James

noun

ˈjāmz 

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing James

• Court of St. James's
• King James Version

Kids Definition

James

noun

ˈjāmz 

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

Geographical Definition

James

geographical name

ˈjāmz 

1

or officially Dakota

də-ˈkō-tə 

river 710 miles (1143 kilometers) long in North Dakota and South Dakota flowing south to the Missouri River

2

river 340 miles (547 kilometers) long in Virginia flowing east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

Biographical Definition

James 1 of 7

biographical name (1)

ˈjāmz 

name of 6 kings of Scotland and 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)

James

2 of 7

biographical name (2)

Henry 1811–1882 American philosopher

James

3 of 7

biographical name (3)

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

Jamesian

ˈjām-zē-ən 

adjective

James

4 of 7

biographical name (4)

Jesse Woodson 1847–1882 American outlaw

James

5 of 7

biographical name (5)

LeBron (Raymone) 1984–     American basketball player

James

6 of 7

biographical name (6)

P(hyllis) D(orothy) 1920–2014 Baroness James of Holland Park British writer

James

7 of 7

biographical name (7)

William 1842–1910 brother of Henry James (writer) American psychologist and philosopher

Jamesian

ˈjām-zē-ən 

adjective