James Johnston

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James 3
Johnston 180
James Johnston 1,282
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  3. is 3rd most common James
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  1. is 176th most common Hoffman
  2. is 177th most common Weaver
  3. is 178th most common Hart
  4. is 179th most common Peters
  5. is 180th most common Johnston
  6. is 181st most common Grant
  7. is 182nd most common Elliott
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  9. is 184th most common Hawkins
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  1. is 1,278th most common Shirley Brown
  2. is 1,279th most common Mary Scott
  3. is 1,280th most common Debra Johnson
  4. is 1,281st most common Gary Thompson
  5. is 1,282nd most common James Johnston
  6. is 1,283rd most common Michael Burke
  7. is 1,284th most common Randy Johnson
  8. is 1,285th most common Charles Carter
  9. is 1,286th most common Michelle Williams


Meaning & History

(male) English form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland (13941437; ruled 142437) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland (15661625; reigned 15671625) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603. His grandson, James II of England (16331701; reigned 16858) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.

Short form: Jim.

Pet forms: Jamey, Jamie, Jimmy, Jimmie.

Cognates: Irish: Séamas, Séamus, Seumas, Seumus. Scottish Gaelic: Seumas. Scottish (Anglicized); Hamish. Dutch: Jaume. French: Jacques. Spanish: Jaime. Catalan: Jaume. Portuguese: Jaime(s). Italian: Giacomo.


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