James

Meaning

James is a gender-neutral name and is of Hebrew origin. It can be used for both girls and boys. It means supplanter. Though a unisex name, this name is trendier as a boy’s name than as a girl’s. Pronounced as jeymz, the name is currently in the top 500 of NameChef Most Popular Baby Names and in the top 10 of U.S birth chart of the year 2022.

Origin

Hebrew

Gender

James can be used for both boys and girls.

Pronunciation

jeymz (Listen)

Syllables

1

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