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Meaning and origin
James is a English boy 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 the 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)


More `James` links
James as abbreviation
Actors named James
James in the encyclopedia