Forename James

In all the world, James (James , جيمس , Джеймс , along with others...) is a prevalent male given name. The first name James is habitual in the United States, where it is a widespread male name, Ireland, where it is a common male name, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, James is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish James is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name James

name Jamês, name جيمس, name Jamǝs, name ג'יימס, name Jacb, name জেমস, name Джеймс, name Jaco, name Iacomus, name Jakez, name Gemma, name Jamęs, name Jaume, name Jamés, name Giacomo, name Jakúb, name Diego, name Jacobs, name Jamës, name Ceyms, name Jaames, name Jakub, name Jacobo, name Džejms, name Jamesina, name Jacó, name Iago, name ジェームズ, name Jacco, name Jakobus, name Jakov, name Jakob, name Jakubs, name Jago, name Jakow, name ジェームス, name Giaimo, name Jason, name Jameś, name James, name Fritaa, name Jacobus, name 詹姆斯, name Iacopo, name Jacopo, name Jakób, name Jamie, name Iacobus, name Jaakko, name Chaime, name Giamo, name Jake, name Jamès, name Jakab, name Jacob, name Séamas, name Džeimss, name Hamish, name Seumas, name Jaime, name Jacques

VARIANT	COUNTRY
James	Tanzania, Kenya, United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria
جيمس	Iraq, Jordan, Palestinian Territory
Джеймс	Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan
ジェームス, ジェームズ	Japan
詹姆斯	China
জেমস	Bangladesh
Seumas	Australia, South Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
ג'יימס	Israel
Séamas	Ireland, United Kingdom
Iacobus	Romania, Italy

First names said to be same

Ceyms, Chaime, Diego, Džeimss, Džejms, Fritaa, Gemma, Giacomo, Giaimo, Giamo, Hamish, Iacomus, Iacopo, Iago, Jaakko, Jaames, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobs, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jago, Jaime, Jakab, Jake, Jakez, Jakob, Jakobus, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, Jamesina, Jameś, Jamie, Jamès, Jamés, Jamês, Jamës, Jamęs, Jamǝs, Jason, Jaume,

First name James in the context

James is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; James Bond , the fictional character, Skyfall; Harry Potter , the fictional character of the Harry Potter book series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; James T. Kirk , the character in the Star Trek media franchise, Star Trek: The Original Series and Wolverine , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Logan, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	james william elton (1815-1881) (b. 815)
	james ii of avesnes 1184, FR (b. 1200)
	james bane Scottish bishop (b. 1201)
	james audley English magnate, died 1272 (b. 1220)
	james douglas Scottish knight, GB (b. 1286)
	james audley Peerage person ID=47236 (b. 1250)
	james of aldithley Peerage person ID=47213 (b. 1250)
	james berkeley Bishop of Exeter (b. 1250)
	james butler, 1st earl of ormond Irish earl, IE (b. 1304)
	james banastre (1260-1291) (b. 1259)
	james borsa politician (b. 1260)
	james stewart, 5th high steward of scotland Guardian of Scotland during the First Interregnum (1260-1309), GB (b. 1260)
	james audley Founder knight of the Order of the Garter (b. 1318)
	james of majorca monk, crown prince of the Kingdom of Majorca (b. 1276)
	james de bohun Peerage person ID=137446 (b. 1281)

Characteristic surnames

Lee, Carter, Parker, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Nelson, Harris, Walker, Wilson, Wright, Stewart, Collins, Roberts, Jackson, Johnson, Edwards, Mitchell, Anderson, Campbell, Phillips, Robinson, Murphy, Miller, Morgan, Morris, Cook, King, Hall, Hill, Ward, Moore, Scott, Smith, Allen, Adams, Thompson, Clark, Brown, Kelly, Davis, Green, Lewis, Jones, Evans, White, Young, Martin, Baker, and Williams