James

Origin: English
Categories: English Boy Names, Male Bible Names
English form of Latin Iacomus, meaning supplanter This is the name of several biblical characters, including two apostles and a brother of Jesus.
James is a 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).