American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With J
These are american cat names that start with the letter J. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american cat names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jace | Hebrew, the Lord is salvation | Male | |
| Jack | English familiar form of John, traditionally interpreted as God is gracious. | Male | English |
| Jackson | Son of Jack | Male | English |
| Jacob | The supplanter, held by the heel | Male | |
| Jacqueline | Feminine form of Jacques | Female | |
| Jada | wise | Female | Spanish |
| Jade | Jewel. Courageous and adoring. | Female | Spanish |
| Jagger | a teamster | Male | English |
| Jairo | Variant of the Hebrew Jairus Jehovah enlightens. | Male | |
| Jake | From Jacob - To fill the place of another | Male | |
| Jakob | Supplanter, Representative | Unisex | German |
| Jamal | beauty | Male | Arabic |
| James | From Jacob - To fill the place of another, supplanter. | Male | English |
| Jameson | son of James | Male | English |
| Jamie | Feminine of James | Female | Scottish |
| Jane | gracious, merciful, God is gracious | Female | English |
| Jarrett | Irish variation of Gerard, spear strength | Male | English |
| Jasmin | A flower name from the older form Jessamine. | Female | |
| Jasmine | Flower | Female | Persian |
| Jason | the Lord is salvation | Male | |
| Jasper | Black stone | Male | Persian |
| Javier | Born in January | Male | Spanish |
| Jax | God has been gracious: has shown favor. Based on John or Jacques. | Male | Modern |
| Jay | jaybird | Male | Latin |
| Jayce | Moon | Male | English |
| Jayda | Green Gemstone | Unisex | English |
| Jayson | Healer. Alternate spelling of Jason. | Male | |
| Jazmine | Jasmine | Unisex | English |
| Jefferson | son of Jeffrey | Male | English |
| Jeffery | Peaceful. Variant of Geoffrey in use since medieval times. | Male | |
| Jeffrey | pledge of peace | Male | Spelling |
| Jemma | Italian, precious stone | Female | Spelling |
| Jenna | white shadow, white wave | Female | English |
| Jennifer | white shadow, white wave | Female | Cornish |
| Jenny | Diminutive of Jane and Jennifer. | Female | English |
| Jeremiah | Exalted of the Lord | Male | |
| Jeremy | God will uplift, appointed by God | Male | English |
| Jerome | sacred name | Male | Greek |
| Jerry | after Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead | Male | English |
| Jesse | wealthy | Male | |
| Jessica | God's grace | Female | |
| Jessie | wealthy | Female | Anglicized |
| Jett | Jet Black Gem | Male | English |
| Jewel | Jewel | Female | Word |
| Jillian | Jove's child. Variant of Gillian from the masculine Julian. | Female | Phonetic |
| Jimena | Heard | Female | Spanish |
| Jimmy | supplanter | Male | English |
| Joanna | after the character in The Rescuers Down Under cartoon | Female | English |
| Joaquin | Abbreviation of the Hebrew name Jehoichin meaning Jehovah has established. Jo... | Male | Spanish |
| Joe | Abbreviation of Joseph. | Male | English |
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