Danish baby names starting with J

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Updated: April 10th, 2024

Here are 317 danish baby names that starts with J.

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Joshua

Meaning “the Lord is my salvation,” this enduring Hebrew name peaked in the '80s and still holds strong.

Jason

Of Greek origin meaning “to heal,” Jason is known both for ancient myth and its '70s naming boom.

Jacob

This Hebrew classic means “supplanter” and was the most popular boy name in the U.S. for over a decade.

June

Latin in origin and tied to the Roman goddess JunJune is a vintage charmer that's finding new favor today.

Jennifer

Jennifer is a Cornish form of Guinevere meaning “white wave” and dominated of the most popular names of the late 20th century.

Jacqueline

Yahweh May Protect, Supplanter, One who Supplants, Holder of the Heel

Jonathan

Yahweh has Given, Gift of Jehovah

Justin

The Just, Righteous, Singer, Judicious

Jasmine

A Plant in the Olive Family, Fragrant Flower, Gift from God, Shrub with Yellow Flowers

Jamie

Supplant, One who Supplants, Feminine of James, Derived from the Latin Jacomus

Judith

Woman from Judea, Jewish, Admired, Praised

Jeffrey

God and Peace, Divinely Peaceful, Area, Stranger

Jones

Thanks to God

Jenna

Pure, Fair Phantom, Well Born, Yahweh is Gracious

Julie

Descended from Jupiter (Jove), Youth, Soft Bearded, Jove's Child

Josie

God Would Multiply, He (God) Will Add, Feminine of Joseph

Joy

Jubilation, Joyful, Name of a Deity, Jewel

Janet

God is Merciful, Female Version of John

Juliet

Soft Bearded, Youthful, Variant of Julia, Illustrious Roman Family

Josiah

The Lord Supports, Jehovah has Healed

Juliette

Soft-haired, Youthful, Downy, Downy-bearded

Jade

Precious Green Stone, Jade

Joyce

Rejoicing, Lord, Cheerful, Deity

Jill

Epistle, Sweet Heart, Jove's Child, A Young Woman

Juan

God is Merciful, Graceful, Beautiful

Joanne

Yahweh is Gracious, Variant of Joan

Jana

The Lord is Gracious, Derived from Jananam - Birth, Man, Born Bravery

Joni

Modern Female Version of John and Jon, The Lord is Gracious

Justine

Fair Just, Righteous, Reasonable, True

James

A Cheerful Boy, Holds the Heel, One Who Supplants, Supplanter

Jimmy

Holder of the Heel, Yahweh May Protect, One who Supplants, Supplanter

Jolene

Lene, God will Increase, Jo

Jordan

The Descending, One who Descends, Olive Tree, Lead Colored

Judy

Jewish, Admired, Praise, Form of Judith

Jasper

The Name of a Gemstone, Jasper-stone, He who Guards the Treasure, Whoever Comes to See

Jacques

French Form of Jacob Supplanter, He who Supplants, Yahweh May Protect

Josh

Yahweh is Salvation, Emotion, Satisfaction, Form of Joshua

Jo

Abbreviation of Names Like Joanna and Josephine, Yahweh is Gracious, God Adds, He will Enlarge

Joelle

Lord is God

Jorge

A Tiller of the Soil, Earthworker, Farmer, Bauer

Josette

God Adds, He (God) Will Add

Jeff

Area, Divinely Peaceful, Peaceful. Variant of Jeffrey, God's Peace

Jackie

Yahweh May Protect, Has Shown Favor, Son of Jack, One Who Supplants

Jim

Holder of the Heel, Supplanter, Yahweh May Protect, One who Supplants

Julianne

Jove's Child, Illustrious Roman Family, From the Name Julia and Anne, Downy-bearded Youth

Janie

Female Version of John, The Lord is Gracious, Has Shown Favor, Well-born

Jesse

Lord Exists, Glorious Praise, Gods Gift, He (God) Beholds

Jeanette

God is Gracious, Female Version of John, Little Jean

Jensen

Son of Jens

Juanita

God is Gracious

Janine

The Lord is Gracious, Merciful

Justus

Fair, The Just, Upright, Righteous

John

God is Merciful, Gift of God, Yahweh is Gracious

Junie

June, Vital Force, Sixth Month of the Year, Junius

Joey

God Adds, Form of Joseph, He (God) Will Add

Jack

God is Gracious, Son of Jack, One Who Supplants

Jackson

God is Gracious, Son of Jack

Jeanie

Yahweh is Gracious

Jeannine

The Lord is Gracious, Variant of Jane

Joseph

It will Enlarge, God Would Multiply, Yahweh Will Add, Jehova Increases

Jerry

Variant of the Saint's Name Jerome, Yahwe Uplifts, Mighty Spearman, God Exalted

Juliane

Youthful, Jove's Child, Soft Haired, Julia

Jonah

The Dove

Jaqueline

Holder of the Heel, Supplanter, Yahweh May Protect

Jacklyn

Yahweh May Protect, Supplanter, Holder of the Heel

Josefine

God Would Multiply, He (God) Will Add

Johana

God's Gracious Gift, God is Merciful

Joline

He will Increase, Yahweh is Gracious, Feminine of Joseph, Jehovah Increases

Jaco

He who Supplants

Johanne

Yahweh is Gracious, God's Blessing

Job

The Afflicted, Of Which Arouses His Enmity, Persecuted Hated, He that Weeps or Cries

