Where does “James” come from?

James comes from Old French James, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Hebrew יעקב, meaning "heel-grabber" or derived from עקב meaning "heel."

James (English): The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “James”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishJamesJames the Greater or James the Less apostles
2Old Frenchjamésever; never
3Latiniamalready; now; anymore
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—

Words derived from “James”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →Every word from Old French jamés →