it's my name and i want to find out what it means
2006-08-24 22:41:57 · 5 answers · asked by dartmouth_07 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
JAMES - English and Scottish form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of the New Testament Greek name Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov). For many centuries now it has been thought of in the English-speaking world and elsewhere as a distinct name, but in some other cultures, e.g. French, no distinction is made. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards has been associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland (1394–1437; ruled 1424–37) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic monarch. King James VI of Scotland (1566–1625; reigned 1567–1625) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603. His grandson, James II of England (1633–1701; reigned 1685–8) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (“Bonnie Prince Charlie”) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Jacobus, Latin form of James), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. It is now widely used by people of many different creeds and nationalities. Cognates: French: Jacques. Italian: Giacomo. Spanish: Jaime. Catalan: Jaume. Galician: Xaime. Irish: Séamas, Séamus, Seumas, Seumus (Gaelic); Shamus (Anglicized). Scottish: Seumas (Gaelic); Hamish (Anglicized). Cornish: Jago. See also Jem.
2006-08-24 22:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anjali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
James is a common given name. It is the most popular name for a male in the United States according to the 1990 U.S. Census. It is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning "grasps by the heel" or "supplanter," probably in a deceiving way (In the bible Jacob was born grasping Esau's heel and later bought his birthright)
2006-08-25 02:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
James in the English form of Jacob. Which comes from Hebrew. In Hebrew it is Yacov. Yacov means trickster. It goes back to the Hebrew Scriptures when Jacob tried to steal the birthright from his fraternal twin brother Esau at birth, as Esau's arm came out first, Jacob pulled him back in and came out fully first. Fortunately for Esau, the nurse put a string on his wrist to declare him firstborn before Jacob pulled him back in.
Later Jacob the trickster would get Esau to trade his birthright over a bowl of red stew that Esau wanted so badly.
Jacob did a lot of other tricky things when his father in law stole 7 extra years of labor from him for the wife he really wanted.
Jacob later was renamed Israel by God after literally wrestling with God. The trickster had become the prince of God. And Israel would become a great nation. Jesus, who I believe is the Messiah of Israel, was a descendant, of Israel, through his son Judah. But I could go on....happy to help, James!
2006-08-24 22:55:07 · answer #3 · answered by huskerjeff1971 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would like to know also becouse its my middle name and my grandads name
2006-08-24 22:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means supplanter
2006-08-24 22:49:45 · answer #5 · answered by styce 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