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This name was first used in this form by William Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock.

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This name comes from the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes.

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Jane

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Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes.

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French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world.

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Joanna

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English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ἰωάννα, the feminine form of Ioannes.

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Julie

Girl

French, Danish, Norwegian and Czech form of Julia.

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This name comes from the English word for the type of tree, derived ultimately from Latin iuniperus.

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June

Girl

This name comes from the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess Juno.

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Jenny

Girl

Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane.

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Joy

Girl

Simply from the English word joy, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudium.

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