Masculine given name of Hebrew Sim shi'ya origin
This article is about the given name James. For the surname, see
James (surname). For other uses, see
James.
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| Gender | Male |
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| Language(s) | English |
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| Name day | June 30th |
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| Word/name | Hebrew, Latin |
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| Meaning | "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"[1] |
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| Related names | Jacob, Jakob, Jake, Jack, Jacques, Jim, Jimmy, Jamie, Jaime, Jemmy, Jay; language variants listed below |
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James is an English language given name that is the Greek derivative of the name Jacob, most commonly used for males.
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