Here is a list of Italian names that start with J. The page includes Italian J names for boys and girls and surnames.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born during the Renaissance. Some names that have remained popular over the years appear on both lists.
The names in this list come from multiple sources: modern Italian baby names popular in the 2000s, the 1,000 most common Italian surnames today, and historical names from the Italian Renaissance of the 1400s. However, I couldn’t find any old Italian names beginning with J.
All of the names also appear in my Random Italian Name Generator
- Modern Male Italian Names that Start with J
- Modern Female Italian Names that Start with J
- Italian Surnames that Start with J
- Why Are Italian Names Beginning with J So Rare?
As the modern names come from official statistics, not all of them are “ethnically” Italian. However, I decided to keep the statistics as they are instead of filtering out names with different backgrounds.
Popular Italian Male Baby Names Beginning with J
- Jacopo
- Jad
- Jason
- Joel
- Joele
- Jonas
- Jonathan
- Jordan
- Joshua
Italian Girl Names Beginning with J (2000s)
- Jannat
- Jasmine
- Jennifer
- Jessica
- Julia
Italian Surnames Starting with the Letter J
There are no common Italian surnames beginning with J.
Why Are Italian Names Beginning with J So Rare?
Italian names beginning with J are rare because J was not traditionally part of the Italian alphabet and had no native sound in the language. Historically, Italian used I or Gi instead of J (for example, Iacopo or Giovanni rather than forms starting with J). Most modern examples like Joshua and Julia reflect international influence.
About This List
I have made similar lists of Italian names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
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- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
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