James Name Meaning

Gender :

Feminine

Meaning of James :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian

Pronounciation
of Name James :

/JHEYMZ/

Etymology
of Name James :

History
of Name James :

Popular In :

Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand

Information about the
Name of James :

James have always been commonly known as a name for boys, but it is actually also used by some as a name for girls. The name "Jamie" is even used as the female equivalent name for male name "James".

Famous People with
Name James :

James Franco is an American actor and producer. He was particularly famous for his role as Daniel Desario in the TV program Freaks and Greeks. James Stewart, more commonly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American actor. He starred in movies like It's a Wonderful Life, Anatomy of a Murder, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. James Coburn was a popular American actor who was featured in over 70 movies.

Variant Names of James:

Diego, Jacob, Jago, Jaime, Jamie

Jaime (Dutch), Jaem (Portuguese), Jaimie (Scottish)

Rhyming Names of James: 

Names Similar to James :

Jameson, Jameela, Jameel, Jamel, Jamesina, Jamese, Jameson, Jamee, Jamee, Jameela

Popularity Rank :

James name was top ranked at 323 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 7 position in American during year 2015

Name James has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 1544 position. 23215 numbers of people were named James so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name James is the English version of the Late Latin name lacomun that was derived from Iakobos. This was the Geek version of the Hebrew name Jacob from the New Testament. The name Jacob ultimately means “holder of the heel” or “supplanter”. Whereas the name Jim is just the Medieval diminutive of James.

The masculine name Jame was used since the 13th century throughout England. Even though it was more common in Scotland, where it was given to several kings. 

James Numerology :

Personality No. 6. People with name James are loving & domestic. They love tranquility & comfort. They are artistic & likes quality. They work well with others & love to discuss things. Person with James having 6 as Personality number love music, tidiness & attires. They are confident & also a good healer. They are charming, intelligent, serene, generous & co-operative. More Numerology