JAMES


Meaning of JAMES in English

I. ˈjāmz noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * Jacomus, alteration of Late Latin Jacobus, Jacob Jacob

Date: 13th century

1. : an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts

2. : an apostle and son of Alphaeus according to the Gospel accounts — called also James the Less

3. : a brother of Jesus traditionally held to be the author of the New Testament Epistle of James

4. : a moral lecture addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament — see bible table

II. ˈjāmz biographical name

name of 6 kings of Scotland & 2 kings of Great Britain: especially VI 1566-1625 of Scotland (reigned 1567-1603) or I of Great Britain (reigned 1603-25); II 1633-1701 (reigned 1685-88)

III. biographical name

Henry 1811-1882 American philosopher

IV. biographical name

Henry 1843-1916 son of preceding British (American-born) writer

• James·ian ˈjām-zē-ən adjective

V. biographical name

Jesse Woodson 1847-1882 American outlaw

VI. biographical name

P(hyllis) D(orothy) 1920-     British writer

VII. biographical name

William 1842-1910 brother of Henry American psychologist & philosopher

• James·ian ˈjām-zē-ən adjective

VIII. ˈjāmz geographical name

1. or officially Da·ko·ta də-ˈkō-tə river 710 miles (1143 kilometers ) North Dakota & South Dakota flowing S to Missouri River

2. river 340 miles (547 kilometers ) Virginia flowing E into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.