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Dog names starting with J

Every name in our list that starts with J, for girls, boys and either, with the meaning of each. A name that starts with a hard sound carries further across a park than a soft one.

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Girl names (74)

Jacaranda
Purple flowering tree that lines Australian streets
Jacinth
An old name for orange red zircon · Greek
Jade
A green stone prized in China and Central America
Jadu
Means plum in Korean · Korean
Jadwiga
The first female monarch of Poland · Polish
Jadzia
Polish pet form of Jadwiga · Polish
Jael
Hebrew for ibex, a mountain goat · Hebrew
Jagoda
Polish for berry, the wild blueberry · Polish
Jam Tart
A small pastry case filled with jam · small dogs
Jamaica
A Caribbean island of reggae music, jerk spices and blue mountains · Taino
Jambalaya
A spicy Louisiana rice dish of sausage and shrimp · French
Jane
For the novelists Jane Austen and Jane Eyre
Jane Pawstin
A pun on Jane Austen, the English novelist
Janet
Medieval pet form of Jane, God is gracious · Scottish
Jangada
A traditional Brazilian sailing raft · Portuguese
Jangmi
Korean for rose · Korean
Jasmijn
Dutch for jasmine · Dutch
Jasmine
Persian, from the flower name yasmin · Persian
Jasna
South Slavic name meaning clear and bright · Croatian
Javelina
The collared peccary of the American South West · Spanish
Jaya
Sanskrit for victory · Sanskrit
Jazzy
Bright, lively and full of style
Jelita
Means lovely or beautiful in Indonesian · Indonesian
Jelly
A wobbly sweet treat
Jellyby
Mrs Jellyby of Bleak House, always busy with faraway causes
Jemima
Hebrew name meaning dove, a Victorian favourite · Hebrew
Jemma
Form of Gemma, Italian for gemstone · Italian
Jenever
Dutch juniper spirit, the ancestor of gin · Dutch
Jenny
Pet form of Jane or Jennifer, God is gracious
Jericalla
A baked custard from Guadalajara · Mexican Spanish
Jess
Short form of Jessica, from Hebrew Yiskah meaning to behold · Hebrew
Jessamine
Older name for jasmine, a scented climbing shrub
Jessica
Coined by Shakespeare from Hebrew Iskah, to behold · Hebrew
Jewel
A precious gemstone
Jicama
A crunchy sweet root · Mexican Spanish
Jill
Short form of Gillian, from Julian, youthful
Jillaroo
Australian word for a young woman training on a sheep or cattle station · Australian
Jindabyne
A lakeside town at the foot of the Snowy Mountains
Jing
Chinese for quiet, still and gentle · Chinese
Jinju
Korean for pearl · Korean
Jinx
A run of bad luck, from a bird once used in spells · small dogs
Joan
Medieval feminine of John, God is gracious
Joan of Bark
A pun on Joan of Arc, for a brave dog
Jofi
Sigmund Freud's chow chow who sat in on his sessions
Johari
Means jewel in Swahili · Swahili
Joie
French for joy · French
Jolene
A blend of Jo with the ending lene, made famous by the country song
Jolie
French word for pretty · French
Joni
Pet form of Joan, God is gracious
Jonquil
A sweet scented yellow daffodil · French
Josephine
French empress and wife of Napoleon · French
Josette
French diminutive of Josephine · French
Josie
Short for Josephine
Joy
As in Joy to the World, the Christmas carol
Joya
Spanish for jewel · Spanish
Ju
Chinese for chrysanthemum · Chinese
Juanita
Spanish nickname for Juana, little Jane · Spanish · small dogs
Judy
Pointer who survived a prisoner of war camp in Sumatra
Juhi
A fragrant jasmine flower, in Hindi · Hindi
Jujube
A small red date fruit, also a chewy sweet · small dogs
Julia
Feminine of the Roman family name Julius · Latin
Julie
French form of Julia, youthful or downy · French
Juliet
The heroine of Verona
Juliette
French diminutive of Julie, the heroine of Romeo and Juliet in French · French
Jumana
Means pearl in Arabic · Arabic
June
The month of June, from the Roman goddess Juno · Latin
Juneberry
A small purple berry that ripens in June
Junebug
A beetle that appears in June, and a fond pet name in the American South
Jungfrau
A famous snow peak in the Swiss alps · German
Junie
Pet form of June, the summer month
Juniper
Berry bearing evergreen shrub
Juno
Roman queen of the gods · Roman
Justine
French feminine of Justin, just · French
Jyoti
Light, a flame · Sanskrit

Boy names (101)

