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Editors of Consumer Guide
Harder, Kelsey}
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The Ultimate Baby Name Book
Names for Boys: J
Jaan (see Christian)
Jacian (see Jason)
Jacie (see Jason)
Jack Form of Jacob or John; also, an independent name. Jack
was an independent name in England as early as the
fourteenth century. Jacks abound in children's nursery
rhymes, including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Jack Sprat,"
"Jack and Jill," and "Little Jack Horner."
Famous names: Jack Benny (comedian)
Jack Dempsey (boxer)
Jack Kerouac (writer)
Jack Lemmon (actor)
Jack London (novelist)
Jack Nicholson (actor)
Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
Nickname: Jackie
Jackie Form of Jack, Jacob, or John.
Famous names: Jackie Gleason (comedian)
Jackie Mason (comedian)
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson (baseball player)
Jackie Wilson (singer)
Other spelling: Jacky
Jackson Form of Jack.
Famous name: Jackson Pollock (painter)
Jacky (see Jackie, John)
Jacob Hebrew "supplanter." In the Book of Genesis, Jacob was
the son of Isaac and Rebecca. He was a devious man who
tricked his father into giving him the inheritance that
rightfully belonged to his brother, Esau. With the power
he had acquired, Jacob formed the tribe of Israel. He is
best remembered, however, for his vision of a stairway to
heaven, called Jacob's Ladder. In English history, the
Jacobites rallied to the cause of James Stuart of Scotland,
who became king after the death of Elizabeth I. Three
centuries later, the extremists in the French revolution
were called the Jacobins.
Famous names: Jacob Javits (U.S. senator)
Jacobo Timerman (author)
Nicknames: Jack, Jackie, Jacque, Jake, Jakie
Variations: Giacobo (Italian), Giacomo (Italian), Giacopo (Italian),
Iacovo (Italian), Jacobo (Spanish), Jacques (French), Jakob
(German), James, Jayme (Spanish)
Jacobo (see Jacob)
Jacque French form of Jacob or James.
Famous names: Jacques Cousteau (explorer)
Jacque David (painter)
Other spelling: Jacques
Jacquelin (see James)
Jago (see James)
Jaime (see James)
Jake (see Jacob, James)
Jakie (see Jacob)
Jakob (see Jacob)
James English form of Jacob, "the supplanter"; it came to
England from Welsh Iago through Spanish Jayme into French
Gemmes. In the New Testament, two of Jesus' apostles were
named James. Legend says that one of them was a brother of
Jesus and the first bishop of Jerusalem. He is thought to
be the author of the Epistle of St. James. The other James
was John's brother and a witness to Jesus' betrayal. Like
John the Baptist, he was beheaded by King Herod. James I
of England was a fairly unpleasant man. Because he wanted
to become heir to the English throne, he didn't object to
the execution of his mother, Mary Stuart, the queen of
Scotland, whose supporters attempted to make her queen of
England. When James finally succeeded to the throne, he
alienated the court by trying to acquire power for the
throne at a time when Parliament was taking control of the
government. James II of England reigned for only three
years. When he was suspected of trying to return the
country to Roman Catholicism, his daughter Mary and her
husband, William of Orange, were encouraged to take over
the English throne, which they did in the Glorious
Revolution. Two literary giants also share this name:
James Joyce of Ireland, the author of Portrait of an Artist
as a Young Man and Ulysses, and American James Baldwin, the
author of Go Tell It on the Mountain, Another Country, and
The Fire Next Time. In United States history, the name is
presidential. James Madison, the father of the
Constitution and one of the authors of the Federalist
Papers, was the fourth president. James Monroe was the
fifth president and the author of the Monroe Doctrine.
James Polk was the eleventh president and the designer of
the doctrine of Manifest Destiny. James Buchanan was the
fifteenth president, and James Garfield was the twentieth
president. The fictional spy James Bond and actor James
Dean, who gained fame with the movie Rebel Without a Cause,
provide dashing images for this traditional name.
Famous names: James Fenimore Cooper (novelist)
James Garner (actor)
James Hargreaves (inventor)
James Earl Jones (actor)
James Oglethorpe (founder of Georgia)
James Stewart (actor)
James Taylor (singer)
James Thurber (cartoonist)
Nicknames: Jake, Jamey, Jamie, Jamy, Jay, Jem, Jemmy, Jim, Jimmie,
Jimmy
Variations: Diego (Spanish), Giacomo (Italian), Haime, Hamish
(Scottish), Iago (Welsh), Jacquelin, Jacque (French),
Jago, Jaime (Spanish), Jameson, Jamito, Jascha (Russian),
Jayme (Portuguese), Jock (Scottish), Santiago (Spanish),
Shamus (Irish), Seamus (Irish)
Jameson Variation of James. If you like the name James but want to
name your son something slightly unusual, you might choose
the name of actor Jameson Parker of the television series
Simon & Simon.
