James Meaning And Origin

What does james mean and history.

James meaning and origin. James is a classic traditional and biblical name saint james of course was one of jesus 12 apostles meaning supplanter or replacer it s derived from the latin jacomus which also means. English and scottish name from the latin iacomus which could be from the hebrew words aqev or aqab meaning heel or supplanter. The welsh form was iago the cornish jago james the greater july 25 was son of zebedee and brother of st.

The james family name was found in the usa the uk canada and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Italian giacomo portuguese jaime a derivative version of latin iacobus latin form of the hebrew name jacob. This was about 12 of all the recorded james s in the usa.

The second was james the lesser son of alphaeus. English form of the late latin name iacomus a variant of the biblical latin form iacobus from the hebrew name ya aqov see jacob this was the name of two apostles in the new testament the first was saint james the greater the apostle john s brother who was beheaded under herod agrippa in the book of acts. James name meaning and history.

James is an english boy name. James the less may 1 is obscure and. In 1840 there were 267 james families living in ohio.

It is also the root of the name jacob. Search comprehensively and find the name meaning of james and its name origin or of any other name in our. Middle english vernacular form of late latin jacomus source of old french james spanish jaime italian giacomo altered from latin jacobus see jacob.

Proper name new testament name of two of christ s disciples late 12c. J ay m z. A general assessment of the personality and passion of people with the name james is also mentioned below.