jaya in names

The dictionary word

जय · jaya (Sanskrit): conquest, victory, triumph.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899, p. 412 (column 3) · entry 77323

How it combines

Listed first, as a prefix, in these compound accounts: Jaishankar, Jayashree, Jaybhagavan, Jaydev.

Listed last, as a suffix, in these compound accounts: Manjay, Mrityunjay.

Some accounts identify this element without a complete split. The individual name’s meaning explains its combination. A similar ending alone does not establish the same derivation.