James
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EtymologyEdit
The English New Testament form of Jacob, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Jacob and jacuzzi.
See Occitan Jacme for an intermediary between Old French James and Catalan Jaume.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
James (countable and uncountable, plural Jameses)
- (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), London: […] 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 from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
- 1810, Walter Scott, “Canto VI. The Guard-room.”, in The Lady of the Lake; a Poem, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, OCLC 6632529, 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, page 184:
- Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.
- A township in Timiskaming District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
Related termsEdit
- Jacob and its variants
pet forms
surnames
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Cornish: Jammes, Jamma
- → Fijian: Semesa
- → Hawaiian: Kimo
- → Irish: Séamas, Séamus, Seumas
- → Manx: Jayms
- → Maori: Hemi
- → Samoan: Semisi
- → Scottish Gaelic: Seumas
- → English: Hamish
- → Swedish: James
- → Welsh: Siâms
TranslationsEdit
book of the Bible
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one of two Apostles
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male given name (the standard form)
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AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English James, the English New Testament form of Jacob, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).
Proper nounEdit
James
- a male given name from Hebrew
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English James in the 19th century.
Proper nounEdit
James
- a male given name
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
James
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | James | Jamesek |
| accusative | Jamest | Jameseket |
| dative | Jamesnek | Jameseknek |
| instrumental | Jamesszel | Jamesekkel |
| causal-final | Jamesért | Jamesekért |
| translative | Jamesszé | Jamesekké |
| terminative | Jamesig | Jamesekig |
| essive-formal | Jamesként | Jamesekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Jamesben | Jamesekben |
| superessive | Jamesen | Jameseken |
| adessive | Jamesnél | Jameseknél |
| illative | Jamesbe | Jamesekbe |
| sublative | Jamesre | Jamesekre |
| allative | Jameshez | Jamesekhez |
| elative | Jamesből | Jamesekből |
| delative | Jamesről | Jamesekről |
| ablative | Jamestől | Jamesektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Jamesé | Jameseké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Jameséi | Jamesekéi |
| Possessive forms of James | ||
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| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Jamesem | Jameseim |
| 2nd person sing. | Jamesed | Jameseid |
| 3rd person sing. | Jamese | Jamesei |
| 1st person plural | Jamesünk | Jameseink |
| 2nd person plural | Jamesetek | Jameseitek |
| 3rd person plural | Jamesük | Jameseik |
Derived termsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
James
- James the Greater or James the Less (apostles)
- James (a male given name from Old French)
- James (a surname)
DescendantsEdit
- English: James
- Scots: Jeams
- Yola: Jaames
ReferencesEdit
- “Jāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English James in the 19th century.
Proper nounEdit
James c (genitive James)
- a male given name
ReferencesEdit
[1] Statistics Sweden: 5548 males with the given name James living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2013. Accessed on 12 April 2014.