Origin and meaning of James

English
Male
replace
Meaning&Origin
James is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `replace`.
Where is it used?
The name James is mainly used in English and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Iago (In Welsh and in Spanish)
Jaime (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Jacobo (In Spanish)
Santiago (In Spanish)
Jaka (In Slovene)
Seumas (In Scottish)
Jakub (In Polish and in Czech)
Hemi (In Maori)
Yakov (In Jewish and in Russian)
Giacomo (In Italian)
Jacopo (In Italian)
Giacobbe (In Italian)
Séamas (In Irish)
Séamus (In Irish)
Jakab (In Hungarian)
Jákob (In Hungarian)
Kimo (In Hawaiian)
Jakob (In German and in Scandinavian)
Jacques (In French)
Jaakko (In Finnish)
Jouko (In Finnish)
Jacob (In English and in Dutch)
Jaycob (In English (Modern))
Jacquette (In English)
Jem (In English)
Jakov (In Croatian)
Jago (In Cornish)
Jaume (In Catalan)
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Jeb
For opposite sex use:
In Scottish: Jamesina (F)
In English: Jamie (F)
In English: Jami (F)
In Dutch: Jacoba (F)
In Other languages: Jacobina (F)
See also
In Spanish: Diego
In Scottish: Jamie (M)
In Polish: Kuba (M)
In Jewish: Yankel (M)
In Jewish: Kapel (M)
In Jewish: Koppel (M)
In Italian: Giachetta
In Irish: Shamus
In French: Jacqueline (F)
In English: Jimi
In English: Jamey (M)
In English: Jemmy (M)
In English: Jim (M)
In English: Jimmie
In English: Jimmy
In Dutch: Jaap (M)
In Danish: Ib (M)
In Catalan: Jaumet
In Other languages: Coby (M)
Statistics
The name James was given to 16665 babies in the USA in 2004. James was the number 22 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 16166 babies making it the number 17 name that year.
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