Literary Baby Names

Jack

English Hebrew Literary Polish

God is gracious. During the Middle Ages, Jack was so common that it was used as a general term for 'man' or 'boy'. Supplanter. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to jack Cade, a rebel. God is gracious.

James

Biblical English Hebrew Literary

That supplants, undermines, the heel Supplant. Replace. Variant of Jacob derived from the latin Jacomus. He grasps the heel. Supplanter. A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to james Jurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge. 'King Richard III' Sir James Tyrrel. 'King Richard III' Sir James Blount.

Jamy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to officer in the King's army.

Jaquenetta

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' A country wench.

Jaques

Hebrew Literary

Supplanter. As You Like It' Lord attending on the banished Duke. As You Like It' Son of Sir Rowland de Boys. Orlando

Jessica

Hebrew Literary

Rich. God beholds. The daughter of Shylock in Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to daughter to Shylock.

Joan

English Hebrew Literary

God is gracious. Feminine form of John Gift from God. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1, where it belongs to joan La Pucelle, commonly called Joan of Arc.

John

Biblical Hebrew Literary

The grace or mercy of the Lord Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor. In the bible John the Baptist baptized Christ in the Jordan river. Variants have been created in almost every language. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry IV, where it belongs to prince. 'Henry VI' John Talbot. 'King Henry VI, III' John Mortimer, Montgomery, & Somerville. 'King John'. 'Merry Wives of Windsor' John Falstaff. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don John. 'Richard II' John of Gaunt. 'Romeo And Juliet' Friar.

Jourdain

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to margery Jourdain, a witch.

Julia

French Greek Latin Literary Swedish

Youthful. Downy. Hairy. Derived from the clan name of Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. Young. The feminine form of Julius. A character in Shakespeare's play 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'. A literary name from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, where it belongs to a lady of Verona, beloved of Proteus. Youth.

Juliet

French Italian Latin Literary

Youthful; Variant of Julia. 'Jove's child.' Star crossed lover in the Shakespearian tragedy Romeo and Juliet. An Italian diminutive of Julia. Juliet was the young heroine of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Young. A literary name from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, where it belongs to beloved of Claudio. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Daughter to Capulet, who falls in love with Romeo, son to Montague.

Julius

Biblical French Greek Latin Literary

Downy; soft and tender hair Jove's child. Downy. Hairy. Derived from the clan name of Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. Youthful. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to julius Caesar, Roman statesman and general.

Junius

Latin Literary

Youthful. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to junius Brutus, Tribune of the People.

Juno

Irish Latin Literary

Lamb; together. Young. In Roman mythology Juno was protectress of women and of marriage. In modern times June is therefore known as the bridal month. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tempest, where it belongs to a spirit, a Roman goddess.

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