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
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 7biographical name (2)
Henry 1811–1882 American philosopher
James
3 of 7biographical name (3)
Henry 1843–1916 son of Henry James British (American-born) writer
Jamesian
ˈjām-zē-ən
adjective James
4 of 7biographical name (4)
Jesse Woodson 1847–1882 American outlaw
James
5 of 7biographical name (5)
LeBron (Raymone) 1984– American basketball player
James
6 of 7biographical name (6)
P(hyllis) D(orothy) 1920–2014 Baroness James of Holland Park British writer
James
7 of 7biographical name (7)
William 1842–1910 brother of Henry James (writer) American psychologist and philosopher
Jamesian
ˈjām-zē-ən
adjective