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James */dʒeɪmz/ is a popular name
worldwide, and the most popular name for a male in
the United States.  During the 1990 US Census,
approximately 3.318% of males counted had the
first name James. The name is derived from the
Hebrew (language)|Hebrew word meaning held by the
heel, protected, or supplanted.

==Etymology==
Came into English from the French variation Gemmes
of the Late Latin Iacomus, dialect variant of
Iacobus, from New Testament Greek
Ἰάκωβος
(Iacōbos), from Hebrew
יעקב (Yaʻaqov).
Cognates include Jacob.

==Variant spellings==
*Jaymes
*Jayms (Naji Version)

==Female equivalents==
*Jamesina, Jamey, Jayme, Jaymie, Jaimie, Jaimita,
Gemina, Jamie

==Diminutives==
*Jim, Jay, Jamie, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi, Jamsey,
Jame, Jameson, Jimbo, Jake, Jem, Jems, Jemmy,
Jims, Jam, Jams

==Translations==
*Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani: Yaqub
*Basque language|Basque: Jakes
*Belarusian language|Belarusian: Jakub
*Breton language|Breton: Jagu
*Castilian language|Castilian: Jaime
*Catalan language|Catalan: Jaume, Xaume
*Chinese language|Chinese: 詹姆士、詹姆斯
*Cornish language|Cornish: Jago, Jammes, Jamma
*Czech language|Czech: Jakub, Kuba (diminutive)
*Finnish language|Finnish: Fi:Jaakob|Jaakob,
Fi:Jaakoppi|Jaakoppi, Fi:Jaakko|Jaakko
*French language|French: Jacques, Jame, Gemmes
(Normandy), Gemme (Normandy), Jacomo huo
*Galician language|Galician: Xaime
*German language|German: Jakob
*Hawaiian language|Hawaiian: Kimo
*Italian language|Italian: Giacomo, Iago
*Irish language|Irish: Séamas, Seamus
(anglicized), Shamus (name)|Shamus (anglicized),
Séimí (dim) 
*Japanese name|Japanese:
Ja:ジェームズ|ジェームズ,
ジェイムズ
*Latin: Jacobus, Jacomus
*Manx language|Manx: Jayms
*Occitan language|Occitan: Jammes, James
*Portuguese language|Portuguese: Diogo, Jaime,
Tiago
*Polish language|Polish: Jakub
*Provençal language|Provençal: Jacme
*Romanian language|Romanian: Iacov
*Russian language|Russian: Ru:Яков|Яков
(Yakov), Ru:Яша|Яша (Yasha) (diminutive)
*Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic: Seumas,
Sheumais (vocative), Hamish (anglicized)
*Spanish language|Spanish: Jaime, Diego, Iago,
Santiago
*Syriac language|Syriac: ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ (Yaqub)
*Tagalog: Jaime
*Welsh language|Welsh: Siam (Welsh name)|Siam,
Iago

==Famous persons with the given name James==
===Characters from the Bible===
* Saint James the Great or Saint James of
Compostela, brother of John the Apostle
* Saint James the Less, a brother of the apostle
Matthew and the son of Mary (not Mary, mother of
Jesus)
* James the Just, brother of Jesus and believed to
have written one of the books of the New
Testament, the Epistle of James

===Kings of Scotland and/or England===
* James I of Scotland (1394–1437), king of
Scotland from 1406 until 1437 (from 1406 to 1424
he was king in name only)
* James II of Scotland (1430–1460) king of
Scotland from 1437 to 1460
* James III of Scotland (1451/1452–1488), king
of Scotland from 1460 to 1488
* James IV of Scotland (1473–1513) was king of
Scotland from 1488 to 1513
* James V of Scotland  (1512–1542) was king of
Scotland from 1513 to 1542
* James I of England (James VI of Scotland)
(1566–1625) was king of England, Scotland and
Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in
the three realms simultaneously
* James II of England (James VII of Scotland)
(1633–1701) was king of England, Scotland, and
Ireland from 1685 to 1701, and was the last
Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland,
or Ireland

===Kings of Aragon===
* James I of Aragon (1208–1276), surnamed the
Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of
Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to
1276
* James II of Aragon (1267–1327), called The
Just (Catalan: El Just) was the second son of
Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily

===Presidents of the United States of America===
*James Madison (1751-1836), 4th President of the
United States.
*James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the
United States.
*James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the
United States.
*James K. Polk (1795-1849), 11th President of the
United States.
*James Garfield (1831-1881), 20th President of the
United States. 
*Jimmy Carter|Jimmy (James Earl) Carter (1924-)
39th President of the United States.

