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James meaning, origin, history | Meaning of name

Name: James No. of characters: 5 Gender: BoyOrigin: Hebrew English Biblical
Religion: Hindu How to pronounce James ja-mes What does my name mean?
Meanings: Supplanter Jimmy Variant of Jacob Holds the Heel He who Supplants A Cheerful Boy Yahweh May Protect

James was ranked 5 in 2016 US male names list and elevated by 28.57% from its previous ranking of 7 in 2015. James was ranked 891 in 2016 US female names list and elevated by 3.88% from its previous ranking of 927 in 2015. Anglo-Saxon form of Jacques. Comes from the Hebrew "ya'agob" Means: "he who supplants" If party on July 25 or May 3. Particularly effective in the business world,Jamesflourish on the ground in the concrete. More sellers than managers,Jamesare made for direct contact and quick decisions. James are stubborn and tricky temperaments that make their own way, even ifJamesgive you the impression to follow you. Fighting men, volunteers,Jamesare also contestaires stimulate and failures.

Full form of James : Joyful Articulate Modern Excitable Sophisticated

James is a very very popular first name for a boy in England & Wales which is popular since 1996 and ranked 11 in 2015. Around 122536 people wear James as their first name. James is a very consistent name over the past 18 years.

James was a rare first name for a girl but is a very very popular first name for a boy which is popular since 2016 and ranked 5 in 2016 in United States. Around 5159306 people wear James as their first name. James is a very consistent name over the past 130 years. 1.427355% of people in US have this given name.

Complete history of James
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Expression number of James is 3.

James are lively, imaginative, enthusiastic and optimistic. James are expressive and inspire others wherever they go. James possess great verbal skills which make them good comedian, artist or writer.
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Alexia James in Jack Says as Actress
vaughn-Rian st. James in Off My Chest as Director
Charity Nicole James in The One with Joey's Porsche as Actress
Inez James in Pillow Talk as Soundtrack
Ann James in Marco as Actress
Savanna James in Big Fish as Actress
Jayla James in Too Many Cooks as Actress
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Cassandra St. James in Porn Shoot Massacre as Actress
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Names like James Jam, Jama, Jamaa, Jamaad, Jamaah, Jamaal, Jamaar, Jamaari, Jamaca, Jamacia, Jamad, Jamae, Jamael, Jamah, Jamahd, Jamahl, Jamahri, Jamai, Jamaia, JamaiahJames Namesakes Posts having James: Comments :The anthroponym James is a former French variant of Jacques, after the Low Latin Jacomus (cf. Italian Giacomo), a variant of Jacobus, Latinized form of Hebrew origin anthroponym Jacob.As family name, James is widespread in France, as the variant Jammes and Hypocorism Jamin, Jamot, Jamet ... Also found Jhame in Poitevin.However, the best known is the pronunciation of the English name, derived itself from the French (introduced in England after the Norman conquest of 1066). sometimes written Jaymes it is met. It has many diminutives: Jim, Jay, Jamie, Jimbob, Jaimie, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi, Jamesy, Jame, Jimbo, Jake, Jack, Jem Jems, Jemmy, Jameth, Jamey, Djim.His female equivalents are: Jamie, Jamesina, Jayme, Jaymie, Jaimie, Jamilie. - Gervase Briar
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Other variants of James :Yakub Yaqoob Yaqub Hagop Hakob Jakes Iakobos Yaakov Iacobus Yakov Jaume Jaumet Jago Jakov Jakob Jakša Jakub Jacob Ib Jeppe Jacobus Sjaak Cobus Coos Jaap Kobe Kobus Koos Sjakie Jaagup Jaak Jaakob Jaakko Jaakoppi Jaska Jacques Japik Iago Iakob Koba Iakopa Kimo Akiba Akiva Jakab Jákob Séamus Shamus Sheamus Séamas Giacobbe Giacomo Jacopo Iacopo Lapo Iacomus Jokūbas Hemi Kuba Jaime Jacó Yasha Seumas Jamie Jaka Jaša Jacobo Yago Yakup Yakiv Kapel Koppel Yankel  English Boy Names :  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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