Jamie en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪmi/
Etymology
Clipping of James + -ie.
Meanings
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A unisex given name. ▸ A diminutive of the male given name James, from English and Scottish, also used as a formal given name.
Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.
2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025:"Let's choose something simple. Children with simple names are never embarrassed with them. How about Jamie?" Matthew looked doubtful. "Jamie's fine," he said. "But if he's called Jamie he's going to end up being a particular sort, if you know what I mean. He'll play rugby, he'll go to New Town bars after the international matches. Being called Jamie signs you up to an awful lot of Scottish upper-middle-class stuff."
2010, Alexander McCall Smith, The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon, →ISBN, page 112:
- A unisex given name. ▸ A female given name from Hebrew derived from James, of modern American usage.
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(alt-of, alternative) A unisex given name. ▸ Alternative form of Jaime.
alt of Jaime
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Jaymey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Jamies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Jimmy · Jaz · Jazz · Jimmi · Jimmie · Jem · Jim · James · Jas · Jemmy · Jaime