German Girl Names Starting With "J"
Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter J.
Jana
/YAH-NAH/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Jane
/YAH-NEH/Meaning: Medieval English form of Jehanne [1][2], an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John).
Origin: German
Janina
/YAH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Jeannine.
Origin: German
Janine
/YAH-NEE-NEH/Meaning: Variant of Jeannine
Origin: German
Jasmin
/YAH-SMEE-N/Meaning: German and Finnish form of Jasmine, as well as an English variant.
Origin: German
Jasmine
/YAH-SMEE-NEH/Meaning: It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), which is also a Persian name.
Origin: German
Jeannine
/YEH-AH-NNEE-NEH/Meaning: Diminutive of Jeanne.
Origin: German
- 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.
Jennifer
/YEH-NNEE-FEH-R/Meaning: From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere) [1][2].
Origin: German
Jenny
/YEH-NNY/Meaning: Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane [1].
Origin: German
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
Jessika
/YEH-SSEE-KAH/Meaning: Variant of Jessica
Origin: German
Joan
/YOH-AH-N/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: German
Johanna
/YOH-HAH-NNAH/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Johannbaptist
/YOH-HAH-NNBAH-PTEE-ST/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Johanne
/YOH-HAH-NNEH/Meaning: French, Danish and Norwegian form of Iohanna (see Joanna).
Origin: German
Jolanthe
/YOH-LAH-NTEH/Meaning: German form of Yolanda.
Origin: Greek
Jordis
/YOH-RDEE-S/Meaning: A charming Germanic classic
Origin: German
Jorg
/YOH-RG/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Jorgen
/YOH-RGEH-N/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Jorn
/YOH-RN/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Josefine
/YOH-SEH-FEE-NEH/Meaning: Scandinavian and German form of Joséphine.
Origin: German
Josepha
/YOH-SEH-PHAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Joseph.
Origin: Greek
Josephine
/YOH-SEH-PHEE-NEH/Meaning: English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine.
Origin: Greek
Joska
/YOH-SKAH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Judda
/YOO-DDAH/Meaning: Germanic name derived from the Jutes, an ancient Germanic tribe of Denmark.
Origin: Germanic
Judit
/YOO-DEE-T/Meaning: Form of Judith used in several languages.
Origin: German
Judita
/YOO-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak and Croatian form of Judith.
Origin: German
Judith
/YOO-DEE-T/Meaning: Jewish woman
Origin: Greek
Julia
/YOO-LEE-AH/Meaning: Youthful
Origin: Latin
Juliana
/YOO-LEE-AH-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).
Origin: German
Juliane
/YOO-LEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: German and French feminine form of Julian.
Origin: German
Julie
/YOO-LEE/Meaning: French, Danish, Norwegian and Czech form of Julia.
Origin: German
Juna
/YOO-NAH/Meaning: Variant of Junia
Origin: German
Junia
/YOO-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Junius.
Origin: Latin
Juno
/YOO-NOH/Meaning: Young
Origin: German
Jurg
/YOO-RG/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Jutta
/YOO-TTAH/Meaning: Probably a medieval Low German form of Judith.
Origin: German