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ORIGIN

Hebrew

MEANING

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English version of Jacob. A biblical name for two apostles of Jesus. Grew rapidly in popularity when James Stuart ascended the throne of England in 1602. Listed among the top five names for 100 years in the U.S. Faded in 1981, yet stayed within the top 20. Six presidents are also among the namesakes.

VARIATIONS

Jamesina  Jaqueline 

ALTERNATIVES

Jaymes 

NICKNAMES

Jim  Jimmy  Jamie 

FAMOUS Jamess

Jimmy Stewart (actor)  LeBron James (basketball player0  James Gandolfini (actor)  James Dean (actor)  James Spader (actor)  James Taylor (musician)  James Blunt (English musician) 

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