===Vice Presidents of the United States of
America===
*James Schoolcraft Sherman(1855-1912), 27th Vice
President under Howard Taft, died in office
*James Danforth Quayle (1947-), 44th Vice
President under George H. W. Bush

===Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom===
* James Callaghan (1912-2005), Labour Prime
Minister for 1976-1979

===Musicians, bands===
* James (band), a band from Manchester, England
* James Hetfield (1963-), co-founder, lead singer,
main songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the band
Metallica
* James LaBrie (1963-), Canadian vocalist of
progressive metal band Dream Theater
* Jimi Hendrix|James Marshall Hendrix (1942-1970),
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Jim Morrison|James Douglas Morrison (1943-1971),
singer, songwriter and poet of rock band The Doors
* Jimmy Page|James Patrick Page (1944-), guitarist
for rock band Led Zeppelin

===Other===
* James Earl Ray (1928–1998), the convicted
assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
* James Cook (1728–1779), a British explorer and
navigator.
* James Boswell (1740-1795), a lawyer, diarist,
and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

===Fictional characters===
* James Bond, a fictional spy featured in novels
and films.
* James T. Kirk (2233-2294), a fictional sci-fi
captain from Star Trek.
* Team Rocket|James of Team Rocket, a character in
the Pokémon anime.

==Famous persons with the family name James==

* Henry James (1843-1916), an American author and
critic of the late 19th and early 20th century,
known for novels and novellas based upon themes of
consciousness
* Jesse James (1847-1882), American outlaw
* LeBron James (1984-), an NBA basketball player
for the Cleveland Cavaliers
* Letitia James, American lawyer, activist, and
politician in Brooklyn
* Rick James (1948–2004), an African-American
funk and soul musician, singer, keyboardist,
bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer
* Walter James (1863–1943), premier of Western
Australia from 1902 to 1904 and an ardent
supporter of the federation movement.
* CLR James (1901-1989), Trinidad|Trinidadian
essayist and historian of the Haitian Revolution

== Letter of James in the Bible ==
* Epistle_of_James|Epistle of James/Letter of
James in the New Testament

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James */dʒeɪmz/ is a popular name
worldwide, and the most popular name for a male in
the United States.  During the 1990 US Census,
approximately 3.318% of males counted had the
first name James. The name is derived from the
Hebrew (language)|Hebrew word meaning held by the
heel, protected, or supplanted.

==Etymology==
Came into English from the French variation Gemmes
of the Late Latin Iacomus, dialect variant of
Iacobus, from New Testament Greek
Ἰάκωβος
(Iacōbos), from Hebrew
יעקב (Yaʻaqov).
Cognates include Jacob.

==Variant spellings==
*Jaymes
*Jayms (Naji Version)

==Female equivalents==
*Jamesina, Jamey, Jayme, Jaymie, Jaimie, Jaimita,
Gemina, Jamie

==Diminutives==
*Jim, Jay, Jamie, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi, Jamsey,
Jame, Jameson, Jimbo, Jake, Jem, Jems, Jemmy,
Jims, Jam, Jams

==Translations==
*Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani: Yaqub
*Basque language|Basque: Jakes
*Belarusian language|Belarusian: Jakub
*Breton language|Breton: Jagu
*Castilian language|Castilian: Jaime
*Catalan language|Catalan: Jaume, Xaume
*Chinese language|Chinese: 詹姆士、詹姆斯
*Cornish language|Cornish: Jago, Jammes, Jamma
*Czech language|Czech: Jakub, Kuba (diminutive)
*Finnish language|Finnish: Fi:Jaakob|Jaakob,
Fi:Jaakoppi|Jaakoppi, Fi:Jaakko|Jaakko
*French language|French: Jacques, Jame, Gemmes
(Normandy), Gemme (Normandy), Jacomo huo
*Galician language|Galician: Xaime
*German language|German: Jakob
*Hawaiian language|Hawaiian: Kimo
*Italian language|Italian: Giacomo, Iago
*Irish language|Irish: Séamas, Seamus
(anglicized), Shamus (name)|Shamus (anglicized),
Séimí (dim) 
*Japanese name|Japanese:
Ja:ジェームズ|ジェームズ,
ジェイムズ
*Latin: Jacobus, Jacomus
*Manx language|Manx: Jayms
*Occitan language|Occitan: Jammes, James
*Portuguese language|Portuguese: Diogo, Jaime,
Tiago
*Polish language|Polish: Jakub
*Provençal language|Provençal: Jacme
*Romanian language|Romanian: Iacov
*Russian language|Russian: Ru:Яков|Яков
(Yakov), Ru:Яша|Яша (Yasha) (diminutive)
*Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic: Seumas,
Sheumais (vocative), Hamish (anglicized)
*Spanish language|Spanish: Jaime, Diego, Iago,
Santiago
*Syriac language|Syriac: ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ (Yaqub)
*Tagalog: Jaime
*Welsh language|Welsh: Siam (Welsh name)|Siam,
Iago

