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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Supplanter, substitute; the patron saint of Spain
  • Old French : Jay bird
  • English : Supplanter; substitute

Boy name variations

James

James

- 3% this year
Masculine
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Jaymes

Jaymes

+ 7% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Jaime

Jaime

+ 2% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Jaymie

Jaymie

- 11% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Jamy

Jamy

+ 20% this year
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Jaimie

Jaimie

+ 20% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Jamesy

Jamesy

0 % this year
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Jameson

Jameson

- 6% this year
Masculine
Common
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Jamey

Jamey

+ 40% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Jan

Jan

+ 10% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Jim

Jim

- 8% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Jimmy

Jimmy

- 2% this year
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Jimmie

Jimmie

- 26% this year
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Jimbo

Jimbo

0 % this year
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Diego

Diego

+ 1% this year
Masculine
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Giacomo

Giacomo

+ 48% this year
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Seamus

Seamus

- 10% this year
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Sheamus

Sheamus

0 % this year
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Shamus

Shamus

- 45% this year
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Hamish

Hamish

- 12% this year
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Santiago

Santiago

+ 19% this year
Masculine
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Jaemes

Jaemes

0 % this year
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Jaimes

Jaimes

0 % this year
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Jaemie

Jaemie

0 % this year
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Jaemy

Jaemy

0 % this year
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Jame

Jame

0 % this year
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Jameyel

Jameyel

0 % this year
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Jami

Jami

+ 25% this year
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Jamia

Jamia

- 8% this year
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Jamiah

Jamiah

- 40% this year
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Jamian

Jamian

0 % this year
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Jamiee

Jamiee

0 % this year
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Jamme

Jamme

0 % this year
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Jammey

Jammey

0 % this year
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Jammie

Jammie

+ 20% this year
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Jammy

Jammy

0 % this year
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Jamye

Jamye

+ 33% this year
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Jameze

Jameze

0 % this year
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Jamze

Jamze

0 % this year
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Jamieson

Jamieson

+ 7% this year
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Jamison

Jamison

- 14% this year
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Jamiesen

Jamiesen

0 % this year
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Jai

Jai

- 3% this year
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Jaybird

Jaybird

0 % this year
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Jave

Jave

0 % this year
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Jeays

Jeays

0 % this year
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Jeyes

Jeyes

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Jay

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai ‘jay’ (the bird), probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.
  • The name is associated with a Huguenot family from La Rochelle, France, who settled in New Amsterdam. Peter Jay was the scion of the NY Jays; his son John (1745–1829) was a U.S. diplomat and first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.