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♂ Jamison (boy)
What does Jamison mean?
Jamison ▲ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Jamison) has its roots in Hebrew and Old English, and the name Jamison means "he who supplants; son of James". Jamison is an alternate spelling of James (Hebrew): from Late Latin Iacomus. Jamison is also a derivative of Jameson (Old English).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, supplants (victory)
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA JAMES, JAMESON Hamish, Jaimison, Jamie▼, Jamieson
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jamison Nicholas (J.N.), ..
How popular is Jamison?
Jamison is a somewhat popular first name for males (#1010 out of 1220, Top 83%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#1211 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jamison was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its peak rank of #438 in the U.S. in 2017, and is presently at #447. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Jamison (#447 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Hamish, James (#4), Jameson (#91), Jamie (#722) and Jamieson. These relations of Jamison were favored by parents 8 decades ago (USAGE OF 5.4%) and have become significantly less popular since (USAGE 1%, ▼81%), with versions like James becoming less in vogue. James has been the most prominent, although Jamison appears to be gaining favor too.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Damion▼, Davison, Jackson▲, Jacson, Jailon, Jaisen, Jaison, Jakson, Jamin, Jamon, Jansen, Janson, Janssen, Jansson, Jason▼, Jaxson▲, Jayson▲, Jenson, Jensson, Jimson, Johnson▼, Jonson, Madison▼, Sampson, Samson▲ and Tamson. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jamison.
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