serbian

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

Jankaj Slovak
Jankaj is the name of my ancestors who lived in Snina, Slovakia. It is also spelled Janko

Jankanic Slovak

Janki Romansh
Variant of Janka.

Jankiewicz Polish
Patronymic of the personal name Jan 1.

Jankins English (American)
Variant of Jenkins.

Jankoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jankoski.

Jankoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Janko".

Janmaat Dutch
Possibly 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 English
Derived from a diminutive of the Medieval English given name Jan 3. A famous bearer is American actress Allison Janney (1959-).

Janno Estonian
Janno is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name).

Jannusch German
From a pet form of the personal name Jan 1.

János Hungarian
From the given name János.

Jánoš Czech

Jánošík Slovak
Comes from a pet form of the name Ján.

Janos̆ko Slovak
From a derivative of the personal name Jánoš.

Janota Czech
Derivative of Jan 1.

Janovič Belarusian
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janowicz Polish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janse Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jantol Croatian