James en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /d͡ʒeɪmz/
Etymology
The English New Testament form of Jacob, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iācōmus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”). Doublet of Jacques, Jacob, Iago, Jago, Yago, Hamish, Seamus, Tiago, Santiago, and Yaakov. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a modification of the earlier name Duke of York's Island after its eponymous duke's coronation as James II of England. See Occitan Jacme for an intermediary between Old French James and Catalan Jaume.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
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(countable, uncountable) One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:1–3:
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(countable, uncountable) A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
In the political drama that Donald Trump has created in Washington, he could not have dreamed up a more formidable adversary than James Comey.
2017 June 8, Maeve Reston, “Trump meets the ultimate adversary in James Comey”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2017:[…] And Normans call me James Fitz-James. / Thus watch I o'er insulted laws, / Thus learn to right the injured cause. […]
1810, Walter Scott, “Canto VI. The Guard-room.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, →OCLC, stanza XXVIII, page 286:Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, page 184
- (countable, uncountable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A township in Timiskaming District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
James Creek · Jamestown · jamesite · Jamester · Jamesville · St-James · Jily · Swyer-James syndrome · St. James · Court of St. James's · James Island · JaDine · jamescameroni · Saint James · James City · Jamesian · Little Saint James · Saint James Windward · St. James City · Pristimantis jamescameroni · James-Stein estimator · St James · St James's · Saint-James · Jamesean · Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome · St.-James · Deeping St James · KJV · King James · Great Saint James · Jamesburg
Descendants
Séamus · Semisi · 詹姆斯 · Jim · James · James · Seumas · Hēmi · Jamma · Jammes · Séamas · Jayms · Jem · Semesa · Jay · Siâms · James · Jamie · Jamey · Seumas
Relateds
St. James · Jaime (pet forms) · Jamie (pet forms) · Jim (pet forms) · Jambo (pet forms) · Jemmy (pet forms) · Jimmy (pet forms) · Jimbo (pet forms) · Jimmie (pet forms) · Jimmi (pet forms) · Jem (pet forms) · Jameson · Jake (pet forms) · Jay (pet forms) · Jacob and its variants
Translations (266)
frp Jâque (book of the Bible) · gl Xaime (male given name (the standard form)) · pt Iago (male given name (the standard form)) · gl Xacobe (book of the Bible) · af Jako (male given name (the standard form)) · cmn 詹姆斯 (male given name (the standard form)) · cs Jakub (one of two Apostles) · fa جیمز (male given name (the standard form)) · th ยากอบ (one of two Apostles) · lt Jokū̃bas (one of two Apostles) · lv Jēkaba vēstule (book of the Bible) · frp Jâque (male given name (the standard form)) · cdo 雅各書 /雅各书 (book of the Bible) · gd Seumas (one of two Apostles) · ro Iacob (one of two Apostles) · syc ܝܥܩܘܒ (one of two Apostles) · el Ιακώβ (male given name (the standard form)) · tr Yakup (book of the Bible) · ta யாக்கோபு (book of the Bible) · ca Jaume (male given name (the standard form)) · cy Iago (book of the Bible) · es Diego (male given name (the standard form)) · fr Jacques (book of the Bible) · nl Jacob (male given name (the standard form)) · sco James (male given name (the standard form)) · kk Жақыптың хаты (book of the Bible) · es Santiago (book of the Bible) · pt Tiago (male given name (the standard form)) · haw Iakopo (male given name (the standard form)) · pl Jakub (male given name (the standard form)) · cdo 雅各 (male given name (the standard form)) · bar Jakoub (male given name (the standard form)) · ckb یاقوب (one of two Apostles) · el Ιάκωβος (male given name (the standard form)) · it Giacomo (book of the Bible) · cs Jakub (male given name (the standard form)) · fr Jacques (one of two Apostles) · el Ιάκωβος (book of the Bible) · scn Jàcumu (book of the Bible) · sv Jakob (one of two Apostles) · mi Hēmi (book of the Bible) · it Giacomo (one of two Apostles) · ru Я́ков (male given name (the standard form)) · kl Jaaku (book of the Bible) · ja ヤコブ (one of two Apostles) · sk Jakubov (one of two Apostles) · fo Jákup (book of the