Jawahar जवाहर is an Indian male name meaning “jewel, precious stone” derived from a Persian origin. Jawaharlal is another form of the name combined with laal लाल meaning “red; ruby”. Origin: Persian Meaning: “jewel, precious stone” Usage: Indian, Hindi Variants:
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Jephtha
Jephtha is a male name, a variant of Jephthah, the name of a judge in the Old Testament who successfully defended Israel against the Ammonites. His success made him vow to give the first thing that came out of his house to God. Unfortunately, that turned out to be his daughter, whom he’d been forced…
Junaid
Junaid جنيد is an Arabic male name which derives from Arabic jund جُنْد meaning “armed forces; military” via Middle Persian gund (army, troop; group, gathering). Junaid is a diminutive of jund so the name would essentially mean “small army”. Junaid is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Middle Persian Meaning: “small army”…
Jafar
Jafarجعفر is an Arabic male name meaning “stream, river, rivulet, creek” and is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Arabic Meaning: “stream, river, rivulet, creek” Usage: Arabic, Persian Variants:
Jonquil
Jonquil is the name of a species of daffodil, in the species Narcissus jonquilla, that is originally native to Spain and Portugal but now grows in many other places. The origin of the names derives from French jonquille, borrowed from Spanish junquillo < Spanish diminutive junco (reed, rush) < Latin iuncus (rush, reed) via a…
Javan
Javan is the name of a minor figure in the Old Testament, one of the sons of Japheth, a grandson of Noah, believed to be the ancestor of the Greek people. The name may be related to Ancient Greek Ion Ἴων, the mythological ancestor of the Ionian people, likely why it means “Greece” in Hebrew….
Jawad
Jawad جواد is an Arabic male name which derives from the word meaning “generous, bountiful, goodness” as an adjective and “steed, stallion” when used as a noun. Jawad is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Arabic Meaning: “generous, bountiful, goodness”; also “steed, stallion” when used as a noun Usage: Arabic Variants:
Japheth
Japheth is the name of one of the sons of Noah, the brother of Shem and Ham. By his wife Adataneses he is the father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Through his descendants he is considered the ancestor of the Indo-European people. The etymology of Japheth is uncertain, though it has…
Jae-yong
Jae-yong is a Korean male name with a variety of meanings depending on the hanja used: 재 (Jae) 용 (yong) There are other meanings depending on the hanja used. Origin: Korean Meaning: various depending on the hanja used Usage: Korean Pronunciation: cheh-yong (Forvo)
Junli
Junli is a Chinese unisex name with a variety of meanings depending on the characters, such as: There are likely other meanings depending on the characters. Origin: Chinese Meaning: various depending on the characters used Usage: Chinese Variants:
Junius
Junius is an Ancient Roman family name, of uncertain etymology, though it seems likely that it may have derived from the name of the Roman goddess, Juno. Though the etymology behind the name is uncertain, it could be linked to Latin iuvenis meaning “youthful, young” from Proto-Indo-European root word *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “youthful, young”…
Jethro
Jethro is the name of the father-in-law of Moses, the father of Zipporah. The name comes from Hebrew meaning “fruitful” or “abundance”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “abundance, fruitful” Usage: Hebrew, English Variants: Yitro (Hebrew)
Joplin
Joplin comes from an English surname, a diminutive of the given name Job, the name of a Biblical figure whose name means “hated, persecuted” via Hebrew ayap איב (to be an enemy, to be hostile). Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “hated, persecuted” Usage: English
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