Names around the world
James in 10 scripts
James is of Hebrew (via Latin Iacomus, from Jacob) origin and means “supplanter; held by the heel”.
| Language | Written | Pronunciation | Traditional equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | ჯეიმსი | jeimsi | იაკობი (Iak'obi) |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Ջեյմս | Jeyms | Հակոբ (Hakob) |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Джеймс | Dzheyms | Яков (Yakov) |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Τζέιμς | Tzeims | Ιάκωβος (Iakovos) |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | ג'יימס | Jeyms | יעקב (Ya'akov) |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | جيمس | Jims | يعقوب (Ya'qub) |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | جیمز | Jeymz | یعقوب (Yaqub) |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 제임스 | Jeimseu | — |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | ジェームズ | Jēmuzu | — |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | เจมส์ | Chem | — |
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