The name came into English from the French variation ''Gemmes'' of the Late Latin , a substandard dialect variant of '''Iacobus''', from New Testament Greek '''''' (Iakōbos), from Hebrew '''יעקב''' (). Cognates include ''' Jacob '''.
Common nicknames for males named James are:
- Jim, Jay, Jamie, Jimbob, Jaimie, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi, Jamesy, Jame, Jimbo, Jake, Jem, Jems, Jemmy, Jims, Jam, Jams, Jameth, Jamey, Jambo, Jara, Jimothy, Jimberly
- Amharic : ያዕቆብ (Ya`iqob)
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- , eastern Hakob )
- Basque : Jakes
- Belarusian : Jakub
- Breton : Jagu
- Bulgarian : Яков, (Yakov)
- Catalan : Jaim, Jaume, Xaume
- : zhānmǔsī)
- Cornish : Jago, Jammes, Jamma
- Croatian : Jakov
- Czech : Jakub, Jakoubek, Kubicek (diminutive), Kubes Kubes, Kuba (diminutive)
- Danish : Jakob, Jeppe, Ib.
- Dutch : Jacobus, Jaap (diminutive), Cobus (diminutive), Coos (diminutive), Chime (diminutive)
- Finnish : Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jaakko
- ), Gemme ( Normandy ), Jacomo
- : Yagobo)
- Galician : Xaime
- German : Jakob, Jeckel (diminutive), Jaeckel (diminutive)
- Modern Greek : Ιάκωβος (Iakovos)
- Hawaiian : Kimo
- Hebrew : ג'ימבו (Jimbo), ג'יימס (James)
- Hungarian : Jakab
- Icelandic : Jón
- Indonesian : Yakob, Yakobus
- Italian : Giacomo, Iago, Giacobbe, Lapo
- ), Seamus ( Anglicized ), Shamus ( Anglicized ), Séimí (diminutive), Séimín (diminutive)
- :Jemusu)
- Latin : Iacobus, Jacomus
- Malayalam : യാക്കോബ് (Yacob), ചാക്കോ (Chacko)
- Manx : Jayms
- Norwegian : Jakob, Jeppe
- Occitan : Jammes, James
- Portuguese : Jacó, Jaime, Iago, Thiago, Tiago, Diogo, Diego
- Polish : Jakub, Kuba, Kubuś (diminutive)
- Provençal : Jacme
- Romanian : Iacob, Iacov
- Russian : Яков (Yakov), Яша (Yasha) (diminutive)
- Scottish Gaelic : Seumas, Sheumais (vocative), Hamish (anglicized)
- Spanish : Santiago, Jaime, Diego, Yago, Jacobo
- Syriac : ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ (Yaqub)
- Swedish : Jakob
- Tagalog : Jaime
- Turkish : Yakup
- Welsh : Siam, Iago
- Yiddish : Yankel (diminutive), Koppel (diminutive)
- James I Of Scotland (1394–1437), king of Scotland from 1406 until 1437 (from 1406 to 1424 he was king in name only)
- James II Of Scotland (1430–1460) king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460
- James III Of Scotland (1451/1452–1488), king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488
- James IV Of Scotland (1473–1513) was king of Scotland from 1488 to 1513
- James V Of Scotland (1512–1542) was king of Scotland from 1513 to 1542
- James I Of England (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously
- James II Of England (James VII of Scotland) (1633–1701) was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1701, and was the last Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland, or Ireland
- James I Of Aragon (1208–1276), surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276
- James II Of Aragon (1267–1327), called ''The Just'' (Catalan: ''El Just'') was the second son of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily
- James (band) , a band from Manchester, England
- James Hetfield (1963-), co-founder, lead singer, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the band Metallica
- James LaBrie (1963-), Canadian vocalist of progressive metal band Dream Theater
- James Marshall Hendrix (1942-1970), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter
- James Douglas Morrison (1943-1971), singer, songwriter and poet of rock band The Doors
- James Patrick Page (1944-), guitarist for rock band Led Zeppelin
- James Shaffer (1970), Lead guitarist of rock band KoRn
- James Paul McCartney (1942-), British vocalist, songwriter, and bass guitarist of The Beatles
- James Dean Bradfield (1969-), vocalist and lead guitarist with Welsh rock band the Manic Street Preachers
- James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (1947-), better known as Iggy Pop, one of the first Punk Rock musicians, singer, guitarist, actor and producer.
- James Rubino (1989-), Violnist, composer, music arranger, and student at the Linworth Alternative High School
- James Boswell (1740-1795), lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- James Cook (1728–1779), British explorer and navigator
- James Cromwell (b. 1940), American television and film actor
- James Dean (1931–1955), actor
- James Doohan (1920-2005), Irish-Canadian character and voice actor best known for his portrayal of Scotty in the television and film series Star Trek
- James Earl Jones (b. 1932), actor
- James Earl Ray (1928–1998), the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- James Gandolfini , actor who plays Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos"
- James King , model and actress, also known as Jaime King
- James Morgan (1776-1856), British architect and engineer.
- James Randi (b. 1928), Stage Magician and Skeptic , most notably a debunker of claims of the paranormal.
- James Wales (b. 1966), the founder and President of the Wikimedia Foundation
- James Worthy (b. 1961), college and professional Basketball player from Gastonia, North Carolina
- James Henry Trotter , orphan featured in the Roald Dahl book James And The Giant Peach
- James The Red Engine , fictional steam engine in Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends
- James Bolivar "Slippery Jim" DiGriz , fictional master thief and spy
- James Bond , fictional spy featured in novels and films
- James "Jamie" Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser , fictional character in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novel series
- James Fredrickson , Washington State legend in Track and Field
- James Hacker , fictional British cabinet member and then Prime Minister in Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister
- James Hook , pirate captain in Peter Pan
- James Howlett, birth name of Wolverine (comics) , Marvel Superhero and X-Men team member.
- Jimmy James, owner of WNYX, the radiostation of NewsRadio
- James (Jimmy) Jones , Former Cowboys coach
- James T. Kirk (2233-2294), fictional sci-fi captain from Star Trek
- Jamie McCrimmon , one of the Doctor 's companion in the BBC TV series '' Doctor Who ''
- James Moriarty , Fictional Character who is the best known antagonist of the detective Sherlock Holmes
- James Potter , father of Harry Potter
- James Wilson, M.D. , fictional oncologist in FOX 's TV series House
- B. G. James , mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1936 to 1940
- Brian Gerard James (born 1970), wrestler
- Brian James , British punk musician, a former member of The Damned
- Clive James (born 1939), Australian writer, poet, essayist, critic, and commentator on popular culture.
- C. L. R. James (1901-1989), Trinidadian essayist and historian of the Haitian Revolution
- David James (born 1970), English football goalkeeper.
- Etta James , American R&B and gospel singer
- Henry James (1843-1916), an American author and critic of the late 19th and early 20th century, known for novels and novellas based upon European/American interaction.
- Jesse James (1847-1882), American outlaw. With brother Frank , and Cole Younger were the James Gang
- Jonathan James , convicted of hacking U.S. Government computer systems
- LeBron James (1984-), an NBA basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Letitia James , American lawyer, activist, and politician in Brooklyn
- Mike James , American NBA basketball player
- Rick James (1948–2004), an African-American funk and soul musician, singer, keyboardist, bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer
- Skip James (1902-1969), Influential Blues singer and guitarist.
- Walter James (1863–1943), premier of Western Australia from 1902 to 1904 and an ardent supporter of the federation movement.
- William James is a name that several famous people had.
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