Definitions for James
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. James, James IVnoun

   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)

2. James, James IInoun

   the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

3. James, James I, King James, King James Inoun

   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)

4. James, Jesse Jamesnoun

   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)

5. James, William Jamesnoun

   United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

6. James, Henry Jamesnoun

   writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

7. James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostlenoun

   (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

8. James, James Rivernoun

   a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

9. James, James Rivernoun

   a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

10. Epistle of James, Jamesnoun

    a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jamesnoun

   The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

2. Jamesnoun

   One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.

3. Jamesnoun

   popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.

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1. James

   James is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows." It is derived from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (Jacob). James is a popular name across different cultures and can have variations such as Jamie or Jim.

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1. James

   James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American college radio hit "Laid." Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive but re-formed in January 2007, returning for a new album and international tour. Up to 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

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1. James

   the name of three disciples of Christ; James, the elder son of Zebedee, by order of the high-priest was put to death by Herod Agrippa; James, the younger son of Alphæus; and James, the brother of the Lord, stoned to death.

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1. james

   Quotes by james -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by james on the Quotes.net website.

2. james

   Song lyrics by james -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by james on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JAMES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, James is ranked #85 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The James surname appeared 249,379 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 85 would have the surname James.
   
   51.5% or 128,630 total occurrences were White.
   38.8% or 96,909 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 7,681 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 6,584 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 6,434 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.2% or 3,167 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Apostle
   • Epistle
   • King Of England
   • North Dakota
   • Virginia
   • King
   • Outlaw
   • Philosopher
   • Psychologist
   • River
   • Saint
   • Writer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'James' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #990

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'James' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1188

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce James?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say James in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of James in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of James in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of James in a Sentence

1. Karen Richon:

   The Ariane 5 targeted James Webb so accurately that our first and most critical burn was smaller than we had to plan and design for, leaving more fuel for an extended mission.

2. James Scurlock:

   James Scurlock thought James Scurlock was in danger of losing James Scurlock life or serious bodily injury.

3. Lanny Poffo:

   When you look at somebody like James Cameron, the greatest director of them all. And he’s got the two greatest box office attractions, 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' and they are both love a love song to tobacco.

4. Stan McChrystal:

   If we have someone who is as selfless and as committed as James Mattis ', resigns James Mattis ' position walking away from all the responsibility James Mattis ' feels for every service member in our forces, and James Mattis ' does so in a public way like that, we ought to stop and say, okay, why did he do it ? we ought to ask what kind of commander in chief he had that James Mattis ', that the good Marine, felt James Mattis ' had to walk away.

5. Tim Kaine:

   Easy in the sense, of course Many Democrats's qualified to be Secretary of Defense. ... It's complicated because this waiver issue is not a minor thing. It's not a technicality. We take it very seriously. We were really reluctant to do it for James Mattis, even under extreme circumstances that don't apply to the situation right now. he believes he can do that.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=James
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/James
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=James
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#James
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=James