Polish Names that Start With J
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- Jena
Origin:
Variation of Jenna or Gina or ArabicMeaning:
"paradise"Description:
To most Americans, Jena would be a sleeker spelling of Jenna, pronounced JEHN-a. But it can also be pronounced JEEN-a or, as the Arabic Jena, more like JAY-na. Actress Jena Malone says it the first way, but however you pronounce it, it's a perfectly pleasant if somewhat confusing name.
- Jarek
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"spring"Description:
Diminutive for all the Slavic names that start with Jar-. If for family or cultural reasons you're seeking such a name, then this is a reasonable short form.
- Janek
Origin:
PolishMeaning:
"god is gracious"Description:
A short form of the very popular Polish name Jan, which is the equivalent of John in English. Short forms ending in -ek are very widespread in Poland, but it is rare that one is given as the official birth certificate name.
- Jas
Origin:
Abbreviation of James or short form of Jasper
- Jola
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is willing"Description:
Could be used to honor a Joel.
- Janina
- Jerzy
Origin:
Polish variation of GeorgeMeaning:
"farmer"Description:
Writer Jerzy Kosinski put this foreign variation on the U. S. name map.
- Jolanta
Origin:
PolishMeaning:
"violet"Description:
A Slavic name that could easily blend in.
- Juri
- Janka
Origin:
Hungarian variation of JaneDescription:
Not likely to succeed here because of the "yanking" association.
- Jacenty
- Juliusz
- Judyta
- Janeska
- Janiusz
- Jakobe
- Januarius
- Jakube
Origin:
Jewish surnameDescription:
This surname is quite rare in the United States these days. However, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Jakube was introduced into American and Canadian society as the last name of a number of predominantly Jewish immigrants. These new entrants represented multiple nationalities, hailing from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Russia, and Germany, to name a few.
- Jonnanina
- Janiuszek