masculine James

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Origin:
hebrew
Name Root:
Yaʿăqōḇ > Yaʿakov
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.

Usage

english
english
finnish
finnish
german
german
irish
irish
norwegian
norwegian
scottish
scottish
swedish
swedish
welsh
welsh

Use in other languages

danish
dutch
english
estonian
faroese
finnish
french
german
greenlandic
irish
norwegian
old swedish
swedish
welsh
middle english
old norse
albanian
croatian
icelandic
slovene
arabic
belarusian
bulgarian
hebrew
russian
hungarian (magyar)
italian
spanish
turkish
ukrainian
basque
filipino
portuguese
scottish
catalan
bosnian
czech
polish
slovak
serbian
greek
breton
old french
armenian
georgian
kazakh
latvian
lithuanian
frisian
ancient greek
hawaiian
latin
Italian (Medieval)
middle french
ancient germanic

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #4


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #158

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Numerological Values: #3

Traits associated with the number 3 include advanced social skills and articulation. People with name-number 3 are delightful to speak to and are often successful orators or writers. They have a colorful imagination and enjoy life to the fullest.

Chakra Number: #3
Solar Plexus Chakra "Manipura"

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Color meaning: Yellow

The color yellow relates to acquired knowledge. It is the color which resonates with the left or logic side of the brain stimulating our mental faculties and creating mental agility and perception. Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun. In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness. Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things. It is the practical thinker, not the dreamer.

Name Songs

According to: itunes

Song
Artist
james, le clochard cÉleste
anne lÉonard
st. james infirmary blues
artie shaw
went down to st. james infirmary
cassandra wilson
mister james
catherine le forestier
james dean - i wanna know
daniel bedingfield
james dean
eagles
berceuse pour emmanuel reuben james
Édith butler
peter, james and john
gold city
james
huffamoose
st. james infirmary blues
james morrison
sweet baby james
james taylor
un seul couvert, please, james
jean sablon
james dean in tennessee
jessica andrews
james and the cold gun
kate bush
ruben james
kenny rogers
ruben james
kenny rogers
st. james infirmary blues
louis armstrong
dinner for one please, james
nat king cole .
little james
oasis
le petit james
pierre selos
st. james infirmary blues
soundmachine
st. james infirmary blues
the doors
james dean
the eagles
st. james infirmary blues
the white stripes
joker james
the who
james k. polk
they might be giants
meet james ensor
they might be giants
concia james
vanessa paradis
james bataille
vanessa paradis
st. james infirmary blues
white stripes

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