Baby girl names that start with the letter J

Origin: Hindi
Meaning: as precious as life

2. Jacinth

Origin: Hindi
Meaning: a precious stone used as a first name
Also: Hyacinth.

3. Jacoba

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: the feminine form of Jacob
Also: Jacobine, Jacobina

4. Jacqueline

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17. Janine

Origin: English
Meaning: God is gracious
Also: Jean

18. Japonica

Origin: New Latin
Meaning: Japan

19. Jarita

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: bird

20. Jasmine

Origin: Persian
Meaning: the name of a flower used as a first name
Also: Yasmin, Yasmine (Persian forms)

21. Jawahir

Origin: Arabic
Meaning: precious stones

22. Jay

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: win, victory; short form for any name beginning with J; also used as a boy’s name
Also: Jai

23. Jayla

Origin: Hebrew/Israeli
Meaning: to ascend

24. Jean

Origin: Scottish
Meaning: Scottish form of Jane
Also: Jeanie, Jenny

25. Jemima

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: a dove
Also: Jemimah, Mima, Mina

26. Jenil

Origin: Indian
Meaning: victorious

27. Jennifer

Origin: Cornish
Meaning: unknown, Cornish form of Guenevere
Also: Genna, Guenevere, Gaenor, Gaynor, Jenny, Jenni

28. Jermaine

Origin: Latin
Meaning: brother
Also: Germaine

29. Jessica

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God beholds
Also: Jess, Jessie

30. Jettie

Origin: African American
Meaning: centre of attraction

31. Jezebel

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: supremacy

32. Jill

Origin: English
Meaning: child of the gods
Also: Julliana

33. Jina

Origin: Swahili
Meaning: named child

34. Joan

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Jehovah is gracious; the oldest feminine form of John;
Also: Joanne, Joanie, Joni

35. Jocelyn

Origin: Latin
Meaning: happy
Also: Jocelin

36. Jodie

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: woman from Judea
Also: Judith

37. Johanna

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God is gracious
Also: Jane

38. Jordan

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: to go down, relating to the Jordan River flowing into the Dead Sea: also used as a boy’s name

39. Jordyn

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: to flow down; feminised version of Jordan

40. Josephine

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Jehovah added; the French feminine form of Joseph
Also: Josepha, Josephina, Jo, Josie, Fifi (French form)

41. Journee

Origin: French
Meaning: a trip
Also: Journey

42. Joy

Origin: Latin
Meaning: happiness

43. Joyce

Origin: Latin
Meaning: Lord; also used as a boy’s name

44. Judith

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: woman from Judea
Also: Jodie, Jody, Judy

45. Julene

Origin: African American
Meaning: youthful

46. Julia

Origin: Latin
Meaning: youthful or Jove's child; the feminine form of Julius;
Also: Julie, Juliet

47. Juliana

Origin: latin
Meaning: derived from the Roman family name Julius; – the feminine form of Julian
Also: Gillian, Jillian (English forms), Gill, Gilly, Jill, Jilly

48. June

Origin: Latin
Meaning: the name of the month used as a first name

49. Juno

Origin: Latin
Meaning: youth; the roman goddess; the queen of the gods

50. Junita

Origin: Spanish/Hebrew origins
Meaning: God is gracious
Also: Nita

51. Justine

Origin: Latin
Meaning: upright, righteous, true, lawful; the feminine form of Justin
Also: Justina

About our author Catherine Ball

Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.

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