The Ultimate James - American History Information Guide and Reference

James */dʒeɪmz/ is a popular name worldwide, and the most popular name for a male in the United States. During the 1990 US Census, approximately 3.318% of males counted had the first name James. The name is derived from the Hebrew word meaning held by the heel, protected, or supplanted.

Contents

6 Famous persons with the given name James

7 Famous persons with the family name James

8 Letter of James in the Bible

9 James: The Band

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 *Jayms (Naji Version)

Female equivalents

Jamesina , Jamey , Jaymie , Jaimie , Jaimita , Gemina

Diminutives

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

Translations

Basque: Jakes
Breton: Jagu
Castilian: Jaime
Catalan: Jaume , Xaume
Chinese:詹姆士、詹姆斯
Cornish: Jago, Jammes , Jamma
Czech: Jakub , Kuba (diminutive)
French: Jacques , Jame , Gemmes (Normandy), Gemme (Normandy)
Galician: Xaime
German: Jakob
Hawaiian: Kimo
Italian: Giacomo , Iago
Irish: Séamas , Seamus (anglicized), Shamus (anglicized), Séimí (dim)
Japanese: ジェームズ, ジェイムズ
Latin: Jacobus , Jacomus
Manx: Jayms
Occitan: Jammes , James
Portuguese: Diogo , Jaime , Tiago
Provencal: Jacme
Scottish: Seumas , Sheumais , Jamsey , Hamish (anglicized)
Spanish: Jaime , Diego , Iago, Santiago
Welsh: Siam , Iago
Russian: ???? (Jakov) , ??? (Jasha) (dimunitive)

Famous persons with the given name James

Characters from the Bible:
- Saint James the Great or Saint James of Compostela, brother of John the Apostle;
- Saint James the Less;
- James the Just, brother of Jesus and believed to have written one of the books of the New Testament, the Epistle of James.

Kings of Scotland and/or England:
- James I of Scotland
- James II of Scotland
- James III of Scotland
- James IV of Scotland
- James V of Scotland
- James I of England (James VI of Scotland)
- James II of England (James VII of Scotland)

Kings of Aragon:
- James I of Aragon
- James II of Aragon

Fictional characters
- James Bond, a fictional spy featured in novels and films
- James T. Kirk, a fictional sci-fi captain from Star Trek.

Presidents of the United States of America:
- James Madison (1751-1836), 4th President of the United States.
- James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States.
- James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States.
- James K. Polk (1795-1849), 11th President of the United States.
- James Garfield (1831-1881), 20th President of the United States.
- Jimmy (James Earl) Carter (1924-) 39th President of the United States.