James Name Meaning & Origin
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- Comments and insights on the name James
James a GIRL'S NAME? No way!
- Personal experiences with the name James
my husband and I are expecting our 2nd daughter(and most likely last child) and since james is a family name and we didnt want to stop it from being passed on we are using it as her middle name. I think its really cute and a special way to keep the tradition going.
- Nicknames for James
J
Lil' J
JJ (depends on middle name)
Jamie- Meanings and history of the name James
James was a unisex name at the beginning of 20th century
- Famous real-life people named James
James Olivia Fehr (b. 2008), daughter of Canadian film and television actor Brendan Fehr
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds share a daughter named James- James in song, story & screen
On the TV show "Mad About You", it's occasionally mentioned that "Jamie" Buchanan's (Helen Hunt's character) proper first name is "James".