This page lists 6 Greek girl names that start with J, from “Joanna” to “Jolanthe”. The names draw on Greek myth, flowers, and the New Testament, and several are English spellings of older Greek forms. People use them to name a baby, to name a character in a story, or to find a name with a classical feel.

Greek girl names are female given names that come from the Greek language or from Greek myth, history, and religion. Many of the J names here are spelling variants of names that begin with I, such as “Jocasta” for the Greek Ιοκάστη, the queen of Thebes in the story of Oedipus.

Below you’ll find the table with the name, pronunciation, Greek spelling, meaning, and description of each of the 6 names.

Name: The English spelling of each name, so you can compare the options and spot which ones are variants of the same Greek original.

Pronunciation: A simple syllable guide that shows you how to say each name aloud, with the stressed syllable in capital letters.

Greek Spelling: The name written in the Greek alphabet, which is useful if you want the original form for a tattoo, a monogram, or a family record.

Meaning: The literal sense of the name in English, such as a flower or a quality, so you can see what each name stands for.

Description: A short note on where the name comes from, including any myth, story, or famous bearer, so you know the background before you choose it.

Greek girl names

NamePronunciationGreek SpellingMeaning
Joannajoh-AN-uhΙωάνναGod is gracious
Jocastajoh-KAS-tuhΙοκάστηShining moon (disputed)
Jacintajah-SIN-tuhΥακίνθηHyacinth
JantheYAN-theeΙάνθηViolet flower
JoleYOH-lehΙόληViolet
Jolantheyoh-LAN-theeΙολάνθηViolet flower

Descriptions

Joanna
The English form of the Greek name Ioanna, the feminine form of Ioannis (John). It is common in Greece and in the New Testament, where a follower of Jesus is named Joanna.
Jocasta
Queen of Thebes in Greek mythology, wife of Laius and later, unknowingly, of her son Oedipus. She is a central figure in Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex.
Jacinta
The feminine form of the Greek hyakinthos, the hyacinth flower. In myth Hyacinthus was a youth loved by Apollo, and the flower grew from his blood.
Janthe
A variant of Ianthe, from the Greek ion (violet) and anthos (flower). Ianthe appears in Greek myth as a daughter of Oceanus and as a girl from Crete in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Jole
A variant of Iole, a princess of Oechalia in Greek mythology whom Heracles wanted to marry. Her name is linked to the violet flower.
Jolanthe
A variant of Iolanthe, which combines the Greek ion (violet) and anthos (flower). The name is rare today and is best known from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
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