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Two-Syllable Baby Names

26078 baby names with two syllables — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.

Baby names that have two syllables, most-popular first — useful when you want the rhythm to fit a longer or shorter surname.

Girl Names

Maneh#12961 in the U.S.An Armenian feminine name Maneh; separately, maneh is a Biblical unit of weight (the mina). TheMeia#12961 in the U.S.A spelling of Maia/Maya, from the Greek Maia, 'great; mother; nurse' — a goddess linked to spriMeiling#12962 in the U.S.A Chinese girls' name, romanized from mei ('beautiful') and ling (often 'delicate; the tinkle oMeilynn#12963 in the U.S.A modern combination of Mei (Chinese 'beautiful,' or a form of Mae) and Lynn (from the Welsh llMeisa#12964 in the U.S.Read as the Arabic Maisa/Maysa, 'a proud, graceful walk; the elegant sway of a beauty,' and sepMeital#12965 in the U.S.From the modern Hebrew Meital, 'dew drop; drops of dew' (from tal, 'dew'). A fresh, poetic natuKristene#12972 in the U.S.Kristene is a spelling variant of Kristine/Christine, feminine forms of Christian, from Greek/LMely#12973 in the U.S.A pet form of Mel- names like Melanie ('dark; black'), Melissa ('honeybee'), or Amelia, used esMerrill#12975 in the U.S.From the English surname Merrill, derived either from the medieval female name Muriel ('shiningMerveille#12977 in the U.S.From the French merveille, 'a marvel; a wonder' (from the Latin mirabilia, 'wonderful things').Porschea#12978 in the U.S.Porschea is an American girl's name whose sound sits between the sports-car marque Porsche and Shanik#12978 in the U.S.Shanik is a modern American coinage, reading as a trimmed Shanika within the productive Sha- naLakeley#12979 in the U.S.A modern American coinage that pairs the English word lake with the surname-style -ley ending, Lalah#12980 in the U.S.Lalah is a modern coinage echoing Lala/Lila and the Persian Laleh ('tulip'). We note those echoMaree#12980 in the U.S.Maree spells Marie the way it sounds, and Marie is the French form of Mary, itself from the HebMiko#12982 in the U.S.Miko is used as a Japanese girl's name whose sense depends on the characters chosen — 'beautifuSharelle#12982 in the U.S.Sharelle is a mid-to-late-century coinage joining the Shar- of Sharon and Cheryl to the gracefuMileigh#12983 in the U.S.Mileigh is a modern American respelling in the -leigh family, read as a form of Miley or Mylee.Petrice#12984 in the U.S.Petrice is a variant of Patrice, the French feminine form of Patrick, from the Latin patricius,Milka#12985 in the U.S.Milka is used in Slavic countries both as a pet form of names in the mil- ('dear, gracious') faMilleigh#12986 in the U.S.Milleigh is a modern American respelling of Millie — itself a pet form of Millicent, Amelia, anLarin#12987 in the U.S.A short modern name with no single documented source. It sits near Lauren, from the Latin laureJadence#12988 in the U.S.Jadence is a modern blend of Jade, the green gemstone prized for calm and good fortune, with CaJadynn#12989 in the U.S.Jadynn is a modern respelling of Jaden, a name that surged late in the twentieth century. JadenLaureen#12989 in the U.S.Laureen is an English elaboration of Laura with the -een ending popular in the mid twentieth ceMillion#12989 in the U.S.Million is the English number word used straight as a name — a word-name in the abundance familChantele#12990 in the U.S.Chantele is a variant of Chantal or Chantel, a French name from a southern place and family namLauri#12990 in the U.S.As a girl's name, a spelling of Laurie, a pet form of Laura from Latin laurus, 'laurel' - the wMilove#12990 in the U.S.Milove reads as the phrase 'my love' written as one name — an affection word-name in the modernRozanne#12990 in the U.S.Rozanne is a variant of Roseanne, a compound of Rose, from Latin rosa, the flower, and Anne, frMinsa#12991 in the U.S.Minsa has no settled origin in English-language naming; it reads as a modern coinage, possibly Meghna#12993 in the U.S.From the Meghna, a