James

E1815

James is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," widely used in English-speaking countries.

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Label Occurrences
James canonical 1,510

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English masculine given name
given name
masculine given name
canBeUsedAs middle name
hasBiblicalConnection yes
hasCategory Biblical names
English masculine given names
Hebrew-language given names
hasCognate Diego
Andreas
surface form: Giacomo

Iago
Jacques
Seamus
Tiago
hasDiminutive Jamie
Jim
Jim
surface form: Jimmy
hasEtymologicalMeaning one who supplants
hasGender masculine
hasMeaning supplanter
hasNameDayTradition Christian cultures
hasNameType first name
hasOrigin Hebrew
hasScript Latin alphabet
hasShortForm Jamie
Jem
Jim
Jim
surface form: Jimmy
isCommonInCentury 19th century
20th century
21st century
isCommonInCountry Australia
Canada
Ireland
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
isDerivedFrom Late Latin Iacomus
Latin Iacobus
isRelatedName Diego
Jacob
Jamie
Jim
Jim
surface form: Jimmy

Seamus
Tiago
isUltimatelyFrom Jacob
surface form: Hebrew Ya'aqov
isUsedInLanguage English
isUsedInRegion English-speaking countries
isVariantOf Jacob

Referenced by (1,510)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Bowdoin givenName James
Tony James familyName James
James Shirley givenName James
Albert J. Myer middleName James
Jim Gaffigan givenName James
James Volcker givenName James
Jem shortFormOf James
Jem usedForGivenName James
Iago hasVariantOf James
James Cook givenName James
Paul McCartney givenName James
Jim Loscutoff givenName James
Late Latin Iacomus cognate James
subject surface form: Iacomus
Art Monk givenName James
Jim Rice givenName James
James B. Conant givenName James
Henry James familyName James
James Madison givenName James
James Watt givenName James
James L. Dolan givenName James
Langston Hughes givenName James
James Baldwin givenName James
Jay Leno givenName James
Tiago isRelatedTo James
Tim McCarver givenName James
James Harden givenName James
Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center) givenName James
subject surface form: Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Rollins givenName James
Jimmy Johnson givenName James
James Baker givenName James
James Watson givenName James
James M. Gavin givenName James