Jaques

Holder of the Heel, He who Supplants, Supplanter, Yahweh May Protect

Jeanelle

The Lord is Gracious, Has Shown Favor, Variation of Jean

Johnny

God Gave, Yahweh is Gracious, Has Shown Favour

Joachim

God Puts Upright

Janus

Archway, The Elements Ianua Meaning Door Entrance

Jessika

God is Merciful, He (God) Beholds

Jock

Based on John or Jacques, Has Shown Favor, God has been Gracious

Jonnie

Gift of God, Has Shown Favor, The Lord is Gracious

Jannie

God is Gracious, Merciful

Jani

Lord of Men, God is Gracious, Sheet

Janita

Born, God is Merciful, Angel

Jenniffer

Fair and Smooth, White Wave, Soft

Jacobus

Held by the Heel, Supplanter

Jakob

Holder of the Heel, Yahweh May Protect, To Supplant, Supplanter

Jacko

Son of Jack, God is Merciful, One Who Supplants

Janek

Yahweh is Gracious

Jette

Home, Rich, Homeland, House

Joos

He (God) Will Add

Juel

Jayanta, To Gird, The Jewel, Play Thing

Janos

Supplanter, Gift of God, Life, Beloved

Juul

Down-bearded Youth, Jove's Child, Youthful, Soft and Tender Hair

Jax

Has Shown Favor, Yahweh is Gracious, Masculine Form of the Greek Name Hyacinth Alas

Joris

The Watchful, Bauer, Worker of the Earth

Janka

Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful

Jemima

Dove Bright As Day, Turtledove

Jara

Strong, Bold, Ancient Slavic for Spring, Old Age

Jessa

He (God) Beholds

Josias

May Jehovah Heal, Yahweh Supports

Jovan

Yahweh is Gracious, Youth

Johna

Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful

Jordana

The Descending

Jayden

Thankful

Jakub

Holder of the Heel, Supplanter, Yahweh May Protect

Jannick

God is Merciful, Yahweh is Gracious

Jetty

Power, Home, Homeland, Powerful

Jaden

God Reigns, Thankful

Jos

Lord, Deity, Warrior

Jahan

The World, Word, Universe

Junnie

Talented, Wife of Kazuya in Teken, Supreme, Bay

Jasmina

Jasmine Flower, Shrub with Yellow Flowers

Jorgen

Worker of the Earth

Jensine

Gracious

Josiane

He (God) Will Add

Jacoba

Held by the Heel, Yahweh May Protect, Supplanter

Jorma

Yahwe Uplifts

Jarmo

God Raised, Yahwe Uplifts

Joen

Merciful

Jiri

Earth Worker, Earthworker, A Tiller of the Soil, Farmer

Jolanta

Violet

Janica

God is Merciful

Janne

God is Merciful, Sky

Jannes

Who Speaks, Yahweh is Gracious, Afflicted, Poor

Jakov

Supplanter, Holder of the Heel, Yahweh May Protect

Jacobine

Yahweh May Protect, Supplanter, Held by the Heel

Jorn

Earth Worker, Farmer, Bauer, Earthworker

Juline

Illustrious Roman Family, Julia

Jenetta

Variant of Jenny which is a Diminutive of Jane and Jennifer, God is Gracious

Jost

Warrior, Lord

Jón

Yahweh is Gracious

Jérôme

Holy Name, Sacred Name

Johane

God is Merciful

Jozef

He (God) Will Add

Justian

The Just

Jens

Gracious Gift of God

Jerik

Sole Ruler

Janika

Yahweh is Gracious, Mother

Jacobe

Heel Grabber, Yahweh May Protect, Jacob, Supplanter

Judyta

Woman from Jehud

Janik

God is Merciful, Yahweh is Gracious

Jensy

Gracious Gift of God

Jonella

God's Gift, God is Gracious, Dove, Who has Red Cheeks

Jarno

Yahwe Uplifts

Jimm

Holds the Heel, One who Supplants, A Cheerful Boy, Form of James

Jakobe

Yahweh May Protect, Holder of the Heel, Supplanter

Jekaterina

The Pure

Jarne

Yahwe Uplifts

Jakobine

Yahweh May Protect, Holder of the Heel, Supplanter

Juri

Bauer, The Rose of Damascus in Syria, Farmer, Earthworker

Jamina

Happy

Jaquelin

Holder of the Heel, Yahweh May Protect, Supplanter

Jannik

Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful

Jolantha

Violets Bloom, Violet

Jolande

Violets Bloom

Jolina

God will Add, A Well-established Compound of Jo, Yahweh is Gracious

Jonni

Modern Female Version of John and Jon, God is Gracious

Jesika

Foresighted, He (God) Beholds, God's Grace, Wealthy

Janick

Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful

Johar

Master, Salute, Pearl Fine, Jewel

Janny

God is Merciful

Jozette

God Would Multiply, He (God) Will Add

Jerrik

Strong, Slava, English, Glory of Spring

Josina

God will Increase, He (God) Will Add, Diminutive Form of Josephine

Jaroslav

Jari, Slava, Glory of Spring

Jarle

Eral Or Leader

Jeanny

God is Merciful

Judite

Woman from Judea, Jewish, Admired, Praised

Jannike

The Lord is Gracious, God Rests, Flourishing, From Germany

Jenina

Shining, White, The Lord is Gracious, Fair

Jeannett

Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful

Josephin

He (God) Will Add, The Lord Increases

Jacquelina

Yahweh May Protect, Supplanter, One who Supplants, Holder of the Heel

Jeanina

The Lord is Gracious, Variant of Jane

Jeanita

John, God is Merciful

Jeannelle

God is Merciful

Jeronimus

Holy Name

Jake

Held by the Heel, He who Supplants, God is Gracious, Supplanter

Junior

Nickname for a Son Named After the Father, The Word Iunior Meaning Younger Young Child

Jolie

Cheerful, Pretty

Jada

Jade, Wise, Precious Green Stone, Refuge in War

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