major river of India and Bangladesh, whose name links to the Sanskrit megha,Mirelle#12993 in the U.S.Mirelle is a variant of the French Mireille, from Provencal Mireio — the heroine of Frederic MiMishel#12995 in the U.S.Mishel is a phonetic respelling of Michelle, the French feminine of Michel/Michael, from HebrewBrooksie#12996 in the U.S.Brooksie is a soft -ie feminine form of Brooks, a surname from the Old English broc, 'stream' oMiyelle#12996 in the U.S.Miyelle reads as a modern American coinage: the popular Mi- opening plus the French-styled -ellMoni#12999 in the U.S.Moni serves as a friendly short form of Monica, Monique, or Simone; Monica's own meaning is debLonnette#13000 in the U.S.Lonnette is best read as an elaboration of a Lon- name, likely Leona or Lona, with the French -Montie#13001 in the U.S.Montie is a pet form of Montgomery (a Norman place-name surname) or of Montana, and has long seMorgyn#13003 in the U.S.Morgyn is a modern respelling of Morgan, from Welsh mor ('sea') plus a second element usually rLekha#13004 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit lekha, 'writing; a document; a line or streak.' A gentle, scholarly name fromJahdai#13006 in the U.S.A biblical Hebrew name borne by a man listed in Chronicles; its precise meaning is uncertain, sChenise#13007 in the U.S.Chenise reads as a Che- respelling of Denise, the French feminine of Dennis, which descends froMellow#13007 in the U.S.Mellow is the English word 'mellow' ('soft, relaxed, gentle') used as a name. A laid-back, modeMoselle#13008 in the U.S.Moselle is the French name of a river running through France, Luxembourg, and Germany — from LaMursal#13011 in the U.S.From the Arabic mursal, 'sent; messenger; envoy', from the root r-s-l. It is used as a given naLudy#13014 in the U.S.Ludy is a pet form, most plausibly a short form of Ludmila or the Southern nickname Ludie. SomeMeiah#13018 in the U.S.Meiah is a modern respelling of Miah or Mya, short melodic names variously linked to Maria, froNael#13019 in the U.S.From the Arabic na'il, 'one who attains; achiever; winner'. Nael is chiefly a boys' name in AraLatrise#13021 in the U.S.Latrise is a coinage in the La- family, very close to Latrice, which pairs the fashionable La- Celestte#13022 in the U.S.A respelling of Celeste, from the Latin caelestis, 'heavenly; of the sky.' A serene, classic naNahmi#13022 in the U.S.Nahmi has no settled origin; it reads as a modern clip or reshaping of Naomi (Hebrew, 'pleasantLissie#13023 in the U.S.An early-1900s diminutive of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is my oath') or its short form LiNahya#13023 in the U.S.Nahya reads as a modern coinage on the Na- pattern, close in sound to Naya and Maya. Some conneNaika#13024 in the U.S.Naika is well used in Haitian families, where it functions as a coined given name; separately, Nairah#13025 in the U.S.Nairah is a spelling of Naira, from the Arabic nayyira, 'radiant; shining; luminous', built on Ilka#13032 in the U.S.Ilka is a Hungarian and German diminutive of Ilona, the Hungarian form of Helen, from the GreekMonti#13034 in the U.S.Monti is a bright short form usable for names beginning Mont- (like Montserrat or Montana), or Naylene#13034 in the U.S.Naylene is a modern American coinage: a Nay- opening plus the -lene ending familiar from DarlenPorcia#13037 in the U.S.Porcia is the original Latin spelling of the Roman woman's name later famous as Portia. It is tNeeti#13038 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit niti, 'ethics; policy; right conduct; guidance' — the same word behind the clJeena#13039 in the U.S.Jeena works two ways: as a phonetic spelling of Gina, the Italian short form of Regina ('queen'Nema#13041 in the U.S.Nema is read several ways: from Persian ne'mat, 'blessing; bounty'; as a Swahili word for 'gracNayzeth#13042 in the U.S.Nayzeth is a modern Hispanic American coinage of the two-thousands. Its form echoes both NayeliNera#13043 in the U.S.Nera is read from the Hebrew ner, 'candle; light', giving 'my candle'; it also