Jabal
Means mountain in Arabic, for a big, steady dog · Arabic · big dogs
Jabari
Means brave or fearless in Swahili · Swahili
Jabberwock
The fearsome beast of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
Jabiru
A big black necked stork of northern Australia · Tupi
Jabulani
Zulu for rejoice, be happy · Zulu
Jack
English pet form of John
Jack Rose
A pink applejack and grenadine cocktail
Jackal
A wild dog of Africa and Asia · Persian
Jackaroo
Australian word for a young trainee on a sheep or cattle station · Australian
Jackfruit
The biggest tree fruit in the world · big dogs
Jackson
Surname style dog name popular for decades
Jacob
Hebrew name meaning one who follows after · Hebrew
Jacques
French form of James · French
Jaeger
German word for hunter · German
Jaggers
The formidable lawyer Mr Jaggers in Great Expectations
Jago
Cornish form of Jacob · Cornish
Jaguar
The heaviest spotted cat of the Americas · big dogs
Jagungal
A big lone peak in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales · Aboriginal Australian · big dogs
Jahan
Means world in Persian · Persian
Jai
Sanskrit, victory · Sanskrit
Jake
Medieval form of Jacob, Hebrew for supplanter · Hebrew
James
English form of Iacomus, from Hebrew Yaakov · Hebrew
Jameson
English surname meaning son of James
Jamil
Means handsome or beautiful in Arabic · Arabic
Jamon
Spanish cured ham · Spanish
Jamshid
A legendary shining king of Persian myth · Persian
Janus
A moon of Saturn named for the two faced Roman god of doorways · Latin
Jarl
Norse word for a noble or earl · Norse
Jarrah
Western Australian hardwood eucalypt
Jarvis
English surname from Gervais, Germanic for spear servant
Jasiri
Swahili for brave and bold · Swahili
Jason
Greek hero who led the Argonauts after the golden fleece · Greek
Jasper
Persian origin, treasurer
Javier
Spanish name meaning from the new house · Spanish
Javor
South Slavic for maple tree · Croatian
Jax
Modern short form of Jackson, son of Jack
Jay
A noisy woodland bird with a flash of blue
Jef
Flemish short form of Jozef · Flemish
Jefferson
English surname, son of Geoffrey
Jeffrey
Medieval form of Geoffrey, Germanic for peaceful pledge
Jenner
Edward Jenner, the doctor who made the first vaccine
Jennings
English surname, son of Jenin, a form of John
Jeremiah
Hebrew for Yahweh will exalt, a major prophet · Hebrew
Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera, the Spanish home of sherry · Spanish
Jerry
A pet form of Gerald or Jeremy · small dogs
Jester
The court entertainer who could tease the king · English · small dogs
Jet
A hard black stone, giving the term jet black
Jethro
Hebrew for abundance, the father in law of Moses · Hebrew
Jiggs
An English Bulldog who was an early mascot of the US Marine Corps
Jim
Short form of James, cheerfully plain on a dog
Jimmy
Pet form of James, from Hebrew Yaakov · Hebrew
Jindo
The island home of Korea's native Jindo dog · Korean · big dogs
Jingles
The sound of a tag on a collar, or of bells
Jinlong
Means golden dragon in Mandarin, strong and lucky · Chinese
Jinwoo
Truth and excellence · Korean
Jiro
Second son · Japanese
Joaquin
Spanish form of Joachim · Spanish
Jock
Scottish nickname long given to terriers · Scottish
Jockey
A rider of racehorses · small dogs
Jodhpur
The blue city of Rajasthan, which gave its name to riding trousers · Hindi
Joe
Short form of Joseph, Hebrew for he will add · Hebrew
Joel
Hebrew for Yahweh is God, an Old Testament prophet · Hebrew
Joep
Dutch pet form of Josephus · Dutch
Johann
German form of John · German
John
King John of England, who sealed Magna Carta · Hebrew
Johnny
Pet form of John, Hebrew for God is gracious · Hebrew
Joiner
A woodworker who makes doors and window frames
Jokull
Icelandic for glacier · Icelandic · big dogs
Jolly
Cheerful and merry, like Santa himself
Jonagold
A golden apple, a cross of Jonathan and Golden Delicious
Jonah
Hebrew name meaning dove · Hebrew
Jonas
Greek form of Jonah, Hebrew for dove · Hebrew
Joon
Talented and handsome · Korean
Joost
Dutch form of Justus, meaning just · Dutch
Joplin
Scott Joplin, the king of ragtime
Joris
Dutch form of George · Dutch
Jory
Cornish form of George · Cornish
Joseph
Hebrew for he will add, the son with the coat of many colours · Hebrew
Josh
Short form of Joshua, Hebrew for God is salvation
Joshua
Hebrew for Yahweh is salvation · Hebrew
Joule
James Joule, the brewer turned physicist of energy
Jove
An old poetic name for Jupiter · Latin
Jowls
Loose, droopy cheeks · big dogs
Juba
Juba II, the scholarly king of Mauretania · Berber
Jubal
Hebrew for stream, the first musician in Genesis · Hebrew
Judah
Hebrew for praised, one of the sons of Jacob · Hebrew
Jude
Hebrew name meaning praised · Hebrew
Judge
For a dog who watches everything you do and quietly disapproves
Juggernaut
From Jagannath, lord of the world, whose huge temple carts gave English the word · Sanskrit · big dogs
Jugueton
Spanish for playful · Spanish
Julian
Latin name meaning youthful · Latin
Julius
Roman family name of Julius Caesar, perhaps meaning downy bearded · Latin
Jumbuck
An old Aussie word for a sheep, from Waltzing Matilda
Junior
Latin for younger, for the youngest of the pack · Latin · small dogs
Junius
Roman family name, perhaps from the goddess Juno · Latin
Jupiter
The largest planet in the solar system · Roman · big dogs
Jurgen
German form of George · German
Just Nuisance
A Great Dane who was the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy · big dogs
Justin
Latin Iustinus, just and fair · Latin
Justinian
The Byzantine emperor who built the Hagia Sophia · Latin
Justus
Roman name meaning just · Latin

