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| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim | m | Biblical | The origin and exact meaning of the name Joachim are not clearly defined |
| Jobst | m | Breton | The name Jobst is a male first name that is derived as a Low German spelling from Job a… |
| Jochim | m | Jochim is a rare form of the name Jochen, which is understood as the German short form … | |
| Jodokus | m | Breton | Jodokus is a Latinized form of the Celtic-Breton name Iodoc or Judoc, which made its wa… |
| Joela | f | French | Joela represents a female variant of the name Joel and means "Yahweh is God." The word … |
| Joelina-Fabienne | f | Joelina-Fabienne is a double name combining Joelina ("the Lord is gracious") and Fabien… | |
| Joellina | f | Joellina is derived from Joelle, a feminine variant of the name Joel, and carries the m… | |
| Johan-Marten | m | Dutch | Johan-Marten is a double name combining Johan ("God is gracious") and Marten ("the one … |
| Johann-Magnus | m | Latin | Johann is a short form of the biblical name Johannes, while Magnus comes from Latin and… |
| Johanna-Elisa | f | Johanna-Elisa is a double name combining Johanna ("God is gracious") and Elisa ("God is… | |
| Johanna-Franziska | f | Johanna means 'God is gracious' or 'the God-given one' (Hebrew), while Franziska has th… | |
| Johanna-Nele | f | Johanna-Nele is a double name combining Johanna ("God is gracious") and Nele ("the horn… | |
| Johanna-Sophie | f | The name represents a strong personality, grace, youth, delicacy, childlike qualities, … | |
| Johannes-Otto | m | Dutch | Johannes-Otto is a double name combining Johannes ("God is gracious") and Otto ("the ri… |
| Johannes-Paul | m | Latin | Johannes-Paul consists of the names Johannes and Paul |
| Johannes-Wolfgang | m | Johannes-Wolfgang is a double name combining Johannes ("God is gracious") and Wolfgang … | |
| John-Martin | m | Biblical | John-Martin is a double name combining John ("God is gracious") and Martin ("dedicated … |
| Jojo | f | African | Jojo is a first name that appears in both male and female forms and originates from Wes… |
| Joko | m | Finnish | Joko is a Low German abbreviation of Joachim and similar names that begin with 'Jo-', s… |
| Jola-Alexandra | f | Polish | Jola, from Jolanda, stands for 'violet flower', while Alexandra translates from Greek a… |
| Jolanda-Barbara | f | Latin | Currently, there is no information on the meaning |
| Jolanta-Maria | f | Aramaic | Jolanta-Maria is a double name combining Jolanta ("the violet flower") and Maria ("the … |
| Jolantha | f | Jolantha represents a feminine form of the Greek first name Jolanda | |
| Jolena | f | French | Jolena, a female first name, means that Yahweh is gracious |
| Jolie-Marie | f | English | Jolie stands for cheerful, happy, and lovable and is translated from French as pretty o… |
| Jolina-Luise | f | Jolina-Luise is a double name combining Jolina ("Yahweh is gracious") and Luise ("the f… | |
| Jona | m | Jona is a gender-neutral first name; in Germany, a second name is required for exact ge… | |
| Jonas | m | Latin | Jonas is derived from the Latinized form of the name Jona, which goes back to the ancie… |
| Jonas-Alessandro | m | Greek | Jonas-Alessandro is a double name combining Jonas ("the dove") and Alessandro ("the man… |
| Jonas-Alexander | m | Jonas-Alexander consists of the names Jonas and Alexander | |
| Jonas-Etienne | m | French | The name stands for 'dove' and refers to the meaning of the two components Jonas and Et… |
| Jonas-Luca | m | The name Luca comes from Lukas and means 'the light' | |
| Jonas-Paul | m | The meaning of Jonas is 'dove' and that of Paul is 'the little one', which results in t… | |
| Jonas-Tobias | m | German | See also the individual first names Jonas and Tobias |
| Jonathan | m | Hebrew | Jonathan is a biblical name of Hebrew origin |
| Jonathan-Elias | m | Hebrew | The double name Jonathan-Elias consists of the meanings of both parts |
| Joram | m | English | The name Joram (jōrām) is a short form of Jehoram (jəhōrām) and appears in several bibl… |
| Jorel | m | American | Jorel is a Hebrew name whose meaning in a figurative sense is 'God will rise up' |
| Jörg | m | Danish | As an Upper German short form of the name Georg, which comes from Ancient Greek, Jörg m… |
| Jörg-Oliver | m | Jörg-Oliver is a double name combining Jörg ("the farmer") and Oliver ("the olive tree … | |
| Jorin | m | Dutch | The name Jorin can be both masculine and feminine and has different origins and meanings |
| Jörn | m | Danish | Jörn is a diminutive of Jörgen, which traces back to the Low German form of Georg and c… |
| Jörn-Luca | m | Jörn-Luca is a double name combining Jörn ("the farmer") and Luca ("the born in light") | |
| Josana | f | Josana is a variation of Josephine | |
| Josch | m | Hebrew | The name Josch derives from the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛) and carries the meani… |
| Joschka | m | Hungarian | Joschka is the Germanized form of Joska (Jóska), a Hungarian diminutive of the biblical… |
| Josef | m | Hebrew | Josef is a biblical name of Hebrew origin that carries the meaning 'God may add,' which… |
| Josephin | f | Josephin is a feminine form of the name that carries the meaning God adds or JHWH adds … | |
| Josephina | f | English | Josephina means 'God may add,' which indicates the desire that God may grant another da… |