==Famous persons with the given name James==
===Characters from the Bible===
* Saint James the Great or Saint James of
Compostela, brother of John the Apostle
* Saint James the Less, a brother of the apostle
Matthew and the son of Mary (not Mary, mother of
Jesus)
* James the Just, brother of Jesus and believed to
have written one of the books of the New
Testament, the Epistle of James

===Kings of Scotland and/or England===
* James I of Scotland (1394–1437), king of
Scotland from 1406 until 1437 (from 1406 to 1424
he was king in name only)
* James II of Scotland (1430–1460) king of
Scotland from 1437 to 1460
* James III of Scotland (1451/1452–1488), king
of Scotland from 1460 to 1488
* James IV of Scotland (1473–1513) was king of
Scotland from 1488 to 1513
* James V of Scotland  (1512–1542) was king of
Scotland from 1513 to 1542
* James I of England (James VI of Scotland)
(1566–1625) was king of England, Scotland and
Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in
the three realms simultaneously
* James II of England (James VII of Scotland)
(1633–1701) was king of England, Scotland, and
Ireland from 1685 to 1701, and was the last
Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland,
or Ireland

===Kings of Aragon===
* James I of Aragon (1208–1276), surnamed the
Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of
Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to
1276
* James II of Aragon (1267–1327), called The
Just (Catalan: El Just) was the second son of
Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily

===Presidents of the United States of America===
*James Madison (1751-1836), 4th President of the
United States.
*James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the
United States.
*James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the
United States.
*James K. Polk (1795-1849), 11th President of the
United States.
*James Garfield (1831-1881), 20th President of the
United States. 
*Jimmy Carter|Jimmy (James Earl) Carter (1924-)
39th President of the United States.

===Vice Presidents of the United States of
America===
*James Schoolcraft Sherman(1855-1912), 27th Vice
President under Howard Taft, died in office
*James Danforth Quayle (1947-), 44th Vice
President under George H. W. Bush

===Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom===
* James Callaghan (1912-2005), Labour Prime
Minister for 1976-1979

===Musicians, bands===
* James (band), a band from Manchester, England
* James Hetfield (1963-), co-founder, lead singer,
main songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the band
Metallica
* James LaBrie (1963-), Canadian vocalist of
progressive metal band Dream Theater
* Jimi Hendrix|James Marshall Hendrix (1942-1970),
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Jim Morrison|James Douglas Morrison (1943-1971),
singer, songwriter and poet of rock band The Doors
* Jimmy Page|James Patrick Page (1944-), guitarist
for rock band Led Zeppelin

===Other===
* James Earl Ray (1928–1998), the convicted
assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
* James Cook (1728–1779), a British explorer and
navigator.
* James Boswell (1740-1795), a lawyer, diarist,
and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

===Fictional characters===
* James Bond, a fictional spy featured in novels
and films.
* James T. Kirk (2233-2294), a fictional sci-fi
captain from Star Trek.
* Team Rocket|James of Team Rocket, a character in
the Pokémon anime.

==Famous persons with the family name James==

* Henry James (1843-1916), an American author and
critic of the late 19th and early 20th century,
known for novels and novellas based upon themes of
consciousness
* Jesse James (1847-1882), American outlaw
* LeBron James (1984-), an NBA basketball player
for the Cleveland Cavaliers
* Letitia James, American lawyer, activist, and
politician in Brooklyn
* Rick James (1948–2004), an African-American
funk and soul musician, singer, keyboardist,
bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer
* Walter James (1863–1943), premier of Western
Australia from 1902 to 1904 and an ardent
supporter of the federation movement.
* CLR James (1901-1989), Trinidad|Trinidadian
essayist and historian of the Haitian Revolution

== Letter of James in the Bible ==
* Epistle_of_James|Epistle of James/Letter of
James in the New Testament