Jamey, Jamie, Jamy (see James)
Jamito (see James)
Jan Germanic form of John.
Famous name: Jan Vermeer (painter)
Janek (see John)
Janne (see John)
Jannes (see John)
Janos (see John)
Jansen (see John)
Jarett (see Garret)
Jas (see Casper)
Jascha (see James)
Jason Greek "the healer"; probably from Hebrew. In Greek
mythology, Jason led the Argonauts on their quest for the
Golden Fleece. He later married the sorceress Medea, who
helped him fulfill his quest. His life turned to tragedy
when Medea, suspecting Jason of infidelity, killed their
children. Although the name used to be unusual, it came
back into use in the late 1960s. By 1970, it was one of
the most-popular names for boys in the United States.
Famous names: Jason Bateman (actor)
Jason Robards (actor)
Nicknames: Jacie, Jay
Variation: Jacian
Jaspar (see Casper)
Javiel (see Xavier)
Javier (see Xavier)
Javiez (see Xavier)
Javis (see Xavier)
Jay Latin gaius, "blue jay" or "rejoiced in"; also, a form of
James, Jason, or other names beginning with "J."
Famous names: Jay Leno (comedian)
Jay McInerney (novelist)
Jay Ward (movie producer)
Jayme (see Jacob, James)
Jean French variation of John. Although this is a feminine name
in the United States, parents interested in art should
remember that five prominent French painters were named
Jean: Chardin, Corot, Fragonard, Ingres, and Millet.
Famous names: Jean Anouilh (playwright)
Jean Arthur Dubuc (baseball player)
Jean Luc Godard (movie director)
Jean Paul Marat (French revolutionist)
Jean Baptiste Racine (dramatist)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (philosopher)
Jeeves (see Geoffrey)
Jeff Form of Geoffrey or Jeffrey.
Famous names: Jeff MacNelly (cartoonist)
Jeff Smith (cooking expert)
Jefferey (see Jeffrey)
Jeffers (see Geoffrey)
Jefferson (see Geoffrey)
Jeffrey Variation of Geoffrey. This spelling is more popular in
the United States than the English form, Geoffrey.
Famous names: Jeffrey Hunter (actor)
Jeffrey Leonard (baseball player)
Other spellings: Jefferey, Jeffry
Nickname: Jeff
Variations: Geoff, Geoffrey, Geoffroi (French), Giotto (Italian),
Godfrey, Goffredo (Italian), Gofredo (Spanish), Gottfried
(German), Govert (Dutch), Jeoffroi (French)
Jeffry (see Geoffrey, Jeffrey)
Jehan (see John)
Jellow (see Julian)
Jem (see James)
Jemmy (see James)
Jen (see John)
Jens (see John)
Jeoffroi (see Geoffrey, Jeffrey)
Jer (see Gerald)
Jereme (see Jeremy)
Jeremiah (see Jeremy)
Jeremias (see Jeremy)
Jeremie (see Jeremy)
Jeremija (see Jeremy)
Jeremio (see Jeremy)
Jeremy Hebrew "may God raise up, exalt." Jeremiah was a Biblical
prophet who wrote the Book of Lamentations. This version
of the name dates to at least the thirteenth century in
England and is becoming popular today.
Famous names: Jeremy Bentham (philosopher)
Jeremy Irons (actor)
Other spelling: Jeremie
Nicknames: Gerry, Jerrie, Jerry
Variations: Geremia (Italian), Heremias, Hieremias, Jereme (French),
Jeremiah, Jeremias (German and Spanish), Jeremija, Jeremio,
Yirmeyah
Jerome Greek Jeronomos, "holy name." The fourth-century St.
Jerome translated the Old Testament from Hebrew into Latin.
The Germans retained the Greek form of this name,
Hieronymos, so perhaps the German painter Hieronymos
Bosch is the best-known Jerome. Composer Jerome Kern is
remembered for his musical Showboat.
Famous name: Jerome Robbins (choreographer)
Other spellings: Gerome, Jerrome
Nicknames: Jerrie, Jerry
Variations: Chombo, Chomo, Feronio, Geromino, Geromo, Geronimo
(Italian), Girolamo (Italian), Hierom, Hieronym,
Hieronymos (German and Greek), Hirus, Jeromo, Jerona,
Jeronim (Russian), Jeronimino, Jeronimo, Jeronumo
Jeromo (see Jerome)
Jerona (see Jerome)
Jeronim (see Jerome)
Jeronimino (see Jerome)
Jeronimo (see Jerome)
Jeronumo (see Jerome)
Jerrie (see Jeremy, Jerome, Jerry)
Jerrome (see Jerome)
Jerry Form of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, or Jerome.
