Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In

Occitania Occitania is the historical region in Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasses much of the southern third of France (except ...

Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in

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it became ''Chaime'', and in

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

it became ''

Jaume Jaume () is a Catalan male given name. It is the equivalent of James. Notable people Notable people with this given name include: * Jaume Aragall (born 1939), Spanish tenor * Jaume Balagueró (born 1968), Spanish filmmaker * Jaume Balmes (birth n ...

''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''

Iago Iago () is a fictional character in Shakespeare's '' Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist and Othello's standard-bearer. He is the husband of Emilia who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago ha ...

''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''

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'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names '' Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the

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, Jaime is used as an independent

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, along with

James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years.

People

Jaime, Duke of Braganza Jaime of Braganza (1479 – 20 September 1532) was the 4th Duke of Braganza and the 2nd Duke of Guimarães, among other titles. He saw his father Fernando II executed for treason, and his family exiled. After King John II’s death, King Manu ...

, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza *

Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia ( Spanish: '' Don'' ''Jaime Leopoldo Isabelino Enrique Alejandro Alberto Alfonso Víctor Acacio Pedro Pablo María de Borbón y Battenberg''; French: ''Jacques Léopold Isabellin Henri Alexandre Albért ...

(1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg *

Jaime Alguersuari Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero (; born 23 March 1990), also known by his stage name Squire, is a Spanish former racing driver, sports broadcasting, broadcaster and DJ, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Barcelona, Al ...

(born 1990), Spanish racing driver *

Jaime Angelopoulos Jaime Angelopoulos (born 1982) is a Canadian sculptor based in Toronto. She is noted for using abstract gestural shapes in her work. Early life and education Angelopoulos received her MFA from York University in 2010. She holds a BFA from the ...

(born 1982), Canadian sculptor *

Jaime Areizaga-Soto Jaime A. Areizaga-Soto is an American attorney and politician who most recently served as the chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from September 2022 through January 2025. In 2011, he wa ...

, attorney *

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Jaime Augusto Miranda Zóbel de Ayala II https://ir.ayalaland.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/File_75_Articles-of-Incorporation.pdf (born March 6, 1959), also known as Jaime Augusto Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman from the prominent Zóbe ...

(born 1959), Filipino chairman and CEO of the Ayala Corporation *

Jaime Barría Jaime Jonathan Barría Soto (born July 18, 1996) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, and ...

(born 1996), Panamanian baseball player *

Jaime Battiste Jaime Y. Battiste (born October 18, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has been a member of the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party since 2019. A member of the Eskasoni First Nation, he is the first Mi'kmaw member of ...

(born 1979), Canadian politician *

Jaime Lyn Beatty Jaime Lyn Beatty is an American actress and singer. Early life and education Beatty was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from the LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts, after which she attended University of Michigan. She gr ...

, American actress and singer * Jaime Bosch, several *

Jaime Botín Jaime Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos (10 April 1936 – 15 August 2024) was a Spanish billionaire heir, banker and art collector. Early life Botín was born in 1936.

(born 1936), Spanish billionaire heir and banker *

Jaime Camara Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980, in Goiânia) is a Brazilian race car driver, who in 2008 competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing. Motorsports career Indy Racing League Camara previously competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of t ...

(born 1980), Brazilian racing driver *

Jaime Camil Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973) is a Mexican actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in '' La Fea Más Bella'' and Rogelio de la Vega in '' Jane the Virgin' ...

(born 1973), actor *

Jaime Carbonell Jaime Guillermo Carbonell (July 29, 1953 – February 28, 2020) was a computer scientist who made seminal contributions to the development of natural language processing tools and technologies. His extensive research in machine translation resul ...

, computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University * Jaime Castillo, several * Jaime Churches (born 1988), American politician * Jaime Clarke (born 1971), American novelist and editor * Jaime Córdoba (born 1988), Colombian footballer * Jaime Córdoba (politician) (born 1950), Curaçaoan politician *

Jaime Escalante Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (December 31, 1930 – March 30, 2010) was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the ...

, Bolivian-American educator and subject of the film '' Stand and Deliver'' *

Jaime Eyzaguirre Jaime Eyzaguirre (21 December 1908 – 17 September 1968) was a Chilean lawyer, essayist and historian. He is variously recognized as a writer of Spanish traditionalist or conservative historiography in his country.Góngora ''et al''., pp. 201 ...

(1908–1968), Chilean lawyer and historian *

Jaime Fabregas Jaime Francisco García Fábregas (; born February 28, 1950) is a Filipino actor and musical scorer. Early life Jaime Francisco García Fábregas was born in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines to his parents Pedro Fábregas and Isabel Gar ...

(born 1950), Filipino actor and musical scorer * Jaime Gutiérrez Avendaño (1936–2012), Salvadoran military officer and politician * Jaime Guttenberg (2003–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the

Stoneman Douglas High School shooting On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred when 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, part of the Miami metropolitan area, Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 18 ot ...

Jaime Guzmán Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz (June 28, 1946 – April 1, 1991) was a Chilean constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party. In the 1960s, he strongly opposed the Universit ...

(1946–1991), Chilean lawyer and politician * Jaime Hayon, Spanish designer and artist and founder of Hayon Studio *

Jaime Hernandez Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime) Hernandez (born 1959) is the co-creator of the alternative comic book '' Love and Rockets'' with his brothers Gilbert and Mario. Early life Jaime Hernandez grew up in Oxnard, California.Aldama, p. 119. He is the ...

