Meaning Of James As Name

Its popularity peaked during the baby boom census records 1940 1960 when it was the most popular name for baby boys.

Meaning of james as name. 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. J ames as a boys name also used less generally as girls name james is pronounced jayms. Going from its root of jacob more feminine variants of james are jacqueline.

Common nicknames for the name james include jim jimmy jamie or jame. James name meaning origin. It is of hebrew origin and the meaning of james is he who supplants.

From late latin iacomus a variant of iacobus latin form of greek iakobos and new testament greek form of the old testament form jacob hebrew yaakov. James has its origins in the hebrew language and it is used largely in english. It is derived from yahweh name of god.

A dialect variant of iacobus from the new testament greek. What does james mean. From the ecclesiastic late latin iacomus an evolution of iacobus which is from the ecclesiastic iakōbos a cognate of the hebrew yaakov.

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. Aqeb meaning heel. Famous people with the name james include actors james dean james franco james woods james earl jones and james.

The second was james the lesser son of alphaeus. Facebook twitter google email. James originates from the latin name iacomus which in turn comes from the greek ἰάκωβος and the greek name came from the hebrew ya aqov jacob the name means supplanter and although it is traditionally a masculine name some girls named jamie use james as a nickname.