Famous names: Jerry Lewis (comedian)
Jerry West (basketball player)
Other spellings: Gerrie, Gerry, Jerrie
Jerzy (see George)
Jesaia (see Isaiah)
Jese (see Jesse)
Jesito (see Jesus)
Jess (see Jesse)
Jesse Hebrew "God exists." In the Bible, Jesse was the father of
David, who became king of Israel. In the nineteenth
century, the famous outlaw, Jesse James, plundered the
West. In the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Black-American
athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals, disputing Adolf
Hitler's theory of Aryan superiority. In the 1980s, the
civil rights leader Jesse Jackson became the first black
man to run for president.
Famous names: Jesse Kornbluth (writer)
Jesse Orosco (baseball player)
Other spellings: Jese, Jessie
Variations: Jess, Yisha, Ysaye
Jessie (see Jesse)
Jesu (see Jesus)
Jesus Hebrew "the healer." People in many cultures have
considered this name to be too sacred for general use, but
it has always been popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
Famous name: Jesus Alou (baseball player)
Variations: Hesus, Jesito, Jesu, Jesusito, Jezus
Jesusito (see Jesus)
Jewel Old French juel, "gem stone." The names of precious stones
often become given names to symbolize the preciousness of
human life. Such names are usually feminine, but Jewel has
been used for both boys and girls. William Faulkner used
the name for one of the male characters in As I Lay Dying.
Famous name: Jewel Willoughby Ens (baseball player)
Jezus (see Jesus)
Jidas (see Judah)
Jim (see James)
Jimeno (see Simon)
Jimi Form of James.
Famous name: Jimi Hendrix (musician)
Jimmie (see James)
Jimmy Form of James. Although his legal name is James Earl
Carter, the 39th president of the United States is more
comfortable with his nickname, Jimmy.
Famous names: Jimmy Breslin (columnist)
Jimmy Connors (tennis player)
Jindra (see Harold)
Jiriberto (see Herbert)
Joao (see John)
Joaquim (see Joshua)
Jobo (see Joseph)
Jock Scottish form of James or John.
Jody Form of Joseph. This name has been popular ever since
Joseph was introduced into England. Spelled Jodie or Jodi,
it's also popular for girls.
Famous name: Jody Powell (assistant to President Carter)
Joe Form of Joseph. This name has always been associated with
athletes, but award-winning actor Joe Mantegna appears to
be changing that image.
Famous names: Joe DiMaggio (baseball player)
Joe Frazier (boxer)
Joe Louis (boxer)
Joe Namath (football player)
Joel Hebrew "the Lord is God." In the Bible, Joel was a Hebrew
prophet. The name is enjoying renewed popularity today.
Famous names: Joel Grey (actor)
Joel Chandler Harris (writer)
Variations: Ioel, Joelda, Yoel (Hebrew)
Joelda (see Joel)
Joey (see Joseph)
Johan (see John)
Johann, Johannes German form of John. Two of the world's great composers
share this name: Johann Sebastian Bach and Johannes
Brahms.
John Hebrew "the Lord is favored," "the Lord is gracious," or
"the Lord is merciful." For the last two centuries, this
has been the most-popular name for boys in many countries.
In the Bible, John the Baptist was a cousin of Jesus. He
was imprisoned for denouncing King Herod, and he was
beheaded at the request of the king's daughter, Salome.
St. John the Evangelist was a brother of James and one of
the apostles. He is probably the author of the Gospel of
John and three of the Epistles. Among Christians, the name
has always been revered. It is the name of more than
twenty popes and more than eighty saints. John XXIII, who
was elected pope in 1958, called the second Vatican Council
that radically changed the Roman Catholic Church. Pope
John Paul II, formerly Karol Jozef Wojtyla, was the first
non-Italian pontiff to be chosen in more than 450 years.
The name John has not been especially popular among
royalty. Only one John has sat on the English throne. In
1199, John I, the son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine,
was crowned, following the death of his brother, Richard.
His many frustrated attempts to regain a hold on British
territory led to a revolt among the rebel lords who forced
John to sign the Magna Charta, which paved the way for a
representational government in Great Britain. Parents who
love poetry have good reason to consider this name. Four
of England's greatest poets are John Milton, John Donne,
John Keats, and John Dryden. It also has great
presidential connections through John Adams, John Quincy
Adams, John Tyler, and John F. Kennedy. Astronaut John
Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, and
musician John Lennon is considered to be one of the finest
composers of rock music.