, American cartoonist and co-creator of the comic book series '' Love and Rockets'' * Jaime Hipp, American water polo goalkeeper * Jaime Huélamo (1948–2014), Spanish road cyclist * Jaime Jaquez Jr. (born 2001), American basketball player *

Jaime Jiménez Merlo Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

(born 1980), Spanish football (soccer) player commonly known as Jaime *

Jaime King Jaime Barbara King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model best known for her roles in TV series '' Hart of Dixie'' (2011–2015) and ''Black Summer'' (2019–2021), and films such as ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Slackers'' (200 ...

(born 1979), American actress and model * Jaime King (academic), professor of law *

Jaime King (swimmer) Jaime Anne King (born 18 December 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer. Swimming career King represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at th ...

(born 1976), English Olympic swimmer *

Jaime Laredo Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941) is an American violinist and Conducting, conductor. He was the conductor and music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and began his musical career when he was five years old. Laredo was born in Cochabamb ...

(born 1941), Bolivian-American director and violist *

Jaime Lloreda José Jaime Lloreda Ferrón (born November 10, 1980) is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He is a longtime member of the Panama men's national basketball team. College career Lloreda played two years of junior college ball for Dixie ...

(born 1980), Panamanian basketball player * Jaime Luis Gómez, better known as Taboo, a member of

The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1995, composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo (rapper), Taboo. Fergie (singer), Fergie was a member during the height of their popularity in the 2000s, and ...

* Jaime de Marichalar (born 1963), former Spanish royalty *

Jaime Maussan José Jaime Maussan Flota (born 31 May 1953) is a Mexican journalist, television personality, and ufologist. He has promoted claims of supposed alien remains that have turned out to be hoaxes. Career Since 1970 he has been a reporter at vari ...

(born 1953), Mexican journalist * Jaime Meline, aka El-P, hip-hop artist *

Jaime Melo Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980) is a Brazilian professional racing driver best known for his success in grand tourers as Ferrari driver. In 2006, he won the FIA GT Championship in the GT2 class driving for AF Corse, and the following year, h ...

(born 1980), Brazilian racing driver * Jaime Moreno (born 1974), Bolivian football (soccer) player *

Jaime Murray Jaime Erica Murray (born 21 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series ''Hustle (TV series), Hustle'' (2004–2012), Lila West in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''Dexter (TV series), ...

(born 1976), British actress *

Jaime Ray Newman Jaime Ray Newman (born ) is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera ''General Hospital'', Mindy O'Dell in the drama series ''Veronica Mars'', Kat Gardener in the fantasy series ...

(born 1978), American actress and singer *

Jaime Nunó Jaime Nunó Roca (September 8, 1824 – July 18, 1908) was a Spanish composer from Catalonia who composed the music for the Mexican national anthem. Early life and education Nunó was born on September 8, 1824, in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, ...

(1824–1908), Spanish composer *

Jaime Pressly Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American actress and model. Known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005–2009), she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy ...

(born 1977), American actress * Jaime Patricio Ramírez (born 1967), Chilean football (soccer) player *

Jaime Preciado Pierce the Veil is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 2006. It was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbanding of Before Today, which formed out of the San Diego punk scene. Jaime Preciado and Tony P ...

, bassist of the rock band

Pierce the Veil Pierce the Veil is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 2006. It was founded by brothers Vic Fuentes, Vic and Mike Fuentes (musician), Mike Fuentes after the disbanding of Before Today, which formed out of the San Diego Pu ...

*Jaime Queralt-Lortzing Beckmann, Spanish rally driver (winner Rally España Histórico 2009) * Jaime Sánchez Fernández (born 1973), Spanish footballer *

Jaime Sin Jaime Cardinal Lachica Sin, ( zh, t=辛海梅, 辛海棉, poj=Sin Hái-mûi, Sin Hái-mî; August 31, 1928 – June 21, 2005), commonly and also formally known as Cardinal Sin, was the 30th Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the third cardina ...

, Filipino Catholic cardinal who took part in the

People Power Revolution The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, were a series of popular Demonstration (people), demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a ...

* Jaime Vera (born 1963), Chilean football (soccer) player *

Jaime Yzaga Jaime Yzaga Tori (born 23 October 1967) is a Peruvian former professional tennis player. He reached two major singles quarterfinals during his career, at the 1991 Australian Open and the 1994 US Open. Tennis career As a junior, Yzaga won the ...

(born 1967), Peruvian tennis player * Jaime Zobel de Ayala (born 1934), Filipino businessman and chairman emeritus of

Ayala Corporation Ayala Corporation (, formerly ''Ayala y Compañía''; ) is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by Domingo Róxas and Antonio de Ayala during Spanish colonial rule, ...

(born 1959), Filipino businessman, son of Jaime, and current chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation

Characters

* Jaime Lannister, known as "Kingslayer", a fictional character in the fantasy epic novel series ''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the first volume, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and published it in 1996. Martin, who originally envisioned the ser ...

'' and its derived works such as TV series ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...

''. * Jaime Reyes (comics), a

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

superhero known as

Blue Beetle Blue Beetle is the name of three superheroes appearing in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the rights to the ...

* Jaime Rosales, a character in

Cassandra Clare Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series ''The Mortal Instruments''. Personal life Clare was born Judith R ...

's Lady Midnight * Jaime Sommers (''The Bionic Woman''), the title character of ''The Bionic Woman'' * Jaime Castro, a character in the television series

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web serie ...

Surnames

* Juan Jaime (baseball) (1987–2024), Dominican baseball player * Juan Jaime (footballer) (born 1993), Argentine footballer

References

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