James

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒeɪmz/
• Rhymes: -eɪmz

[edit] Etymology

The English New Testament form of Jacob, through the French variation James of the Late Latin Iacomus, dialect variant of Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iacōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iacōb), from Hebrew יעקב (Yaʻaqov).

[edit] Proper noun

Singular James

Plural -

James

James on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wikisource has an article on “James”. Wikisource Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

1. (Biblical) A book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
2. (Biblical) One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
3. A male given name popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
4. An English patronymic surname.

[edit] Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 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.

• 1810 Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake:

  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.

[edit] Related terms

• Jacob and its variants
• pet forms: Jaime, Jamie, Jas, Jay, Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jimbo, Jem, Jemmy, Jambo
• surname:Jameson

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