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Where does “Jamie” come from?

Jamie (English) comes from English James, from Middle English James, from Old French jamés, from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

Ancestry of “Jamie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJames—
2Middle EnglishJames—
3Old Frenchjamésever; never
4Latiniamalready; now; anymore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—

Words derived from “Jamie”

  • Jamieson
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