Jamaican Baby Names

There is no baby naming tradition in Jamaica. Caribbean parents usually chose the names based on their religion or the islands. In French West Indies, you will find French traditional names in places like Haiti, St Croix and Martinique etc. In the British West Indies, some British names can be witnessed in the Bahamas, St Kitts and St. Lucia. Names are also based on ethnicity, Hindus will name their children after Hindu Gods and Goddess and Muslim will name their child according to their religion. There are names which have been used for the past many years, names which are uncommon and unpopular worldwide, old name, nontraditional names which are originated from African names, Italian names, Spanish and French names. Nowadays Jamaican people have become creative and creating their own names. Babynology has gathered a wide variety of data from all the places and Islands of Jamaica. Parents have a platform of more than thousands of Jamaican baby names with their meaning and origin to choose from. The names have been categorized alphabetically.