James
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /d͡ʒeɪmz/
- (biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
- One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Matthew 10:1–3 ↗:
- Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
- A male given name popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
- 1810, Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake; a Poem, Edinburgh: Printed [by James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, OCLC 6632529 ↗, canto VI (The Guard-room), stanza XXVIII, page 286 ↗:
- {...}} And Normans call me James Fitz-James. / Thus watch I o'er insulted laws, / Thus learn to right the injured cause. {{...}
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
- Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
- Surname
- Jacob and its variants
- pet forms: Jaime, Jamie, Jay, Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jimbo, Jem, Jemmy, Jambo, Jake
- surname:Jameson
- French: Jacques
- German: Jakobus
- Italian: Giacomo
- Portuguese: Tiago
- Russian: Иа́ков
- Spanish: Santiago, Jacobo
- French: Jacques
- German: Jakob
- Italian: Giacomo
- Portuguese: Diogo, Jaime, Tiago, Iago
- Russian: Я́ков
- Spanish: Yago, Jaime, Santiago, Jacobo, Diego
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