James - name meaning, origin

The girl's name James \j(a)-mes\, also used as boy's name James, is a variant of Jaime (Spanish). See for meaning of James. See also Jacqueline, Jamesina and Jamie.

The baby name James sounds like Jamese and Jemsa. Other similar baby names are Jamey, Jamee and Jamei.

James is a very common first name for women (#875 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#71 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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