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The meaning and history of the name James.


JAMES: Derived from the given name JAMES.

Usage: English
Variants: JAMESON, JAMISON
Famous People: James Cookwiki (Explorer, 1728, United Kingdom), James Joycewiki (Writer, 1882, Ireland), James Wattwiki (Inventor, 1736, United Kingdom), James Madisonwiki (Politician, 1751, United States), James Clerk Maxwellwiki (Physicist, 1831, United Kingdom), James Monroewiki (Politician, 1758, United States), James Buchananwiki (Politician, 1791, United States), James Garfieldwiki (Politician, 1831, United States), James K. Polkwiki (Politician, 1795, United States), James Prescott Joulewiki (Physicist, 1818, United Kingdom)