Famous names: John Alden (Mayflower pilgrim)
John Brown (abolitionist)
John Barrymore (actor)
John Galbraith (economist)
Sir John Gielgud (actor)
John Irving (writer)
John le Carre (writer)
John McEnroe (tennis player)
John Singleton Mosby (Confederate cavalry officer)
John Updike (writer)
John Wayne (actor)
Other spelling: Jon
Nicknames: Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Johnnie, Johnny
Variations: Eoin (Irish), Evan (Welsh), Gian (Italian), Giannes
(Greek), Gianni (Italian), Giannini (Italian), Giovanni
(Italian), Hanna (Arabic), Hannes (Finnish), Hans (German
and Polish), Hansel (Bavarian), Hohan (Norwegian), Iaian
(Scottish), Ian (Scottish), Ioan (Rumanian), Ioannes
(Greek), Ivan (Slavic), Ivanovitch (Russian), Iwan
(Polish), Jan (Czech, Danish, and Dutch), Janek, Janos
(Hungarian), Janne (Danish), Jannes (Greek), Jansen, Jean
(French), Jehan (Belgian), Jen, Jens (Danish, Norwegian,
and Swedish), Joao (Portuguese), Jock (Scottish), Johan
(Danish), Johann (German), Johannes (German), Johns,
Johnson, Jonam (Swedish), Jones, Jonson, Juan (Spanish),
Juanitto (Spanish), Ohannes (Turkish), Seaian (Irish),
Sean, Seann (Irish), Shane (Irish), Shamus, Shan, Shawn
(Irish), Vanka (Russian), Vanni (Italian), Yochanan
(Yiddish), Yohanan (Hebrew), Yoni, Zane
Johnnie (see John, Johnny)
Johnny Form of John.
Famous names: Johnny Bench (baseball player)
Johnny Carson (TV personality)
Johnny Mathis (singer)
Johnny Weissmuller (swimmer)
Other spelling: Johnnie
Johns (see John)
Johnson (see John)
Jojo Fante (Ghana) "born on Monday."
Jon (see John, Jonathan)
Jona (see Jonah)
Jonah Hebrew "peace" or "dove." Most people remember the
Prophet Jonah because he was swallowed by a big fish and
regurgitated still alive three days later. He also
preached against excessive and intolerant religious views,
and taught that Jehovah was the God of the Gentiles as well
as of the Israelites. Jonas Salk, a twentieth-century
medical researcher, discovered the polio vaccine.
Variations: Jona, Jonas
Jonam (see John)
Jonas (see Jonah)
Jonath (see Jonathan)
Jonathan Hebrew "God is given" or "God's gift."
Famous names: Jonathan Swift (political satirist)
Jonathan Winters (comedian)
Nickname: Jon
Variation: Jonath
Jones (see John)
Jonson (see John)
Joquin (see Joshua)
Jorge Spanish form of George.
Famous name: Jorge Luis Borges (writer)
Jorgy (see George)
Jorji (see George)
Jos (see Justin)
Jose (see Joseph, Josiah)
Josean (see Joseph)
Joseef (see Joseph)
Josefeno (see Joseph)
Josefus (see Joseph)
Joseph Hebrew "the Lord added (children)." In the Old Testament,
Joseph was the favorite son of Jacob. He was sold into
slavery in Egypt by his brothers, but because he
interpreted the dreams of the pharaoh, he became powerful
in the court and urged a relaxation of the repression of
his people. In the New Testament, Joseph was the husband
of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Two Holy Roman emperors,
Joseph I and Joseph II, reigned in the eighteenth century.
Inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, Joseph II
freed the serfs. In North America, Chief Joseph of the Nez
Perce tribe rebelled against a treaty that would have
forced his people to be resettled. In 1877, Chief Joseph
led his tribe on a long, harrowing march from Oregon to
Canada, but they were stopped within miles of the border.
