James
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English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| sufficient | conduct | directly | #931: James | Greek | island | special |
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Pronunciation
- /dÊeɪmz/
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Etymology
Came into English from the French variation Gemmes of the Late Latin Iacomus, dialect variant of Iacobus, from New Testament Greek ἸάκÏÎ²Î¿Ï (IacÅbos), from Hebrew ××¢×§× (YaÊ»aqov). Cognates include Jacob
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Proper noun
James
- An English male given name meaning "held by the heel, protected, supplanted."
- An English surname derived from the given name
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Alternative spellings
- Jaymes
- Jim, Jay, Jamie, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi, Jamsey, Jame, Jamison, Jameson, Jimbo, Jake, Jem, Jemmy
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See also
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Translations
- Basque: Jakes
- Breton: Jagu
- Castilian: Jaime
- Catalan: Jaume, Xaume
- Cornish: Jago
- French: Jacques, Jame, Gemmes (Normandy), Gemme (Normandy)
- Galician: Xaime
- German: Jakob
- Hawaiian: Kimo
- Italian: Giacomo, Iago
- Irish: Séamas, Seamus (anglicized), Shamus (anglicized), SéimÃ
- Japanese: ã¸ã§ã¼ã ãº, ã¸ã§ã¤ã ãº
- Late Latin: Jacomus
- Occitan: Jammes, James
- Portuguese: Diogo, Jaime, Tiago
- Provencal: Jacme
- Scottish: Seumas, Sheumais, Jamsey, Hamish (anglicized)
- Slovak: Jakub
- Spanish: Diego, Jaimito, Jacóme, Iago
- Tagalog: Jaime, Santiago
- Welsh: Iago