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