Devanagari script
Names starting with ja (ज)
36 names: 17 boys, 19 girls, 0 unisex. Best known: Janani, Johar, Jalal. Most recorded origin: Sanskrit (21 names).
- Names
- 36
- Boy
- 17
- Girl
- 19
- Unisex
- 0
Boy: 17 Girl: 19
All names starting with ja
- जननीJanani ♀Mother
- जौहरJohar ♂Jewel, gem
- जलालJalal ♂Majesty
- जियाZia ♂Light
- जाफ़रJafar ♂Stream
- जगदंबाJagadamba ♀Mother of the universe
- जगदीशJagadish ♂Lord of the world
- जगदीशJagdish ♂Lord of the world
- जाग्रतिJagrati ♀Awakening
- जागृतिJagriti ♀Awakening
- जाह्नवीJahnavi ♀An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
- जाह्नवीJahnvi ♀An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
- जयJai ♂Victory
- जयशंकरJaishankar ♂Victory
- जमशेदJamshed ♂Shining Jam
- जानकीJanaki ♀Daughter of Janaka
- जनार्दनJanardana ♂The one people worship
- जानबाईJanbai ♀
- जसलिनJasleen ♀
- जावेदJaved ♂Eternal
- जवाहरJawahar ♂Jewels
- जयाJaya ♀Victory
- जयनीJayani ♀
- जयंतJayant ♂Victorious
- जयंतJayanta ♂Victorious
- जयंतीJayanti ♀Victorious (feminine)
- जीनाJeena ♀To live
- जस्मिदंरJesminder ♀
- जियाJia ♂Light
- जिज्ञासाJigyasa ♀Curiosity
- जूहीJuhi ♀Jasmine flower (Jasminum auriculatum)
- ज्वालाJwala ♀Flame
- ज्योतिJyoti ♀Light
- ज्योत्स्नाJyotsna ♀Moonlight
- ज़करिय्याZakariya ♂Yahweh remembers
- ज़ुबिनZubin ♂Javelin, a thrown spear
Ordered by JPN figures (data.gov.my), then other records.
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Frequently asked questions
How many names start with ja (ज)?
36 names in this reference have a Devanagari script spelling that starts with ja (ज): 17 boys, 19 girls and 0 unisex.
Which Latin letters match it?
On this list, the Latin spellings start with J (33), Z (3). The first letter here is the first letter of the Devanagari script spelling, not the Latin one.
Where do the names on this list come from?
Sanskrit (21), Hindi (10), Arabic (7), by the origins recorded on each name’s page; one name can record more than one.