Bible) · mr याकोब (book of the Bible) · th ยากอบ (book of the Bible) · et Jaak (male given name (the standard form)) · kl Jaaku (male given name (the standard form)) · haw Kimo (male given name (the standard form)) · io Iakobus (male given name (the standard form)) · nrf Jacques (one of two Apostles) · sv Jakob (male given name (the standard form)) · ar يَعْقُوب (one of two Apostles) · war Santiago (one of two Apostles) · fr Jacques (male given name (the standard form)) · cmn 雅各書 /雅各书 (book of the Bible) · ne याकूब (book of the Bible) · ga Naomh Séamas (one of two Apostles) · br Jakez (male given name (the standard form)) · es Santiago (male given name (the standard form)) · ceb Santiago (one of two Apostles) · mi Hēmi (one of two Apostles) · de Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · af Jacobus (male given name (the standard form)) · he אִגֶּרֶת יַעֲקֹב (book of the Bible) · ka იაკობი (male given name (the standard form)) · se Jáhkot (male given name (the standard form)) · pl Jakub (one of two Apostles) · fi Jaakobin kirje (book of the Bible) · mr जेम्स (male given name (the standard form)) · sv Jakobsbrevet (book of the Bible) · uk Я́ків (male given name (the standard form)) · ja ジェームズ (male given name (the standard form)) · gv Jamys (one of two Apostles) · hy Հակոբ (one of two Apostles) · gl Santiago (male given name (the standard form)) · sco Hamish (male given name (the standard form)) · scn Jàcumu (male given name (the standard form)) · af Jaco (male given name (the standard form)) · mt Ġakbu (book of the Bible) · fy Jakobus (book of the Bible) · pl List Jakuba (book of the Bible) · gl Iago (male given name (the standard form)) · hu Jakab (one of two Apostles) · te యాకోబు (book of the Bible) · af Jakobus (book of the Bible) · cdo 雅各 (one of two Apostles) · grc Ἰάκωβος (book of the Bible) · gd Seumas (book of the Bible) · li Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · es Santiago (one of two Apostles) · oc Jammes (male given name (the standard form)) · vi Giacôbê (one of two Apostles) · se Jáhkot (one of two Apostles) · tl Santiago (male given name (the standard form)) · tr Yakub (book of the Bible) · fi Jaakko (male given name (the standard form)) · gv Jamys (male given name (the standard form)) · grc Ἰάκωβος (male given name (the standard form)) · he יַעֲקֹב בֵּן זַבְדִי (one of two Apostles) · lv Jēkabs (one of two Apostles) · ga Séamas (male given name (the standard form)) · eu Jagoba (one of two Apostles) · la Iacobus (one of two Apostles) · oc James (male given name (the standard form)) · es Jacobo (one of two Apostles) · haw Iakobo (one of two Apostles) · ga Séamas (book of the Bible) · ca Jaume (book of the Bible) · no Jakob (male given name (the standard form)) · io Iakobus (book of the Bible) · kl Jaaku (one of two Apostles) · sw Yakobo (book of the Bible) · vi Giacơ (one of two Apostles) · kw Jago (male given name (the standard form)) · or ଯାକୁବଙ୍କ ପତ୍ର (book of the Bible) · ja ジェイムズ (male given name (the standard form)) · tr Yakub (male given name (the standard form)) · kk Жақып (one of two Apostles) · ka ჯეიმზ (male given name (the standard form)) · sk Jakub (male given name (the standard form)) · et Jaakobus (one of two Apostles) · is Jakob (one of two Apostles) · xag 𐔺𐔰𐕄𐕒𐔱 (male given name (the standard form)) · zdj Yakobo (book of the Bible) · id Yakobus (one of two Apostles) · el Τζέιμς (male given name (the standard form)) · co Ghjàcumu (book of the Bible) · pt Diogo (male given name (the standard form)) · io Iakobus (one of two Apostles) · pa ਯਾਕੂਬ (book of the Bible) · ja ヤコブの手紙 (book of the Bible) · ga Séamus (male given name (the standard form)) · id Yakobus (book of the Bible) · ar يَعْقُوب (book of the Bible) · tl Santiago (one of two Apostles) · mt Ġakbu (one of two Apostles) · hu Jakab (book of the Bible) · ro Iacob (male given name (the standard form)) · pdt Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · pt Tiago (book of the Bible) · da Jakob (one of two Apostles) · oc Jacme (male given name (the standard form)) · hy Հակոբ (book of the Bible) · gl Xacobe (male given name (the standard form)) · ar جَايْمْز (male given name (the standard form)) · he ג׳יימס (male given name (the standard form)) · hy Հակոբ (male given name (the standard form)) · ceb Santiago (male given name (the standard form)) · gd Seumas (male given name (the standard form)) · mt Ġakbu (male given name (the standard form)) · sw Yakobo (one of two Apostles) · cy Iago (male given name (the standard form)) · sl Jakob (book of the Bible) · fy Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · war Santiago (male given name (the standard form)) · el Ιάκωβος (one of two Apostles) · ar جَيْمْس (male given name (the standard form)) · ru Джеймс (male given name (the standard form)) · eo Jakobo (male given name (the standard form)) · la Iacobus (book of the Bible) · chr ᏤᎻ (male given name (the standard form)) · mi Hēmi (male given name (the standard form)) · zea Jakobus (male given name (the standard form)) · lv Jēkabs (male given name (the standard form)) · ms Yakub (male given name (the standard form)) · br Jakez (book of the Bible) · gv Jamys (book of the Bible) · li Jakobus (male given name (the standard form)) · de Jakob (male given name (the standard form)) · nl Jakobus (book of the Bible) · chr ᏥᎻ (one of two Apostles) · no Jakob (one of two Apostles) · tr Yakup (male given name (the standard form)) · km យ៉ាកុប (book of the Bible) · la Jacomus (male given name (the standard form)) · es Yago (male given name (the standard form)) · fy Jakobus (male given name (the standard form)) · ceb Santiago (book of the Bible) · ko 제임스 (male given name (the standard form)) · br Jakez (one of two Apostles) · haw Iakobo (book of the Bible) · my ရှင်ယာကုပ်ဩဝါဒစာ (book of the Bible) · is Jakob (male given name (the standard form)) · sa जेम्स (male given name (the standard form)) · af Jakobus (male given name (the standard form)) · gl Xácome (male given name (the standard form)) · zea Jakobus (book of the Bible) · lv Džeimss (male given name (the standard form)) · ru Иа́ков (book of the Bible) · hi जेम्स (male given name (the standard form)) · yue 雅各書 /雅各书 (book of the Bible) · fo Jákup (one of two Apostles) · el Ιακώβ (book of the Bible) · lt Jokū̃bo láiškas (book of the Bible) · scn Jàcumu (one of two Apostles) · nrf Jimce (male given name (the standard form)) · pt Jaime (male given name (the standard form)) · et Jaakobuse (book of the Bible) · eu Jakes (male given name (the standard form)) · el Ιακώβ (one of two Apostles) · es Jaime (male given name (the standard form)) · es Jacobo (male given name (the standard form)) · fur Jacum (male given name (the standard form)) · co Ghjàcumu (one of two Apostles) · az Ceyms (male given name (the standard form)) · tl Jaime (male given name (the standard form)) · hi याक़ूब (one of two Apostles) · fi Jaakob (one of two Apostles) · tl Santiago (book of the Bible) · nl Jacobus (male given name (the standard form)) · bg Яков (male given name (the standard form)) · ms Yaacob (male given name (the standard form)) · ms Yakobus (book of the Bible) · sl Jakob (male given name (the standard form)) · fo Jákup (male given name (the standard form)) · be Я́каў (male given name (the standard form)) · sco James (book of the Bible) · nl Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · wa Djåke (male given name (the standard form)) · eu Jagoba (book of the Bible) · sk Jakubov (book of the Bible) · gl Santiago (one of two Apostles) · xag 𐔺𐔰𐕄𐕒𐔱 (one of two Apostles) · cs Jakub (book of the Bible) · kn ಯಾಕೋಬನು (book of the Bible) · no Jakob (book of the Bible) · ro Iacob (book of the Bible) · is Jakob (book of the Bible) · it Giacomo (male given name (the standard form)) · eo Jakobo (book of the Bible) · ru Иа́ков (one of two Apostles) · gl Iago (book of the Bible) · li Jakobus (book of the Bible) · izh Jaakko (male given name (the standard form)) · lt Jokū̃bas (male given name (the standard form)) · sco James (one of two Apostles) · da Jakob (male given name (the standard form)) · gl Santiago (book of the Bible) · sw Yakobo (male given name (the standard form)) · co Ghjàcumu (male given name (the standard form)) · hu Jakab (male given name (the standard form)) · frp Jâque (one of two Apostles) · da Jakob (book of the Bible) · grc Ἰάκωβος (one of two Apostles) · zea Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · de Jakobus (book of the Bible) · sl Jakob (one of two Apostles) · ga Séamas (one of two Apostles) · war Santiago (book of the Bible) · ca Xaume (male given name (the standard form)) · ko 야고보 (male given name (the standard form)) · lmo Giacum (book of the Bible) · pt Tiago (one of two Apostles) · oc Jaume (male given name (the standard form)) · uk Яків (one of two Apostles) · cy Iago (one of two Apostles) · ky Жакып (one of two Apostles) · af Jakobus (one of two Apostles) · an Chaime (male given name (the standard form)) · br Jagu (male given name (the standard form)) · ml യാക്കോബ് (book of the Bible) · hi याक़ूब (book of the Bible)