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What does James mean?
James 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less generally as girls' name James) is pronounced jayms. 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). Biblical: one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, who possibly was also a cousin of Jesus. The King James Bible is named in reference to James I of England (16th-17th century). See also Kimo and Santiago. A famous fictional character with this name is the British spy James Bond, created by author Ian Fleming. Writer James Joyce; actors James Mason, James Caviezel, James Gandolfini, Jimmy Stewart; entertainer Jimmy Durante; American Presidents Hames Buchanan, James Garfield, James Madison, James Polk, Jimmy Carter, James Monroe.
STARTS WITH Ja-
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory), greek, old, king, 16th century, 17th century, famous, fictional (literary)
Variations
VARIANTS Diego, Diogo, Giacomo, Hamish, Iago, Jacob, Jacques, Jago, Jagu, Jaime, Jaimey, Jaimie, Jamey▼, Jame, Jameson▲, Jamie▼, Jamison▲, Jascha, Jayme, Jaymes, Jaymie, Jem, Jemmy, Jim▼, Jimbo, Jimmie▼, Jimmy▼, Seamus
SEE ALSO Shamus
RELATIONS VIA JACOB, JIMMY, SANTIAGO Jaap, Jack, Jacko, Jacky, Jaco, Jake▼, Jakeb, Jakie, Jakob▼, Jakov, Jakub, Jamesie, Jamsey, Jay▼, Jeb, Jimi, Jimmee, Jimmey, Kapel, Shamus
FEMININE FORMS Jacqueline, Jaime, Jamesina, Jamie
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Jemes, ..
(female) Janes, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
James Eddy (J.E.), ..
How popular is James?
James is a very prominent first name for males (#1 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#80 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
James reached its apex position of #1 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, and is at #4 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Jacob (#13 A YEAR AGO), Jack (#28), Santiago (#81), Jameson (#91), Diego (#134), Jake (#262), Jay (#399), Jamison (#447), Jaime (#512), Jimmy (#653), Jakob (#701), Jamie (#722), Seamus (#1106), Jacques (#1896), Jacky, Jim, Jaimie, Hamish, Jakeb, Jimmie, Jimmey, Jimi, Jeb, Diogo, Jaymes, Jayme, Jakie, Jakub, Jame, Jamey and Shamus are the prominent alternative forms of James (#4) appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of James was widespread among parents 8 decades ago (MEDIAN #1278) and is now much diminished (#1282, 59.2% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Jay becoming somewhat outmoded. Jameson, Santiago and Jamison are three of the more fashionable boy names in this compilation.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aimes, Ames, Aymes, Dawes, Eames, Ermes, Fares, Hawes, Hayes▲, Jabes, Jabesh, Jabez, Jace▲, Jacen, Jacey, Jade, Jaden▼, Jader, Jae, Jael, Jalen▼, Jamael, Jamal▼, Jamar▼, Jamee, Jameel, Jamel▼, Jamell, Jamiel, Jamil, Jamin, Jamon, Janek, Janesh, Janos, Janus, Jaques, Jareb, Jared▼, Jarek, Jarel, Jaren▼, Jaris, Jase▼, Jasen▼, Jaxen, Jaye, Jiles, Jomei, Jones, Jules▼, Jyles, Mayes, Oakes, Oates, Ramses and Yates. These names tend to be less frequently used than James.
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