Baby Girl names that start with  “ J “ and their  Meaning

Jaala

Hebrew, meaning ‘wild goat’.

Jaamini

Hindi, meaning ‘evening’.

Jabmen

Arabic, meaning ‘high forehead’.

Jacaranda

(alt. Jacarranda, Jakaranda)

Spanish, the name of a flower with purple blossoms.

Jacey

(alt. Jace, Jaci, Jacie)

Greek alternative of Jacinda, meaning ‘hyacinth’.

Jachan

Hebrew, meaning ‘sorrow’.

Jacinda

(alt. Jacinta)

Spanish, meaning ‘hyacinth’.

Jackie

(alt. Jacque, Jacqui)

Shortened form of Jacqueline, meaning ‘he who supplants’.

Jacqueline

(alt. Jacalyn, Jacklyn, Jacquelyn, Jaqlyn)

French, meaning ‘he who supplants’.

Jada

Spanish, meaning ‘jade’.

Jade

(alt. Jada, Jaida, Jayda, Jayde)

Spanish, meaning ‘green stone’.

Jaden

(alt. Jadyn, Jaiden, Jaidyn, Jayden)

Contraction of Jade and Hayden, meaning ‘green hedged valley’.

Jaeda

Arabic, meaning ‘goodness’.

Jael

Hebrew, meaning ‘mountain goat’.

Jaime

(alt. Jaima, Jaimie, Jami, Jamie)

Spanish, meaning ‘he who supplants’.

Jaira

Hebrew, meaning ‘shining’.

Jairdan

American, meaning ‘educator’.

Jakayla

Native American, meaning ‘crowned with a laurel’.

Jaleh

Persian, meaning ‘born of the rain’.

Jalia

American, meaning ‘noble woman’.

Jalila

Arabic, meaning ‘important one’.

Jamari

French, meaning ‘warrior woman’.

Jamila

Arabic, meaning ‘lovely’.

Jan

(alt. Jann, Janna)

Hebrew, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jana

(alt. Jaana)

Hebrew, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janae

(alt. Janay)

American, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jane

(alt. Jayne)

Feminine form of the Hebrew John, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janelle

(alt. Janel, Janell, Jenelle)

American, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janet

(alt. Janette)

Scottish, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janice

(alt. Janis)

American, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janie

(alt. Janney, Jannie)

Shortened form of Janet, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janine

(alt. Janeen)

English, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janis

Alternative of Jane, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Janoah

(alt. Janiya, Janiyah)

Hebrew, meaning ‘quiet and calm’.

January

English, meaning ‘the first month’.

Jarah

Hebrew, meaning ‘honey’.

Jarita

Hindi-Sanskrit, meaning ‘famous bird’.

Jasmine

(alt. Jasmin, Jazim, Jazmine)

Persian, meaning ‘jasmine flower’.

Jay

Latin, meaning ‘jaybird’.

Jayna

Sanskrit, meaning ‘bringer of victory’.

Jean

(alt. Jeane, Jeanne)

Scottish, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jeana

(alt. Jeanna)

Latin, meaning ‘queen’.

Jeanette

(alt. Jeannette, Janette)

French, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jeanie

(alt. Jeannie)

Shortened form of Jeanette, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jeanine

(alt. Jeannine)

Latin, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jehan

Arabic, meaning ‘worldly woman’.

Jehosheba

Hebrew, meaning ‘oath of the Lord’.

Jelena

Slavic, meaning ‘bright’.

Jelissa

American, meaning ‘white bee’.

Jemima

Hebrew, meaning ‘dove’.

Jemina

Hebrew, meaning ‘listened to’.

Jemma

Italian, meaning ‘precious stone’.

Jemsa

Spanish, meaning ‘gem’.

Jena

Arabic, meaning ‘little bird’.

Jendayi

Egyptian, meaning ‘thankful one’.

Jeneil

American, meaning ‘champion’.

Jenna

Hebrew, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jennifer

(alt. Jenifer)

Welsh, meaning ‘white and smooth’.

Jenny

(alt. Jennie)

Shortened form of Jennifer, meaning ‘white and smooth’.

Jensine

Danish, meaning ‘God is gracious’.

Jerrie

(alt. Jeri, Jerri, Jerrie, Jerry)

German, meaning ‘spear ruler’.

Jersey

American, a place name.

Jerusha

Hebrew, meaning ‘married’.

Jeryl

English, meaning ‘spear ruler’.

Jess

Shortened form of Jessica, meaning ‘He sees’.

Jessa

Shortened form of Jessica, meaning ‘He sees’.

Jessamine

French, meaning ‘jasmine’.

Jessamy

(alt. Jessame, Jessamine, Jessamyn)

Persian, meaning ‘jasmine flower’.