Names for either (58)

Jackdaw
A small grey headed crow that collects shiny things
Jackie
Pet form of Jack or Jacqueline
Jackrabbit
The long eared hare of the western plains
Jadoo
Means magic in Hindi · Hindi
Jagiya
A Korean term of endearment meaning honey or darling · Korean
Jaipur
The pink city of Rajasthan in India · Hindi
Jalapeno
Green Mexican chilli named after the city of Xalapa · Spanish
Jalebi
Coiled Indian sweet soaked in syrup · Hindi
Jallab
A syrup drink of dates, grape molasses and rose water · Arabic
Jamboree
A big lively gathering with music
Jambu
A rose apple fruit · Malay
Jamie
Hebrew rooted pet form of James · Hebrew
Jamu
A traditional Indonesian herbal tonic · Indonesian
Jamun
The dark purple Indian blackberry · Hindi
Jandal
Kiwi slang for a flip flop
Japchae
Sweet potato glass noodles stir fried with vegetables · Korean
Jardin
French for garden, for a dog who lives in the flowerbeds · French
Java
Coffee, named after the island it was shipped from · Indonesian
Javelin
A spear thrown in athletics
Jazz
An American music style built on improvisation
Jeera
Cumin, the earthy backbone of Indian cooking · Hindi
Jeeva
Means life in Tamil and Sanskrit · Tamil
Jeju
A volcanic island off South Korea, known for tangerines and stone statues · Korean
Jellybean
A small bean shaped sweet with a chewy centre · small dogs
Jem
Medieval pet form of James, and a gem · Hebrew
Jeong
Deep affection and attachment · Korean
Jersey
The Garden State
Jesse
Hebrew, gift
Jessie
Pet form of Jessica or Janet, an old Scottish favourite · Scottish
Jetsam
Cargo thrown overboard that washes ashore, a fun pair with Flotsam
Jetsetter
A stylish person who travels often
Jia
Chinese for good and beautiful, or for home and family · Chinese
Jianbing
A crispy Chinese breakfast crepe from street stalls · Chinese
Jiaozi
Chinese crescent dumplings eaten at New Year · Chinese · small dogs
Jig
A fast, lively folk dance
Jiho
Wisdom and greatness · Korean
Jin
Chinese for gold · Chinese
Jind
Means life or soul in Punjabi · Punjabi
Jingle
From Jingle Bells, the sleigh ride song first published in 1857 · small dogs
Jip
Dora's little lapdog in David Copperfield
JJ
Initials as a name, easy to call across the park
Joey
A baby kangaroo or other marsupial · small dogs
JoJo
A doubled pet form of Joseph or Josephine
Jordan
Hebrew river name meaning to flow down · Hebrew
Journey
A trip from one place to another, for a faithful travel companion · French
Jua
Means sun in Swahili, for a bright, cheerful dog · Swahili
Jubjub
A desperate bird of Lewis Carroll's nonsense poems
Judo
Japanese for gentle way · Japanese
Jugnu
Means firefly in Hindi and Punjabi, for a bright little dog · Hindi
Juju
A charm or amulet, also a doubled pet name
Jukebox
A coin operated record player from an American diner
Julep
A bourbon and mint drink of the American south
Jules
Latin rooted French name meaning youthful · Latin
Jumper
The British word for a pullover, and a dog who leaps
Junco
A small grey sparrow called the snowbird · Spanish · small dogs
Juneau
Capital of Alaska
Jura
Wild Scottish island, and a mountain range in France
Justice
Fairness and right, a virtue name

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