Israel
From Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”). In the Bible, it is…
- Gender
- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends L
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Ivan
From Russian Ива́н (Iván), and from Ivan in several Slavic languages. Doublet of John and its relatives Evan, Giovanni, Ian, Johann, and Sean, etc. Rare variant of Evan, from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Ivy
From ivy, the name of a plant. An ivy branch used to be hung outside an establishment to advertise that it sold alcohol, so it may originally been an occupationational surname…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Jacinto
Learned borrowing from Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos). a male given name from Spanish, feminine…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Jane
Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
January
From Middle English Januarie, januari, re-latinised forms of Middle English Janevere, Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), a compound…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Jasmine
From French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Classical Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), from earlier یاسمن (yāsaman), from Middle Persian yʾsmn' (yāsaman). Borrowed from…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Javier
Borrowed from Basque Xabier, ultimately from Basque etxeberria (“the new house”). a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to English Xavier
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Jay Ar
From English; phonetic respelling of JR.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
Jean
Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Jefferson
Unadapted borrowing from English Jefferson. Borrowed from English Jefferson.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Jennifer
From Cornish Gweniver, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever (cognate with Welsh Gwenhwyfar), from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnabhair, which…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Jiro
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese じろう (Jirō).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Joan
A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Jocelyn
From the Middle English male given name from Old French Joscelin, German Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name Gaut (“a Geat, a Goth”), the root form of…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
John
From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Jorge
Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jorge, from Latin Geōrgius, from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Jose
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph. Borrowed from Spanish José, from Old Spanish Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Jose Maria
Borrowed from Spanish José María, from José + María.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Josef
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph Latin Josephus and/or Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph) From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
Josephus
From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph). Borrowed from English Josephus, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), Ἰωσήφ…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Joshua
From Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa'), perhaps from הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshéa') with addition of יהוה (YHWH, “Yahweh”), thus meaning "Yahweh is salvation". See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía',…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Josie
Borrowed from English Josie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Jovito
Borrowed from Spanish, a masculine form of Jovita.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Joy
From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century. Borrowed from English Joy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
Juan
Inherited from Old Spanish Johan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yokhanán, literally “Yahweh is gracious”). Borrowed from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Juana
From Spanish Juana, from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Julian
A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian. Borrowed from German Julian. Learned borrowing from Latin Jūliānus. Borrowed from Spanish Julián.
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- mixed
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- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Julieta
Borrowed from Spanish Julieta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
June
English June From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Junichi
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese じゅんいち (Jun'ichi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kaye
Borrowed from English Kaye.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Keiko
Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kenji
Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji). Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese けんじ (Kenji).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kenzo
Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō). Borrowed from Japanese 賢三 (Kenzō). Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kerry
Borrowed from English Kerry.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Kiko
Borrowed from Japanese きこ (Kiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kikuko
Borrowed from Japanese きくこ (Kikuko). Borrowed from Japanese きくこ (Kikuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kiyoko
Borrowed from Japanese きよこ (Kiyoko). Borrowed from Japanese きよこ (Kiyoko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Koji
Borrowed from Japanese こうじ (Kōji). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese こうじ (Kōji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kumiko
Borrowed from Japanese くみこ (Kumiko). Borrowed from Japanese くみこ (Kumiko). Borrowed from Japanese くみこ (Kumiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kuniko
Borrowed from Japanese くにこ (Kuniko). Borrowed from Japanese くにこ (Kuniko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kyoko
Borrowed from Japanese きょうこ (Kyōko). Borrowed from Japanese きょうこ (Kyōko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Lancelot
From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Leodigario
Borrowed from Spanish Leodigario.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Leonor
Borrowed from Spanish Leonor.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Lester
Borrowed from English Lester.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Lilia
Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily. Borrowed from Spanish or English. Borrowed from English Lily and Lydia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lily
A 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth. Borrowed from English Lily, from lily.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Lindsay
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Lourdes
From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate meaning.…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends S
Love
Borrowed from English Love.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Lovely
Borrowed from English Lovely.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Lucas
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), perchance via Latin Lucas. From Old…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Lucio
Inherited from Latin Lūcius. Inherited from Latin Lūcius. Borrowed from Spanish Lucio, from Latin Lūcius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Lucy
From Middle English Lucy, from Old French Lucie (notably after the Christian martyr Lucia of Syracuse), from Latin Lucia (feminine of Lucius, a Roman praenomen), from lux…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Luis
Borrowed from Spanish Luis and Portuguese Luís. Doublet of Louis and Luigi. Borrowed from Old French Louis, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Lyndon
Borrowed from English Lyndon.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Mabel
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”). Borrowed from English Mabel.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Mae
Borrowed from English Mae.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E