German Girl Names Starting With "J"

Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter J.

Jana

/YAH-NAH/

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin: German

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Jane

/YAH-NEH/

Meaning: Medieval English form of Jehanne [1][2], an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John).

Origin: German

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Janina

/YAH-NEE-NAH/

Meaning: Latinate form of Jeannine.

Origin: German

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Janine

/YAH-NEE-NEH/

Meaning: Variant of Jeannine

Origin: German

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Jasmin

/YAH-SMEE-N/

Meaning: German and Finnish form of Jasmine, as well as an English variant.

Origin: German

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Jasmine

/YAH-SMEE-NEH/

Meaning: It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), which is also a Persian name.

Origin: German

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Jeannine

/YEH-AH-NNEE-NEH/

Meaning: Diminutive of Jeanne.

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Stéphane Audran - Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French film actress. She was known for her performances in the films of her husband Claude Chabrol, including Les Biches (1968) and Le Boucher (1970), Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), and Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast (1987).
  • École Jeannine Manuel - École Jeannine Manuel is a private and co-educational day school founded in 1954, with locations in Paris, Lille, and London. The school's Paris campuses, located in the 7th and 15th arrondissement, are home to 2,400 students of 80 different nationalities.
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Jennifer

/YEH-NNEE-FEH-R/

Meaning: From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere) [1][2].

Origin: German

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Jenny

/YEH-NNY/

Meaning: Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane [1].

Origin: German

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Jessica

/YEH-SSEE-CAH/

Meaning: Feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'to foresee' or 'wealthy', famously popularized by William Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice.

Origin: Hebrew/English

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Jessika

/YEH-SSEE-KAH/

Meaning: Variant of Jessica

Origin: German

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Joan

/YOH-AH-N/

Meaning: Noble, graceful

Origin: German

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Johanna

/YOH-HAH-NNAH/

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin: German

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Johannbaptist

/YOH-HAH-NNBAH-PTEE-ST/

Meaning: Noble, classic

Origin: German

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Johanne

/YOH-HAH-NNEH/

Meaning: French, Danish and Norwegian form of Iohanna (see Joanna).

Origin: German

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Jolanthe

/YOH-LAH-NTEH/

Meaning: German form of Yolanda.

Origin: Greek

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Jordis

/YOH-RDEE-S/

Meaning: A charming Germanic classic

Origin: German

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Jorg

/YOH-RG/

Meaning: Noble, classic

Origin: German

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Jorgen

/YOH-RGEH-N/

Meaning: A noble and historical name

Origin: German

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Jorn

/YOH-RN/

Meaning: Noble, classic

Origin: German

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Josefine

/YOH-SEH-FEE-NEH/

Meaning: Scandinavian and German form of Joséphine.

Origin: German

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Josepha

/YOH-SEH-PHAH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Joseph.

Origin: Greek

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Josephine

/YOH-SEH-PHEE-NEH/

Meaning: English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine.

Origin: Greek

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Joska

/YOH-SKAH/

Meaning: Noble, classic

Origin: German

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Judda

/YOO-DDAH/

Meaning: Germanic name derived from the Jutes, an ancient Germanic tribe of Denmark.

Origin: Germanic

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Judit

/YOO-DEE-T/

Meaning: Form of Judith used in several languages.

Origin: German

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Judita

/YOO-DEE-TAH/

Meaning: Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak and Croatian form of Judith.

Origin: German

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Judith

/YOO-DEE-T/

Meaning: Jewish woman

Origin: Greek

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Julia

/YOO-LEE-AH/

Meaning: Youthful

Origin: Latin

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Juliana

/YOO-LEE-AH-NAH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Origin: German

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Juliane

/YOO-LEE-AH-NEH/

Meaning: German and French feminine form of Julian.

Origin: German

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Julie

/YOO-LEE/

Meaning: French, Danish, Norwegian and Czech form of Julia.

Origin: German

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Juna

/YOO-NAH/

Meaning: Variant of Junia

Origin: German

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Junia

/YOO-NEE-AH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Junius.

Origin: Latin

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Juno

/YOO-NOH/

Meaning: Young

Origin: German

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Jurg

/YOO-RG/

Meaning: Noble, classic

Origin: German

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Jutta

/YOO-TTAH/

Meaning: Probably a medieval Low German form of Judith.

Origin: German

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