James

How to pronouce James

James ARPAbet pronounciation: JH EY1 M Z

James IPA pronounciation: ʤeɪmz

How to spell and type James

James in readable ASCII: james

James in hex: james

The name James rhymes with:

What does James mean in English?

James n 1: a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513) [syn: {James}, {James IV}] 2: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) [syn: {James}, {James II}] 3: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625) [syn: {James}, {James I}, {King James}, {King James I}] 4: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882) [syn: {James}, {Jesse James}] 5: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) [syn: {James}, {William James}] 6: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) [syn: {James}, {Henry James}] 7: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St. James the Apostle}] 8: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads [syn: {James}, {James River}] 9: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: {James}, {James River}] 10: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle [syn: {Epistle of James}, {James}]

A person named James is likely from one of the following countries:

• Australia 🇦🇺 (boy)
• Canada 🇨🇦 (boy)
• France 🇫🇷 (boy)
• Ireland 🇮🇪 (boy)
• Netherlands 🇳🇱 (boy)
• New Zealand 🇳🇿 (boy)
• United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (boy)
• United States 🇺🇸 (boy)
• United States 🇺🇸 (girl)

James is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:

• 🇺🇸 United States

James is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:

• 🇳🇱 Netherlands
• 🇨🇦 Canada
• 🇫🇷 France
• 🇦🇺 Australia
• 🇺🇸 United States
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand
• 🇮🇪 Ireland
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

What ethnicity is someone with the name James likely to be?

• James has a 1.16% chance of being East Asian
• James has a 0.31% chance of being Japanese
• James has a 0.66% chance of being South Asian
• James has a 0.29% chance of being African
• James has a 0.19% chance of being Muslim
• James has a 92.09% chance of being British
• James has a 0.16% chance of being Eastern European
• James has a 1.81% chance of being Jewish
• James has a 1.52% chance of being French
• James has a 0.11% chance of being Germanic
• James has a 1.18% chance of being Hispanic
• James has a 0.43% chance of being Italian
• James has a 0.10% chance of being Nordic

What is the most common profile of a person named James

Someone with the name James was most likely born in 1957.

Someone with the name James is most likely to be male.

Someone with the name James is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.

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