Etymology
It is a modern descendant, throughForms of James
Abbreviations
* Jas. (English)Diminutives
*Variants in English and various other languages
*Afrikaans: Jakobus, Koos (diminutive), Kobus (diminutive), Jakko (diminutive) * Albanian: Jakup, Jakub, Jakob or Jakov * Alemannic: Köbi, Chöbi, Joggel, Jakobli (diminutive), Joggeli (diminutive), Joggi *Popularity
James is one of the most common male names in the English-speaking world. In the United States, James was one of the five most common given names for male babies for most of the 20th century. Its popularity peaked during theFictional Characters
* James Jones, the nephew ofSee also
* List of people named James * * * James (surname) *References
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