James

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See also: james, jamés, ja mes, and ja més

English

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Etymology

The English New Testament form of Jacob, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Diego, Jacques, Jacob, jacuzzi, Iago, Jago, Yago, Hamish, Seamus, San Diego, and Santiago. 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeɪmz/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪmz

Proper noun

James (countable and uncountable, plural Jameses)

  1. (biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
  2. One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Matthew 10:1–3:
      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.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
  4. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. A placename
    1. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.
    3. A township in Timiskaming District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
    4. Former name of Santiago, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

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Descendants

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Statistics

  • According to 100 years of data from the Social Security Administration (SSA), James is the 2nd most common given name in the United States, belonging to 3,378,000 individuals.
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, James is the 85th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 249,379 individuals. James is most common among White (51.6%) and Black/African American (38.9%) individuals.

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Etymology

From English James, the English New Testament form of Jacob, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).

Proper noun

James

  1. a male given name from English

Danish

Etymology

From English James in the 19th century.

Proper noun

James

  1. a male given name

French

Etymology

From English James.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

James

  1. a male given name

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

James

  1. James

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative James Jamesek
accusative Jamest Jameseket
dative Jamesnek Jameseknek
instrumental Jamesszel Jamesekkel
causal-final Jamesért Jamesekért
translative Jamesszé Jamesekké
terminative Jamesig Jamesekig
essive-formal Jamesként Jamesekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Jamesben Jamesekben
superessive Jamesen Jameseken
adessive Jamesnél Jameseknél
illative Jamesbe Jamesekbe
sublative Jamesre Jamesekre
allative Jameshez Jamesekhez
elative Jamesből Jamesekből
delative Jamesről Jamesekről
ablative Jamestől Jamesektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Jamesé Jameseké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Jameséi Jamesekéi
Possessive forms of James
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Jamesem Jameseim
2nd person sing. Jamesed Jameseid
3rd person sing. Jamese Jamesei
1st person plural Jamesünk Jameseink
2nd person plural Jamesetek Jameseitek
3rd person plural Jamesük Jameseik

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒaːməs/, /dʒaːmz/, /ˈdʒɛːm(ə)s/, /ˈdʒaːm(ə)/

Proper noun

James

  1. James the Greater or James the Less (apostles)
  2. James (a male given name from Old French)
  3. James (a surname)

Descendants

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Swedish

Etymology

From English James in the 19th century.

Proper noun

James c (genitive James)

  1. a male given name

References

Statistics Sweden: 5548 males with the given name James living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2013. Accessed on 12 April 2014.

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