| Josephine-Geraldine | f | English | Josephine-Geraldine is a double name combining Josephine ("God may add") and Geraldine … |
| Joshua | m | Hebrew | Joshua is derived from the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛), which is composed of two … |
| Josi-Lucia | f | Josi-Lucia is a double name combining Josi ("God may increase") and Lucia ("the born at… | |
| Josine | f | French | Josine is a Frisian-Dutch variant of Josina, which is a Frisian form of the name Josefi… |
| Josta | f | Breton | Josta is the feminine form of Jost, a Dutch short form of the name Jodokus, whose Latin… |
| Josy | f | English | Josy is a short form of the traditional name Josefine or Josephine |
| Jubal | m | Biblical | Jubal, a masculine first name with Hebrew origins (יוּבָל jûvāl), is found in the Bible |
| Jucunda | f | Latin | Jucunda is a female first name that comes from Latin and traces back to an ancient Roma… |
| Judith-Eva | f | Aramaic | Judith-Eva is a double name combining Judith ("she will be praised") and Eva ("the life") |
| Jul | m | Latin | Jul is a Norwegian variation of Gjurd, which is derived from Guðfrøðr |
| Jula-Lynn | f | Jula-Lynn is a double name combining Jula ("the one from the Julian family") and Lynn (… | |
| Jule | f | Latin | Jule is a short form of the name Julia and also exists in a masculine form |
| Julia-Jennifer | f | Danish | Julia-Jennifer is a double name combining Julia ("the one from the Julian family") and … |
| Julia-Judith | f | Aramaic | Julia-Judith is a double name combining Julia ("the one from the Julian family") and Ju… |
| Juliana | f | Latin | Juliana is an extension of the name Julia and the female variant of Julian |
| Julie-Celine | f | Julie-Celine is a double name combining Julie ("the one from the Julian family") and Ce… | |
| Juliea | f | Latin | Juliea is a variation of Julia, which has its origins in the ancient Roman name Julius |
| Julies | m | Latin | Julies is regarded as a rare variant of Julius, a name that originates from an ancient … |
| Julina | f | Latin | The name Julina is a modern German variant of Julia and the feminine form of Julian, de… |
| Julinka | f | Latin | The name Julinka is a Slavic form of Julina and at the same time a diminutive of Julia,… |
| Julischka | f | Latin | Julischka is a feminine first name that is a Germanized variant of Juliska, a Hungarian… |
| Julius-Alexander | m | Latin | Julius-Alexander is a double name consisting of the first names Julius and Alexander |
| Juljane | f | Latin | Juljane is a rare girl's name known as a German variant of Juliane |
| Julwin | m | Latin | Julwin is a rare derivation of the name Julien, which has its roots in Julius |
| Junus | m | Arabic | Junus is a modified version of the Arabic and Turkish name Yunus |
| Juraj | m | Slavic | Juraj is a Croatian and Slovak variant of the name Georg and means 'the farmer' or 'the… |
| Jürgen | m | The first name Jürgen is a Low German variant of Georg, which can be traced back to the… | |
| Jürgen-Max | m | Latin | Jürgen-Max is a double name combining Jürgen ("the farmer") and Max ("the greatest") |
| Jurian | m | Jurian is a historical Low German form of the name Georg and has its origins in Ancient… | |
| Jurien | m | Jurien is a northern German form of the name Georg, which is derived from the ancient G… | |
| Jurin | m | Jurin is regarded as the northern German spelling of Georg and is derived from the Anci… | |
| Jürn | m | The first name Jürn means 'the farmer' or 'the agricultural worker' | |
| Jürnjochen | m | Hebrew | The name Jürnjochen consists of the elements Jürn and Jochen |
| Jurrien | m | Dutch | Jurrien (Jurriën) is a Dutch derivation of Jurrian or Jurian, which traces back to an o… |
| Just | m | Latin | Just is a short form of the name Justus and means "the Just" |
| Justin-Alexander | m | English | Justin originates as a Roman surname, while Alexander is a significant historical figur… |
| Justina | f | Latin | The name Justina essentially means 'the Just', 'the Honest', and 'the Righteous' |
| Justina-Loana | f | Justina-Loana is a double name combining Justina ("the just one") and Loana ("the shini… | |
| Justine | f | Latin | Justine is considered the feminine form of Justin and has its origin in the Latin word … |
| Jutte | f | Jutte and Jütte are East Frisian derivations of Jutta, which is regarded as a pet form … | |
| Jyle | m | Latin | Jyle is regarded as a Low German variant of Jule, a diminutive of the name Julian, whic… |
| Kahleen | f | English | The generous and sincere queen |
| Kahrin | f | The name has its roots in German | |
| Kai | m | Latin | Kai is a unisex name, but it appears more frequently as a male name in German-speaking … |
| Kai-Achim | m | Kai-Achim is a double name combining Kai ("the fighter") and Achim ("God will raise up") | |
| Kai-Henry | m | Kai-Henry is a double name combining Kai ("the fighter") and Henry ("the lord of the ho… | |
| Kai-Hong | m | The origin of the word is German | |
| Kai-Jürgen | m | Kai-Jürgen is a double name combining Kai ("the fighter") and Jürgen ("the farmer") | |
| Kai-Uwe | m | Celtic | Kai-Uwe is a double name combining Kai ("the fighter") and Uwe ("the doer") |
| Kai-Wolfgang | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Kaius | m | Latin | Kaius is a male name variation that derives from Caius and is rooted in Gaius |