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English form derived from the Late Latin name Iacomus, an alternative spelling of the Biblical Latin Iacobus, which stems from the Hebrew name Yaʿaqov (see Jacob). Two apostles in the New Testament bore this name: Saint James the Greater, the brother of John, who was executed by Herod Agrippa, and James the Lesser, son of Alphaeus. Additionally, there is James the Just, who is mentioned as the brother of Jesus in the Bible.
The name James has been in use in England since the 13th century and became more widespread in Scotland, where it was held by numerous kings. In the 17th century, when James VI of Scotland ascended to the English throne, the name gained even greater popularity. Since 1880, it has consistently remained within the top 20 names in the United States, and it was the leading name for boys from 1940 to 1952.
Notable individuals named James include the English explorer James Cook (1728-1779), the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819), and the Irish novelist and poet James Joyce (1882-1941). Additionally, six American presidents have been named James. A well-known fictional character bearing this name is the British spy James Bond, created by Ian Fleming in 1953.
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| Variants | (English): Jaymes |
| Diminutives | (English): Jai 2, Jay 1, Jem, Jemmy, Jim, Jimi, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jae 2, Jaye |
| Feminine Forms | (English): Jaye |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Arabic):
Yacoub, Yakub (Urdu): Yaqoob (Quranic): Yaqub (Armenian): Hagop, Hakob, Yakob (Basque): Jakes (Belarusian): Yakau (Georgian): Iakob (Biblical Greek): Iakobos (Biblical Hebrew): Ya'aqov (Romanian): Iacob (Biblical Latin): Iacobus (Russian): Yakov (Catalan): Jaume, Jaumet (Cornish): Jago (Serbian): Jakov (Slovak): Jakub (Swedish): Jacob, Jakob (Danish): Ib, Jeppe (Late Roman): Jacobus (Dutch): Sjaak, Cobus, Coos, Jaap, Kobus, Koos, Sjakie (Estonian): Jaagup (Flemish): Jaak (Finnish): Jaakob (Faroese): Jákup (Tongan): Semisi (Finnish): Jaakko, Jaakoppi, Jaska, Jimi (Flemish): Kobe 1 (French): Jacques, Jacky, Jacquy (Frisian): Japik (Welsh): Iago (Galician): Xacobe, Xaime (Georgian): Koba (German): Jockel (Greek): Iakovos (Hausa): Yaƙubu (Hawaiian): Iakopa, Kimo (Hebrew): Yaakov, Akiba, Akiva (Hungarian): Jakab (Irish): Séamus, Shamus, Sheamus, Séamas (Italian): Giacomo, Iacopo, Jacopo, Lapo (Late Roman): Iacomus (Latvian): Jēkabs (Literature): Jaques (Lithuanian): Jokūbas (Maori): Hemi (Polish): Kuba (Spanish): Jaime 1 (Russian): Yasha (Scottish): Hamish, Jamie (Scottish Gaelic): Seumas (Serbian): Jakša (Slovene): Žak, Jaka, Jaša (Spanish): Jacobo, Yago (Turkish): Yakup (Ukrainian): Yakiv (Western African): Yacouba |
| Surname Descendants | (English): James, Jameson, Jamison |
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