exists in CroatiLynlie#13045 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Lyn (from Welsh 'lake') with a -lie ending, echoing the surname LinleyLeslea#13046 in the U.S.Leslea is a respelling of Leslie (also Lesley), a Scottish surname and place name usually explaNeya#13046 in the U.S.Neya reads as a short modern coinage close to Naya and Maya; it is also used in Indian familiesKatlyne#13047 in the U.S.Katlyne is one of the many respellings of Caitlin/Kaitlyn. Caitlin is the Irish form of KatheriShalawn#13050 in the U.S.Shalawn is a coined name from the wave of Sha- names of the nineteen-seventies, built by fittinTrenace#13050 in the U.S.Trenace is a coined name that reads as a blend of Trina with Grace, or as a Tre- stem given theJobeth#13051 in the U.S.Jobeth is a compound of Jo (from Joan or Josephine) and Beth (from Elizabeth); Joan and JosephiNaja#13052 in the U.S.Naja has more than one home: in Arabic it connects to najah, 'success, salvation'; in GreenlandMaday#13053 in the U.S.Maday is used mainly as a Spanish-Caribbean girl's name whose origin is debated. It may echo thRaguel#13054 in the U.S.Raguel is used as a girl's name close to Raquel, the Spanish form of Rachel meaning ewe; it alsNoli#13058 in the U.S.Noli reads as a short modern name — a clip of Noelle, Magnolia, or Nolan. It is also a Latin wo

Boy Names

Ikram#12962 in the U.S.From the Arabic Ikram, meaning 'honor,' 'hospitality,' and 'generosity,' from the root k-r-m ('Jarmaine#12964 in the U.S.Jarmaine is an a-vowel respelling of Jermaine, from the French Germain, in turn from the Latin Ilkay#12965 in the U.S.From Turkish, Ilkay combines ilk ('first') and ay ('moon'), meaning 'new moon' or 'first moon.'Illya#12967 in the U.S.Illya is a variant spelling of Ilya, the Slavic (Russian and Ukrainian) form of Elijah, from thJasion#12967 in the U.S.Jasion is a respelling of Jason, a Greek name from iasthai, 'to heal,' read as 'healer.' In GreIlman#12968 in the U.S.From Arabic 'ilm ('knowledge, learning'), with the -an ending; Ilman is used as a given name inJabbar#12972 in the U.S.From the Arabic Jabbar, 'mighty; compelling; all-powerful' — Al-Jabbar ('the Compeller; the IrrGared#12973 in the U.S.Gared is a respelling of Jared, whose source is the Hebrew Yered, meaning 'descent' or 'he goesInman#12973 in the U.S.Inman is an English occupational surname for an innkeeper or lodging-keeper, from Middle EnglisIrish#12975 in the U.S.Irish is the English word for a person or thing of Ireland. As a given name it functions as a wIrmuun#12976 in the U.S.Irmuun is a Mongolian given name generally read as 'brave' or 'courageous,' from a word family Jerelle#12977 in the U.S.Jerelle reads as a modern American coinage that dresses up Jarrell or Gerald with a soft -elle Isahn#12979 in the U.S.Isahn reads as a modern respelling with more than one possible route: Arabic Ihsan ('excellenceJamen#12979 in the U.S.Jamen is best traced to the Hebrew Jamin, 'right hand' or 'son of the right hand', a biblical nGazi#12981 in the U.S.From Arabic 'ghazi', 'a warrior, a champion' — historically a fighter for the faith, and an honIshak#12981 in the U.S.Ishak is the Arabic and Turkish form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he laughs' — a nod to SaraJaesean#12981 in the U.S.Jaesean is a modern American coinage welding Jae (a Jay/Jae opening) to Sean, the Irish form ofJuanya#12981 in the U.S.Juanya reads as a modern coinage joining Juan, the Spanish form of John meaning 'God is graciouIslan#12982 in the U.S.Islan is a modern coinage with several possible reads: the English word island, the Turkish andJoedy#12982 in the U.S.Joedy spells out the sound of Jody, a friendly diminutive that grew from Joe and Joseph and, foIsom#12983 in the U.S.Isom is an English surname, generally a variant of Isham — itself from a place name in NorthampHodges#12984 in the U.S.Hodges is an English surname meaning 'son of Hodge,' where Hodge was a common medieval nicknameJaggar#12984 in the U.S.Jaggar is a spelling of Jagger, a northern English