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James
James
English
Proper noun
James
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- (biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
- One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), 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.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 10:1-3::
- A male given name popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
- 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.
- 1810 Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake:
- An English patronymic surname.
Related terms
- Jacob and its variants
- pet forms: Jaime, Jamie, Jay, Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jimbo, Jem, Jemmy, Jambo, Jake
- surname:Jameson
Translations
book of the Bible
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one of two Apostles
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male given name (the standard form)
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Statistics
Most common English words before 1923: sufficient · conduct · directly · #931: James · Greek · island · special
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒeːms]
- Hyphenation: James
Proper noun
James
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | James | Jamesek |
| accusative | Jamest | Jameseket |
| dative | Jamesnek | Jameseknek |
| instrumental | Jamesszel | Jamesekkel |
| causal-final | Jamesért | Jamesekért |
| translative | Jamesszé | Jamesekké |
| terminative | Jamesig | Jamesekig |
| essive-formal | Jamesként | Jamesekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Jamesben | Jamesekben |
| superessive | Jamesen | Jameseken |
| adessive | Jamesnél | Jameseknél |
| illative | Jamesbe | Jamesekbe |
| sublative | Jamesre | Jamesekre |
| allative | Jameshez | Jamesekhez |
| elative | Jamesből | Jamesekből |
| delative | Jamesről | Jamesekről |
| ablative | Jamestől | Jamesektől |
| Possessive forms of James | ||
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| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Jamesem | Jameseim |
| 2nd person sing. | Jamesed | Jameseid |
| 3rd person sing. | Jamese | Jamesei |
| 1st person plural | Jamesünk | Jameseink |
| 2nd person plural | Jamesetek | Jameseitek |
| 3rd person plural | Jamesük | Jameseik |
Derived terms
- jamesi
Swedish
Etymology
From English James in the 19th century.
Proper noun
James
- A male given name.
References
Statistics Sweden: 5548 males with the given name James living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2013. Accessed on 12 April 2014.