English

Pronunciation

• /dʒeɪmz/

Proper Noun

James

1. an English male given name meaning "held by the heel, protected, supplanted."

Etymology

Came into English from the French variation Gemmes of the Late Latin Iacomus , dialect variant of Iacobus , from New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iacōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (Yaʻaqov). Cognates include Jacob

Variant spellings

• Jaymes

Female equivalents

• Jamesina , Jamey , Jaymie , Jaimie , Jaimita , Gemina

Diminutives

• Jim, Jay, Jamie , Jimmy, Jimmie , Jimi , Jamsey , Jame , Jameson , Jimbo , Jake , Jem , Jemmy

Translations

• Basque: Jakes
• Breton: Jagu
• Castilian: Jaime
• Catalan: Jaume , Xaume
• Cornish: Jago
• French: Jacques , Jame , Gemmes (Normandy), Gemme (Normandy)
• Galician: Xaime
• German: Jakob
• Hawaiian: Kimo
• Italian: Giacomo , Iago
• Irish: Séamas , Seamus (anglicized ), Shamus (anglicized ), Séimí
• Japanese: ジェームズ, ジェイムズ
• Late Latin : Jacomus
• Occitan: Jammes , James
• Portuguese: Diogo , Jaime , Tiago
• Provencal: Jacme
• Scottish: Seumas , Sheumais , Jamsey , Hamish (anglicized)
• Spanish: Diego , Jaimito , Jacóme , Iago
• Welsh Iago