| 3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| jacquard |
a fabric with an intricately woven pattern made on a jacquard loom. the jacquard loom was invented by joseph m. jacquard (1752-1834). |
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| jacques |
french form of the name "jacob", ultimately from the hebrew name "ya'aqob", which meant ""holder of the heel"" or ""supplanter"". the biblical jacob [later called israel] was born holding his twin brother esau's heel. he was the son of isaac and rebecca, and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of israel. |
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| jana |
czech name which means "a harvest of fruit". |
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| janina |
lithuanian, polish, finnish and english name which originates from the hebrew "johanan", meaning "god is gracious". |
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| jasmine |
from the persian "yasmin", the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes. |
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| jelka |
a slovene and croatian pet form of the name "helen". "jelka" also means "fir tree" in slovene. |
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| jet stone |
known in the middle ages as "black amber" because of its ability - like that of amber - to become electrically charged, jet stone is a compact black variety of lignite. although usually characterized as dense and homogeneous, jet stone usually exhibits a woody structure, which manifests its derivation from conifers. jet stone is believed to calm, and also to enhance confidence and optimism. |
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| jin |
a unisex name which means either "gold, metal, money" or "elegant" in chinese. |
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| jolie |
a name which means "pretty" in french. |
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| jolita |
lithuanian form of the hungarian name "johelet", a variation of the name "helene". |
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| jone |
feminine form of the name "jonas", which is the lithuanian of "iohannes", meaning "yahweh is gracious". |
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| jore |
an archaic lithuanian name, which means "green, spring greens". |
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| julija |
lithuanian and slovene form of the name "julia", meaning "youthful, downy-haired, gentle". |
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| jurate |
this popular lithuanian name is from mythology - jurate was the goddess of the sea who lived in a beautiful amber palace under the baltic sea. |
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| jurga |
a lithuanian name, derived from the greek word γεωργος [georgos] meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη [ge], meaning "earth" and εργον [ergon], meaning "work". |
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| jutta |
a german name which finds its origins in the hebrew name יְהוּדִית [yehudit] - "woman from judea". |