occupational surname for a jagger, a peddlerIssam#12985 in the U.S.Issam (Isam, Essam) is an Arabic given name from a root meaning 'to hold fast, to protect,' genGeorg#12986 in the U.S.Georg is the German and Scandinavian form of George, from the Greek Georgios, built on 'ge' (eaIssei#12986 in the U.S.Issei is a Japanese given name commonly written with characters for 'one' and 'generation' or 'Ittai#12987 in the U.S.Ittai is a Hebrew name generally read as 'with me' or 'near me.' In the Bible, Ittai the GittitHarpreet#12988 in the U.S.Harpreet is a Punjabi Sikh name combining Har ('God', from Hari) with preet ('love'), giving 'lIvaansh#12988 in the U.S.Ivaansh is a modern Indian name built from Ivaan (variously read as 'gift of God' or linked to Gerrell#12989 in the U.S.Gerrell is best explained as a phonetic variant of Jarrell or Darrell (both English surname-namIvansh#12989 in the U.S.Ivansh is the single-A spelling of Ivaansh, a modern Indian name pairing Ivaan (read as 'gift oIrbin#12991 in the U.S.Irbin is a variant spelling of Irvin or Irving, a Scottish surname and given name drawn from a Ivin#12992 in the U.S.Ivin is a short modern spelling with several plausible parents: Ivan (Slavic form of John, 'GodJontay#12992 in the U.S.Jontay is a modern American compound name pairing Jon - the short form of John, from the HebrewIvon#12993 in the U.S.Ivon is read either as a spelling of French Yvon (a diminutive of Yves, from the word for the yJaidev#12993 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Jayadeva, 'victory of God; god of victory' (jaya, 'victory', + deva, 'god') —Jaquell#12993 in the U.S.Jaquell reads as an invented modern name, built from the popular Ja- opening and a -quell endinIzaire#12994 in the U.S.Izaire is a modern American coinage: the Iz- opening of Isaiah and Israel joined to the -aire sJadden#12994 in the U.S.Jadden is a respelling of Jaden/Jayden, one of the most successful modern American boy-name coiJeylan#12994 in the U.S.A modern name whose spelling echoes the Turkish Ceylan, 'gazelle,' and which also sits comfortaIzell#12996 in the U.S.Izell appears in American records as a given name and a surname, plausibly a variant of Isbell Jaimen#12996 in the U.S.Jaimen is an elaboration of Jaime, the Spanish form of James and Jacob, from the Hebrew Yaakov,Jairen#12997 in the U.S.Jairen is a newly emerging coinage. Its Jair- opening recalls Jairo and the biblical Jair, and Jaaron#12999 in the U.S.Jaaron is a modern American blend: the fashionable Ja- prefix fused with Aaron, the Hebrew nameJaishon#12999 in the U.S.Jaishon is a coined African American boy's name joining the very productive Ja- prefix to the -Jabel#13001 in the U.S.Jabel is a Spanish-influenced form of biblical Jabal, son of Lamech in Genesis, called the fathJabes#13002 in the U.S.Jabes is the Spanish form of biblical Jabez, whose name is explained in Chronicles as tied to hSamnang#13002 in the U.S.Samnang is a Khmer name from Cambodia meaning good fortune or luck. It is a warm, well-wishing Jaceir#13003 in the U.S.Jaceir is a modern American coinage built on the Ja- prefix, with an ending that echoes names lJacek#13004 in the U.S.Jacek is the Polish form of Hyacinth (Latin Hyacinthus, Greek Hyakinthos) — the flower of GreekJakin#13006 in the U.S.Jakin comes from the Hebrew Yakin, 'he will establish,' the name given to one of the two great Jadhiel#13007 in the U.S.Jadhiel is a spelling of Jadiel, one of the modern Latino theophoric names built on Hebrew el, Jadir#13008 in the U.S.Jadir comes from Arabic jadir, 'worthy, deserving, fitting.' The name also appears in Brazil, wTarry#13008 in the U.S.Tarry reads as a phonetic respelling of Terry, the familiar short form of Terence, from the RomJaemir#13011 in the U.S.Jaemir is a modern spelling of Jamir, which blends the Ja- prefix with Arabic Amir, 'prince, coJaffer#13012 in the U.S.Jaffer is a common South Asian and East African spelling of Arabic Jafar, meaning 'stream' or 'Jamaar#13012 in the U.S.Jamaar is an elongated spelling of