JACKEY:  see Jackie.

JACKI:  see Jackie.

JACKIE:  Diminutive of Jacqueline, "supplanter."  Variants include Jackey, Jacki, Jacqui, and Jaquie.

JACLYN:  see Jacqueline.

JACQUELINE:  French feminine diminutive Jacob, "supplanter."  Variants include Jacalyn, Jaqueline, Jacquelyn, and Jaclyn.  Diminutive, Jackie, exists.

JACQUELYN:  see Jacqueline.

JACQUETTA:  French feminine diminutive of Jacob, "supplanter."  Variant, Jaquenetta, exists.

JACQUI:  see Jackie.

JADE:  From the semi-precious stone.

JAIME:  see Jamie.

JAMIE:  Female adoption of male name Jamie, "supplanter."   Variant, Jaime, exists.

JAN:  Diminutive of Janet or Janice, Hebrew form of John, "the Lord is gracious."

JANCIS:  Possibly a blend of Jane, "the Lord is gracious," and either Frances, "from France" or Cicely, "blind one."

JANE:  Feminine form of Hebrew John, "the Lord is gracious."  Variant, Jayne, exists.  Diminutives include Janie and Janey.  Name is often used in compound names such as Mary Jane.

JANET:  Diminutive of Jane, "the Lord is gracious."  Diminutives include Jennie, Jenny, and Netta.

JANEY:  see Jane.

JANICE:  A blend of Jane, "the Lord is gracious," and the ending -ice as in Bernice.  Variant, Janis, exists.

JANIE:  see Jane.

JANINE:  Variant of French feminine form of John, "the Lord is gracious."  Variant, Jannine, exists.  Diminutive is Jan.

JANIS:  A variant of Janice, "the Lord is gracious."

JANNINE:  see Janine.

JAQUELINE:  see Jacqueline.

JAQUENETTA:  see Jacquetta.

JAQUIE:  see Jackie.

JASMIN:  see Jasmine.

JASMINE:  Persian name for "jasmine flower."  Variants include Jasmin and Yasmin.

JAY:  Latin name meaning "jaybird."

JAYNE:  Variant of Jane, "the Lord is gracious."  Diminutive, Jaynie, exists.

JAYNIE:  see Jayne.

JEAN:  Variant of Jane, "the Lord is gracious."  Diminutives include Jeanette, Jeanie, and Jeannie.

JEANETTE:  A variant of Jane, "the Lord is gracious."  Variant, Jeannette, exists.

JEANIE:  see Jean.

JEANNETTE:  see Jeanette.

JEANNIE:  see Jean.

JELISSA:  Apparently a new creation, influenced by the name Melissa.  Meaning unknown.

JEM:  see Jemima.

JEMIMA:  Biblical name meaning "wild dove."  Some variants and diminutives are Jem, Jemmy, and Mima.

JEMMA:  see Gemma.

JEMMY:  see Jemima.

JENIFER:  see Jennifer.

JENNA:  Latin form of Jenny, "white and smooth."

JENNI:  see Jennie and Jenny.

JENNIE:  A variant of Jenny, "white and smooth."  Variant, Jenni, exists.

JENNIFER:  Welsh name meaning "white and smooth."  A form of Guinevere.  Variants include Jenifer, Jennyfer, and Jennyver.  Diminutives are Jennie and Jenny.

JENNY:  Diminutive of Jane and Janet, "the Lord is gracious," and Jennifer, "white and smooth." Variants include Jennie and Jenni.  

JERMAINE:  see Germaine.

JERRIE:  see Geraldine.

JERRY:  see Geraldine.

JESS:  see Janet and Jessie.

JESSI:  see Jessie.

JESSICA:  Hebrew name meaning "he sees."  A Shakespeare creation.  Diminutive, Jessie, exists.

JESSIE:  Diminutive of Jessica, "he sees."  Variants include Jessi and Jessye.  Diminutive is Jess.

JESSYE:  see Jessie.

JILL:  Variant of Gill, "youthful."  Diminutives are Jillie and Jilly.

JILLIAN:  see Gillian.

JILLIE:  see Jill.

JILLY:  see Jill.

JO:  Diminutive of Joan, Joanna, Josephine, and other similar names.  Often combined with other names to form compounds such as Jo Beth.

JO ANNE:  see Joanne.

JO BETH:  see Beth.

JOAN:  Feminine form of John, "the Lord is gracious."  English form of Latin Johanna, feminine of Johannes (John). French variant, Joanne, exists.

JOANNA:  A variant of Jane or Joan, "the Lord is gracious."

JOANNE:  French variant of Joan, "the Lord is gracious."  Often halved into the compound name, Jo Anne, and sometimes hyphenated..

JOCASTA:  Greek name meaning either "light-hearted" or "shining moon."  Diminutive is Jo.

JOCELIN:  see Jocelyn.

JOCELINE:  see Jocelyn.

JOCELYN:  Probably Old German name meaning "cheerful."  Variants include Jocelin, Joceline, Joscelin, Josceline, and Joselyn.  Diminutive is Joss.

JODIE:  see Jody.

JODY:  Diminutive of Joan, "the Lord is gracious," and Judith, "woman of Judea."  Variant, Jodie, exists.

JOLENE:  Compound name consisting of Jo and -lene.

JONI:  Variant of Joanie, a diminutive of Joan, "the Lord is gracious.  Diminutive, Jo, exists.

JOSCELIN:  see Jocelyn.

JOSCELINE:  see Jocelyn.

JOSELYN:  see Jocelyn.

JOSEPHINE:  Feminine form of Joseph, "God increases."  Diminutives, Josie and Jo, exist.

JOSIE:  Variant of Josephine, "God increases."  Diminutive is Jo.

JOSS:  see Jocelyn.

JOY:  From the ordinary word.  Also diminutive of Joyce.

JOYCE:  Latin name meaning "joyous."  Diminutive is Joy.

JUANITA:  Spanish form of Joan, "the Lord is gracious."  Diminutive, Nita, exists.

JUDI:  see Judith and Judy.

JUDITH:  Biblical name meaning "woman of Judea."  Diminutives, Jody, Judi, and Judy, exist.

JUDY:  Diminutive form of Judith, "woman of Judea."  Variant, Judi, exists.

JULES:  see Julia, Julie, and Juliet.

JULIA:  Feminine form of Julius, "youthful."  Variant, Julie, exists.  Diminutive is Jules.

JULIANA:  Latin clan name meaning "youthful."  Variants, Julianna, Julianne, and Julie Ann, exist.

JULIANNA:  see Juliana.

JULIANNE:  see Juliana.

JULIE:  French form of Julia, "youthful."  Diminutive, Jules, exists.

JULIE ANN:  see Juliana.

JULIET:  English form of Italian name meaning "youthful."  French variant, Juliette, exists.  Diminutives include Julie, and Jules.

JULIETTE:  see Juliet.

JUNE:  From name of month.

JUSTIE:  see Justine.

JUSTINA:  see Justine.

JUSTINE:  Latin name meaning "righteous."  Variant, Justina, exists.  Diminutives are Justie and Justy.

JUSTY:  see Justine.