James

The boy's name James, also used as girl's name James, is pronounced "jayms". It is of English origin. Variant of Jacob (Hebrew) "he who supplants". Biblically, James was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, who possibly was also a cousin of Jesus. Some famous people by this name include writer James Joyce, actors James Mason, James Caviezel, James Gandolfini, Jimmy Stewart, and American Presidents James Buchanan, James Garfield, James Madison, James Polk, and Jimmy Carter. more on thinkbabynames.com