Jamar, itself a form of the Arabic Jamal, from jamal, 'beautJerrad#13012 in the U.S.Jerrad is a respelling of Jared, a biblical name from Hebrew Yered, 'descent.' In Genesis, JareJagraj#13013 in the U.S.Jagraj joins jag, 'world,' with raj, 'rule' or 'king' — 'king of the world.' It is a Sikh and PJaguar#13014 in the U.S.Jaguar is the English word for the great spotted cat of the Americas, borrowed through PortugueJahad#13015 in the U.S.Jahad is a spelling of Arabic jihad, a word whose core sense is 'striving' or 'exertion' — in pJahlee#13017 in the U.S.Jahlee is a modern American coinage built on the Jah- prefix — which carries a Rastafarian echoJevaughn#13017 in the U.S.Jevaughn is a modern coined name that pairs the popular Je- opening with Vaughn, a Welsh-deriveJahri#13018 in the U.S.Jahri is a modern American coinage on the Jah- prefix, which carries an echo of Jah, a form of Jahsere#13019 in the U.S.Jahsere is a modern American coinage built on the Jah- prefix — a syllable echoing Jah, a form Jaier#13021 in the U.S.Jaier is most likely a respelling of Jair, a biblical Hebrew name read as 'he shines' or 'he enJorey#13021 in the U.S.Jorey is best read as a variant of Jory, a Cornish pet form of George, or as a rhyming coinage Jarin#13022 in the U.S.A modern respelling echoing Jaren and Jaron (the latter sometimes linked to a Hebrew 'to sing; Jaishaun#13023 in the U.S.Jaishaun blends the Jai- prefix with Shaun, the English spelling of Irish Sean — itself the IriJeysen#13023 in the U.S.A modern American respelling that lands on the same sound as Jason and Jayson. Jason itself is Jaishawn#13024 in the U.S.Jaishawn is the -shawn spelling of the same blend as Jaishaun: the Jai- prefix joined to Shawn,Jarrel#13024 in the U.S.Jarrel is a variant of the surname-name Jarrell, which traces back to Gerald, from Germanic eleKanya#13024 in the U.S.Kanya comes from the Sanskrit kanya, meaning young girl or maiden, and also names the zodiac siHarish#13025 in the U.S.Harish is a Sanskrit name usually parsed as Hari plus isha, 'lord Hari', a title of Vishnu; somJaisyn#13025 in the U.S.Jaisyn is a modern -syn respelling in the Jason and Jayce family. Jason is Greek, from a root mJaiyden#13026 in the U.S.Jaiyden is one of many respellings of Jayden, a hugely popular modern American name often conneJcion#13026 in the U.S.Jcion is a modern American coinage of opaque origin, styled with a compact J- opening and an -iJaiye#13027 in the U.S.Jaiye is a Yoruba word meaning 'to enjoy life' or 'live well,' and it appears inside Yoruba namJamail#13027 in the U.S.Jamail most plausibly reads as a respelling of Jamal, from the Arabic jamal meaning 'beauty,' rHarshith#13028 in the U.S.Harshith is a South Indian boy's name from the Sanskrit 'harsha,' meaning 'joy, delight, happinJakaii#13028 in the U.S.Jakaii is a modern American coinage built on the Ja- prefix and a stylish -aii ending, in the mJovaughn#13028 in the U.S.Jovaughn is a modern coinage that pairs the Jo- prefix, familiar from names like Joseph and JohKaelob#13028 in the U.S.Kaelob is a modern respelling of Caleb, a Hebrew name traditionally read as 'faithful' or 'wholJaser#13029 in the U.S.A modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology. It echoes Jasper, Jaeger and the AJyron#13030 in the U.S.Jyron reads as a modern reshaping of Byron, swapping the opening for a J and a Y. Byron is an EJakov#13031 in the U.S.Jakov is the Croatian, Serbian and wider South Slavic form of Jacob, from Hebrew Yaakov — tradiJaleal#13032 in the U.S.Jaleal is a spelling of Arabic Jalal, 'majesty, glory, grandeur' — a word used of divine greatnJsean#13032 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a J- initial with Sean, the Irish form of John, from the Hebrew YohanaJamai#13033 in the U.S.Jamai is a short modern American coinage on the Ja- prefix, with echoes of Jamal ('beauty' in AJatin#13035 in the U.S.Jatin comes from the Sanskrit jatin, 'one who has matted hair (jata)', a revered epithet of theJameis#13036 in the U.S.Jameis is a modern