James

James is an English form of the Late Latin name Iacomus, itself a variant of Iacobus, which derives from the Greek Iakobos — an adaptation of the Hebrew name Yaakov (Jacob), meaning "supplanter" or possibly "holder of the heel." The name gained enormous popularity in the Christian tradition through two apostles named James in the New Testament, and it became especially prominent in Britain through the influence of the Stuart royal dynasty. It has been one of the most consistently common masculine names in the English-speaking world for centuries. Closely related forms include Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Giacomo, Hamish, and Seamus.