In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, one of the disciples of
Lenin, wrested control away from the Politburo in 1929 and
established a virtual dictatorship that lasted until his
death in 1953. Through the use of powerful secret police,
exile, and executions, he eliminated the people that he
considered to be the enemies of the state. After Stalin's
death, his policies were denounced. The term "yellow
journalism" reflects the aggressive newspaper style of
publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who introduced tabloids to the
United States. Pulitzer is perhaps better remembered for
his endowment of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Famous names: Joseph Conrad (author)
Joseph Kennedy (industrialist and statesman)
Joseph Losey (film director)
Joseph Mankiewicz (movie producer and director)
Joseph Smith (founder of the Mormons)
Joseph Turner (painter)
Nicknames: Joe, Joey
Variations: Giuseppe (Italian), Hosephine, Iosep (Irish), Ioseph
(Greek), Jobo, Jose (Spanish), Josean, Joseef (Russian),
Josefeno, Josefus, Josephe (French), Josephin, Josephito,
Josiah, Josko, Jozefa, Jusefa, Oseep (Russian), Peppo,
Pipito, Seosaidh (Scottish), Yoseph (Hebrew), Yusef
(Arabic), Yussuf (Arabic)
Josephe (see Joseph)
Josephin (see Joseph)
Josephito (see Joseph)
Josh (see Joshua, Josiah)
Joshua Hebrew "God saves." Joshua was Moses' successor as the
leader of the Israelites and led the nation into the Land
of Promise. The Book of Joshua recounts the settling of
Canaan. The name was popular among the Puritans from the
seventeenth century until the end of the nineteenth
century. It is now being revived along with other biblical
names.
Famous name: Sir Joshua Reynolds (painter)
Nicknames: Hosea, Josh
Variations: Giosue (Italian), Joaquim (Portuguese), Joquin (Spanish),
Josua (German), Josue (French), Yehosha (Yiddish)
Josia (see Josiah)
Josiah Hebrew "God heals"; also, a variation of Joseph. Josiah,
the king of Judah, destroyed idols and other evidence of
the worship of false gods. He was slain by the pharaoh
Necho at the battle of Megiddo. The name was popular among
the Puritans from the seventeenth century until the latter
part of the nineteenth century. Josiah is undergoing a
revival now that biblical names are fashionable again. A
historical example of the name is Josiah Wedgewood, the
founder of the famous pottery.
Nicknames: Josh, Jose
Variations: Josias (French, German, and Spanish), Josia (Swedish),
Jozsue (Hungarian), Giosia (Italian)
Josias (see Josiah)
Josko (see Joseph)
Joslyn (see Justin)
Josua (see Joshua)
Josue (see Joshua)
Jozefa (see Joseph)
Jozsue (see Josiah)
Juan (see John)
Juanitto (see John)
Juda (see Judah)
Judah Hebrew "praise." Judah was one of the great Hebrew
prophets. He was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and
was the founder of the tribe of Judah, the most powerful of
the twelve tribes of Israel. This name was made popular by
the Puritans in the seventeenth century, and along with its
variations, it continues to be a popular name today.
Nickname: Jude
Variations: Giuda (Italian), Ioudas (Greek), Iuda (Bulgarian), Jidas
(Czech), Juda (Hungarian), Judas (Spanish), Judd (English)
Judas (see Judah)
Judd (see Judah)
Jude (see Judah)
Jule (see Julian)
Jules French form of Julian. French author Jules Verne is
considered the father of science fiction.
Famous name: Jules Feiffer (cartoonist)
Julian Latin Julianus from Julius, a Roman family name, possibly
from Greek ioulus, "soft, downy." Of all the ancient
Romans, Julius Caesar is the best known. Pope Julius II
was the patron of artists Michelangelo and Raphael. Julius
Marx found success as comedian Groucho Marx.
Famous names: Julian Bond (legislator)
Julius Erving (basketball player)
Julian Lennon (singer)
Variations: Gillian, Giuliano (Italian), Giulio (Italian), Gulianno,
Jellow, Jule, Jules (French), Julianus (Danish and German),
Juliao, Juliau, Julien (French), Juliena, Julio (Spanish),
Julion, Julli, Yulius, Yuyu
Julianus (see Julian)
Juliao (see Julian)
Juliau (see Julian)
Julien (see Julian)
Juliena (see Julian)
Julio (see Julian)
Julion (see Julian)
Julli (see Julian)
Juma Swahili "born on Friday."
Jurgen (see George)
Jus (see Justin)
Jusefa (see Joseph)
Just (see Justin)
Juste (see Justin)
Justianio (see Justin)
Justin Latin justus, "the just." In the sixth century, Justinian
I was the last Byzantine emperor to rule in the West.
Nicknames: Jos, Jus, Just
Variations: Giustino (Italian), Giusto (Italian), Gustin, Gustino,
Gusto, Gustosia, Husto, Joslyn, Juste (French), Justianio,
Justinian (Latin), Justiniano, Justino, Justita, Justivo,
Justo, Justus (German), Juztina
Justinian (see Justin)
Justiniano (see Justin)
Justino (see Justin)
Justita (see Justin)
Justivo (see Justin)
Justo (see Justin)
Justus (see Justin)
Juztina (see Justin)