Updated October 2026
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Hebrew
"persecuted"
Reduces and lightens up the Job connection even further, sounding like a lively, Jody-like nickname name.
Jobina may be the female version of Job, but it doesn't carry the same negative weight as that of the biblical martyr -- in fact, few would get the connection. Joby is its perky and unusual nickname.
Feminization of Jethro, Hebrew
"excellence"
Rare and ethereal.
Variation of Josephine, Hebrew
"Yahweh increases"
Josephene could be considered an alternative spelling to Josephine, or an Anglicized form of the Norman Joséphène. Only ever used in small numbers in the US, it last appeared in the stats back in…
"honeycomb or honeysuckle"
This Old Testament name feels feminine to a modern English speaker, thought the Biblical Jarah was male. In the most recent year counted, there were seven girls and five boys given the name. With the…
Hebrew place-name
"beautiful"
A pleasant and adaptable place name for a part of Tel Aviv.
"God has heard"
Though this name is beginning to be added for girls, it's not usually in the classic Biblical form. Most parents would use Jaden or other more "creative" spellings such as Jaidyn.
English, Scottish, and Dutch feminization of Jacob, Hebrew
"supplanter"
Another, more feminine, female form of Jacob sometimes heard in Scotland.
English form of Jeremiah, Hebrew
"appointed by God"
Did everybody forget that at the height of Jeremy's popularity in the 1970s and 80s, it started to be used for girls? We certainly did, but in 1976, the year Jeremy peaked, there were 126 baby girls…
Hebrew, feminine variation of Jacob
Now that Jacob has been the top boys' name for several years, this may come to the fore, the way Michaela did after Michael's long reign at Number One. For now, it's one of the more unusual girl…
Dutch form of Joseph, Hebrew
"Jehovah increases"
Joes is a fast-rising boys name in the Netherlands, pronounced with the initial J as a Y, a long o, and a soft s -- it rhymes with close. But American English speakers would inevitably rhyme it with…
Jarden is a masculine name with multiple possible origins. It may be a modern variation of Jordan, which comes from the Hebrew name for the Jordan River, meaning "flowing down" or "descend."…
Variation of Jadon, Hebrew
"thankful"
A variation of the Biblical name Jadon, more likely to lead you to the JAH- sound over the JAY- one that may alternatively be used as the first syllable. The meaning of the name is debated, though…
"he will struggle"
Unfortunately, everyone will just hear Jared.
Diminutive of Japheth
"he expands"
Japhy Ryder was a hero of Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums . Compared with Moses and Noah, Japhy sounds downright adorable and eminently baby-worthy.
"God is upright"
Jothan or Jotham was both a son of Gideon and a king of Judah in the Bible. One of the biblical boys' names that's still obscure -- though like so many others in this class, it could be rediscovered.
Feminine variation of Joseph, Hebrew
Josepha is less heard in this country than in other parts of the world, seen as a slightly awkward feminization a la Ricarda and Benjamina. In the U.S., Josephine or Joanna is the more usual feminine…