The story behind Jef
Borrowed from Dutch Jef.
Pronunciation
French: /ʒɛf/
Regional pronunciation variants
- French: /jɛf/
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Names Similar to Jef
Jaap
Borrowed from Dutch Jaap.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Əşrəf
From Arabic أَشْرَف (ʔašraf).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Leif
From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ralf
Ultimately from Old Norse Ráðulfr, probably via Swedish Ralf, German Ralf or English Ralph. Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rolf
From Old Norse Hrólfr, and from its Old French equivalent, cognates of Rudolph. Brought to England by the Normans, survived in surnames and was revived in the 19th century,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sif
From Old Norse Sif.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jef
Dewitt
From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Everett
From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C.), from Middle Dutch Everarde. Doublet of Everard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Hélder
Unclear origin, possibly from Dutch helder.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jef
Claus
From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nicolaus (“Nicholas”). The spelling Klaus is from more modern German Klaus and other Germanic languages.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Coen
* (Jewish): Variant of Cohen. * (given name): As a modern given name, also a variant of Koen.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Dirk
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length