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What does Jama mean?
Jama 
as a girls' name has its root in Hebrew, and Jama means "he who supplants". Jama is an alternate spelling of Jamie (Hebrew): originally a nickname of James.
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Jaymie, Jaymee, Jammie, Jamia▼, Jami▼, Jamey, Jamei, Jamee, Jaimy, Jaimie▼, Jaimi, Jaima
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JAMIE Jaime▼, Jaimee▼, Jaimey, Jamese, Jayme▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jama Sandra (J.S.), ..
How popular is Jama?
Jama is a somewhat popular first name for women (#4242 out of 4276, Top 99%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#20191 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jama was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its top rank of #1787 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Jaime, Jaimee, Jaimie, Jamee, Jamey, Jami, Jamia, Jamie (#614 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Jammie, Jayme, Jaymee and Jaymie are the popular alternative forms of Jama ranked in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Jama was well-received among parents during the years 1980-1989 (AVERAGE #1148) and is now significantly diminished, with versions like Jamie becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Jama is alike in pronunciation to Gemma▲, Jemma▲ and Jemmy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bama, Cama, Dama, Jada▼, Jaena, Jaina, Jan▼, Jana▼, Janae, Janah, Janai, Janay▼, Jane▼, Janea, Jania▼, Jann, Janna▼, Jany, Jaya, Jayna, Jazma, Jeana▼, Jena▼, Jiana, Jina, Joana▼, Jona, Juana, Kama, Pama, Rama and Tama. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jama.
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