American coinage in the James family, given wide notice by the quarterback JJamesen#13037 in the U.S.Jamesen is a respelling of Jameson, the English surname meaning 'son of James.' James itself deJami#13038 in the U.S.Jami is used chiefly as a spelling of Jamie, a pet form of James (from Hebrew Yaakov, Jacob) — Janard#13038 in the U.S.Janard is a modern American invented name, pairing the popular Ja- prefix with a -nard ending bJavaun#13038 in the U.S.Javaun is a coined name combining the popular Ja- prefix with an ending that echoes Vaughn, a WHever#13039 in the U.S.Hever is a form of the biblical name Heber, from a Hebrew root meaning 'companion,' 'associate'Jamond#13039 in the U.S.Jamond is a modern American coinage joining the Ja- prefix to the -mond ending of Raymond and DJanav#13040 in the U.S.Janav is a modern Indian name built on Sanskrit jana, 'people, folk,' and is generally read as Janvier#13040 in the U.S.The French word for 'January,' from the Latin Januarius (the month of Janus); also the name of Javone#13040 in the U.S.Javone is a modern African-American name, an elaboration of Javon built from the Ja- prefix andJandiel#13041 in the U.S.Jandiel belongs to the modern Latino family of names ending in Hebrew el, 'God' — Jadiel, YadieJanier#13043 in the U.S.Janier is a modern coinage on the Ja- prefix with a French-looking -ier ending, in the manner oJawuan#13043 in the U.S.Jawuan reads as a modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology; any resemblance toJaphet#13045 in the U.S.A spelling of Japheth, Hebrew Yefet, usually read as 'may he expand' or 'enlargement' (from patJusuf#13045 in the U.S.Jusuf is the Bosnian and Balkan form of Yusuf (Joseph), the Hebrew for 'God will add; he will iJabre#13046 in the U.S.Jabre is a modern American coinage joining the popular prefix Ja- with the element Bre, itself Jermar#13046 in the U.S.Jermar reads as a blend of Jerry or Jerome with the -mar ending found in names like Lamar and DJaquel#13047 in the U.S.A modern American invention joining the Ja- prefix to a -quel ending (compare Jaquan, Raquel, MJaquon#13048 in the U.S.A modern American invention and a respelling of Jaquan — the Ja- prefix joined to a -quon endinJarid#13048 in the U.S.Jarid is a spelling variant of Jared, from the Hebrew Yered, 'descent' or 'he descends', the naJaekwon#13049 in the U.S.Jaekwon joins the Jae- prefix, itself a spelling of Jay, to the -kwon ending heard in Raekwon aJarick#13049 in the U.S.A modern American blend name: the Jar- of Jared or Jarrett fused with the -rick of Derrick, EriDontel#13051 in the U.S.Dontel is a coined African American boy's name, joining a Don- or Dontae element to a -tel endiJaseem#13051 in the U.S.An English spelling of Arabic Jasim (Jassem), from a root carrying the sense of body, bulk and Jerone#13051 in the U.S.Jerone is a variant of Jerome, from the Greek 'Hieronymos', combining 'hieros' (sacred) and 'onShawon#13051 in the U.S.Shawon is an American respelling of Shawn and Sean, which are the Irish form of John, itself frJaseir#13052 in the U.S.A modern American invention: the Ja- prefix with an -eir ending, sitting close to the Arabic naJasi#13053 in the U.S.A short modern American name, usually read as a clipped Jason or Jasiel, or as an -i spelling oJasian#13054 in the U.S.A modern American invention: the Ja- opening with an -sian ending, read as a respelling of JasoKalieb#13054 in the U.S.Kalieb is a modern respelling of Caleb, the Hebrew biblical name usually explained as 'faithfulJasin#13056 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, connected to iasthai, 'to heal' — hence the usualKagen#13056 in the U.S.Kagen is read either as a phonetic form of the Turkish name Cagan/Kagan, 'ruler' or 'khan' (a hJorell#13057 in the U.S.Jorell is a modern American coinage pairing the Jo- opening with the -rell ending shared by TerJasoor#13058 in the U.S.An English spelling of Arabic Jasur (jasoor), from the root j-s-r, 'to dare, to be bold' — usua

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