J Ι י
Index
Jack – Jade – James – Jar(r)ed – Jelene – Jennifer – Jerónimo – Jessica – Jesus – Jimena – Joana – Joaquín – Jo(h)n – Jonathan – Jordan – José – Joshua – Julian – Julia(na) – Junior
- From: Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval diminutive of John.
- Meaning: See John entry here
- Quenya: Eruntinco (Eru+anta+{incë}+[o] = God+to give+{diminutive suffix}+[masculine names suffix])
- From: Name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings which is derived from Spanish piedra de (la) ijada.
- Meaning: Stone of colic, pain in the side. (Jade was thought to cure renal colic)
- Quenya: Arassar ({ara-}+[-ssar] = {prefix meaning beside}+[suffix meaning stone, small stone])
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- From: Latin IACOMVS which was derived from Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos) which came originally from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya’aqov). Tons of names descend from this root like Jacques, Jago, Diego, Tiago, Jakobus, Jacob and so on
- Meaning: Supplanter or holder of the heel
- Quenya: Encaitar ({en}+caita+[r] = {preffix re-}+to lie down+[short agent suffix])
- From: Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered)
- Meaning: Descent. Other variants derived from the same source are: Jerrad, Jerred, Jarod, Jarrod, Jerrod, Jareth and so on
- Quenya: Indion (indë+{ion} = offspring+{patronymic suffix son of, descendant of})
- From: Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Helen. Also, it’s associated with the South Slavic words jelen & jela
- Meaning: Jelen means “deer” & jela means “fir tree”. See Helen(a) entry here.
- Quenya: Hravanë (hravan+[ë] = wild beast*+[feminine names suffix]) OR Oiolairë (oiolairë = “ever-summer” an evergreen tree, the same kind of a fir tree). *OBS.: Lack of attested Quenya vocabulary made very hard those compositions. Deer, etymologically meant in Old English simply wild animal, that’s why “hravan” is used here.
- From: Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar composed of the elements gwen and hwyfar
- Meaning: Gwen means fair, white & hwyfar means smooth
- Quenya: Lossipassë (lossë+passa+[ë] = white, snow-white+smooth+[feminine names suffix])
- From: Spanish and Portuguese form of Jerome which comes from the Greek name ‘Ιερωνυμος (Hieronymos)
- Meaning: Sacred name
- Quenya: Airessëon (airë+essë+[on] = holy+name+[masculine names suffix])
- From: Hebrew name יִסְכָּה (Yiskah)
- Meaning: To behold, beholder
- Quenya: Cenirë (cenë+[rë] = to see, to behold+[feminine agent suffix])
- From: English form of Ιησους (Iesous), which was the Greek form of the Aramaic name יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu’a). Yeshu’a is itself a contracted form of Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu’a)
- Meaning: See Joshua entry here
- Quenya: Erurehton (Eru+rehtië+[on] = God+rescue, salvation+[masculine names suffix]) OR Yesus (the widely spread orthographic equivalent in Quenya).
- From: Variant of Ximena which is the feminine form of Ximeno which is a medieval Spanish or Basque name possibly derived from Simon or even related to the Basque word seme.
- Meaning: See Simon entry here.
- Quenya: Ahláriellë (ahlárië+[llë] = verb to hear conjugated in the perfect tense+[feminine names suffix])
- From: Portuguese and Catalan form of Latin IOHANNA which was derived from Greek Ιωαννα (Ioanna), being the feminine form of John. Variant forms include: Joanne, Joanna, Jana, Jane, Janine, Jeanne, Sheena, Janina, Giovanna and so on.
- Meaning: See John entry here
- Quenya: Eruntanë (Eru+anta+[në] = God+to give+[feminine names suffix])
- From: Hebrew, contracted form of יְהוֹיָכִין (Jehoiachin) or יְהוֹיָקִים (Jehoiakim)
- Meaning: Jehoiachin means established by Yahweh and Jehoiakim means raised by Yahweh
- Quenya: Erutulco (Eru+tulca+[o] = God+to establish, to set+[masculine names suffix]) or Eruorto (Eru+orta+[o] = God+to raise, to rise+[masculine names suffix])
- From: Latin IOHANNES which came from Greek Ιωαννης (Ioannes) which came originally from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan). Variant forms include: Jean, Sean, Gjon, Yahya, Yann, Yanko, Jan, Jens, Joni, Gian, João, Ioan, Siôn, János, Shawn, etc.
- Meaning: Yahweh is gracious, Yahweh gives
- Quenya: Eruntano (Eru+anta+[no] = God+to give+[masculine names suffix])
- From: Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) Contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan).
- Meaning: Yahweh has given
- Quenya: Eruntio (Eru+{antië}+[o] = God+{vb. to give conjugated in perfect tense}+[masculine names suffix])
- From: The name of the river which flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river’s name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad).
- Meaning: “Descend” or “flow down”
- Quenya: Sirëon (sirë+[on] = vb. to flow+[masculine names suffix] or Sirië (sirë+[ië] = vb. to flow+[feminine names suffix])
- From: Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef). Variant forms: Joseph, Joey, Youssef, Giuseppe, Jāzeps, Yusuf, etc.
- Meaning: He will add (God will add)
- Quenya: Eruyantyo (Eru+yantya+[o] = God+to add+[masculine names suffix])
- From: Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu’a)
- Meaning: Yahweh is salvation
- Quenya: Erurehto (Eru+rehtië+[o] = God+rescue, salvation+[masculine names suffix])
- From: the Roman name IVLIANVS, which was derived from IVLIVS that had a Greek meaning.
- Meaning: See Juliana entry here
- Quenya: Tiucafangon (tiuca+fangë+[on] = thick+long beard+[masculine names suffix])
- From: Latin, feminine form of IVLIANVS which was derived from the Roman name family IVLIVS that had a Greek meaning.
- Meaning: Greek ιουλος (ioulos) means downy-bearded
- Quenya: Tiucafangë (tiuca+fangë = thick+long beard)
- From: English nickname which was originally used for a boy who had the same name as his father
- Meaning: As described above
- Quenya: Yón (yón = short form of yondo, son) OBS: There’s a patronymic ending in Quenya “-ion” which means ‘son of, descedent of’ and can be used in this case here, when the name of the father comes alone. For instance: if you father is called Alcarindo, then you may be called Alcarindion. This patronymic alternative is valid when holding the same etymology of Junior.
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