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JACKSONVILLE (Political Subdivision) EnglishName of a city in
FLORIDA, named in honor of Andrew Jackson who was the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.
JAKARTA (Settlement) Indonesian, English, Acehnese, Balinese, Javanese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Malay, Romanian, SwedishFrom Sanskrit जयकर्त
(jayakarta) meaning "that which causes victory", from जय
(jayá) "victory, triumph" and कृत
(kṛtá) "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of the capital city of
Indonesia.
JAMAICA (Island) EnglishFrom the Arawaks originally called the island "Xymaica". It means "land of wood and water". Before the spaniards changed the name into Jamaica.
JAVA (Island) English, Armenian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Macedonian, Norwegian, Romanian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, TagalogFrom Indonesian
Jawa which is of uncertain origin and meaning. It may be from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप
(yava-dvīpa) meaning "island of barley", Javanese ꦗꦸꦮꦮꦸꦠ꧀
(juwawut) meaning "foxtail millet (a type of plant)", or Malay
jauh meaning "far, distant"...
[more] JAWA (Island) Indonesian, Javanese, Acehnese, Banjar, Balinese, Buginese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Malay, Japanese, PolishForm of
JAVA.
JEMEN (Country) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, SwedishForm of
Yemen.
JEREVAN (Settlement) Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovak, SwedishForm of
YEREVAN.
JOHANNESBURG (Settlement) French (African)Origin of Johannesburg's name is explained. In reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria replied that Johannesburg was named after Johann Friedrich Bernhard Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert - the only document dealing directly with the origin of the city's name.
JOHOR (Political Subdivision) Malay, English, Indonesian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, SwedishFrom Arabic جَوْهَر
(jawhar) meaning "jewel, precious stone", ultimately from Persian جوهر
(jowhar). This is the name of a state in southern Malaysia.
JOHOR BAHRU (Settlement) Malay, English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, TurkishMeans "new gem" from Arabic جَوْهَر
(jawhar) meaning "jewel, precious stone, gem" and Malay
bahru meaning "new". This is the name of a city in
Malaysia.
JÓRVÍK (Settlement) Ancient Scandinavian, IcelandicIcelandic and Old Norse form of
YORK. It is believed to be derived from Old English
Eoforwic, itself believed to be derived from Latin
Eboracum possibly meaning "place of the yew trees".
JǪTUNHEIMR (Other) Norse MythologyCombination of Old Norse
jǫtunn "jotun, giant" and
heimr "home, earth, world". Jǫtunheimr is the home of the jǫtunn, a type of entity in Norse mythology.
JUDICE (Settlement) EnglishJudice is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States.
JUKKASJÄRVI (Settlement) Swedish, FinnishOriginally from Northern Sami
Čohkkirasjávri meaning "lake of assembly". It was later changed to the much more Finnish-sounding name Jukkasjärvi. This probably changed the meaning of the name as the first element
jukkas is of uncertain origin (but it coincides with the Finnish given name
JUKKA)...
[more] JUMILLA (Settlement) SpanishJumilla is a town in southeastern Spain in the province of Murcia. The name comes from the
Latin word for “reeds”.