Jessenia

Arabic, meaning ‘delicate like a flower’.

Jessica

(alt. Jesica, Jesika, Jessika)

Hebrew, meaning ‘He sees’.

Jessie

(alt. Jesse, Jessi, Jessye)

Shortened form of Jessica, meaning ‘He sees’.

Jesusa

Spanish, meaning ‘mother of the Lord’.

Jethetha

Hebrew, meaning ‘princess’.

Jette

(alt. Jetta, Jettie)

Danish, meaning ‘black as coal’.

Jewel

(alt. Jewell)

French, meaning ‘delight’.

Jezebel

(alt. Jezabel, Jezabelle)

Hebrew, meaning ‘pure and virginal’.

Jia li

Chinese, meaning ‘beautiful and kind’.

Jiera

Lithuanian, meaning ‘lively’.

Jiles

American, meaning ‘young goat’.

Jill

Latin, meaning ‘youthful’.

Jillian

Latin, meaning ‘youthful’.

Jimena

Spanish, meaning ‘heard’.

Jin

Japanese, meaning ‘tenderness’.

Jinx

Latin, meaning ‘performs spells’.

Jivanta

Hindi, meaning ‘life giver’.

Jo

Shortened form of Joanna, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Joan

Hebrew, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Joanna

(alt. Joana, Joanie, Joanne, Johanna)

Hebrew, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Jobina

(alt. Jobey, Jobyna)

Hebrew, meaning ‘persecuted’.

Jocasta

Italian, meaning ‘lighthearted’.

Jocelyn

(alt. Jauslyn, Joscelin, Joslyn)

German, meaning ‘cheerful’.

Jocose

Latin, meaning ‘gleeful’.

Jody

(alt. Jodee, Jodi, Jodie)

Shortened form of Judith, meaning ‘Jewish’.

Joelle

(alt. Joela)

Hebrew, meaning ‘Jehovah is the Lord’.

Joey

Alternative of Josephine or Joanna.

Joie

French, meaning ‘joy’.

Jolan

Greek, meaning ‘violet flower’.

Joalnda

Italian, meaning ‘purple’.

Jolene

Contraction of Joanna and Darlene, meaning ‘gracious darling’.

Jolie

(alt. Joely)

French, meaning ‘pretty’.

Jora

Hebrew, meaning ‘autumn rain’.

Jorah

Hebrerw, meaning ‘autumn rose’.

Jordan

(alt. Jordana, Jordin, Jordyn)

Hebew, meaning ‘descend’.

Jorunn

Norse, meaning ‘lover of horses’.

Josephine

(alt. Josefina, Josephina)

Hebrew, meaning ‘Jehovah increases’.

Josie

(alt. Joss, Jossie)

Shortened form of Josephine, meaning ‘Jehovah increases’.

Jovita

(alt. Jovie)

Latin, meaning ‘made glad’.

Joy

Latin, meaning ‘joy’.

Joyce

Latin, meaning ‘joyous’.

Juanita

(alt. Juana)

Spanish, meaning ‘the Lord is gracious’.

Juba

African, meaning ‘born on a Monday’.

Jubilee

Hebrew, meaning ‘horn of a ram’.

Judith

(alt. Judit)

Hebrew, meaning ‘Jewish’.

Judy

(alt. Judi, Judie)

Shortened form of Judith, meaning ‘Jewish’.

Jules

French, meaning ‘Jove’s child’.

Julia

Latin, meaning ‘youthful’.

Julianne

(alt. Juliana, Juliann, Julianne)

Latin, meaning ‘youthful’.

Julie

(alt. Juli)

Shortened form of Julia, meaning ‘youthful’.

Juliet

(alt. Joliet, Juliette)

Latin, meaning ‘youthful’. Shakespeare protagonist in Romeo & Juliet.

Jumana

(alt. Jumanah, Jummanah)

Arabic, meaning ‘silver pearl’.

June

(alt. Juna)

Latin, after the month of the same name.

Juniper

Dutch, from the shrub of the same name.

Juno

(alt. Juneau)

Latin, meaning ‘queen of heaven’.

Justice

English, meaning ‘to deliver what is just’.

Justine

(alt. Justina)

Latin, meaning ‘fair and righteous’.

Juturna

Latin, mythological goddess of fountains and spings.

Jwahir

African, meaning ‘golden woman’.

Jyoti

Indian, meaning ‘born into the light’.

Jyotsna

Indian, meaning ‘lady of the moonlight’.

Names from literature

Alice (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)

Anna (Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy)

Bella (Twilight, Stephenie Meyer)

Clarissa (Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf)

Elizabeth (Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen)

Hermione (Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling)

Jane (Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë)

Rebecca (Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier)

Emma (Emma, Jane Austen)

Tess (Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy)