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Princeton's WordNet

  1. James, James IVnoun

    a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

  2. James, James IInoun

    the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

  3. James, James I, King James, King James Inoun

    the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

  4. James, Jesse Jamesnoun

    United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

  5. James, William Jamesnoun

    United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

  6. James, Henry Jamesnoun

    writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

  7. James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostlenoun

    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

  8. James, James Rivernoun

    a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

  9. James, James Rivernoun

    a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

  10. Epistle of James, Jamesnoun

    a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

Wiktionary

  1. Jamesnoun

    The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

  2. Jamesnoun

    One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.

  3. Jamesnoun

    popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.

ChatGPT

  1. James

    James is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows." It is derived from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (Jacob). James is a popular name across different cultures and can have variations such as Jamie or Jim.

Wikidata

  1. James

    James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American college radio hit "Laid." Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive but re-formed in January 2007, returning for a new album and international tour. Up to 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. James

    the name of three disciples of Christ; James, the elder son of Zebedee, by order of the high-priest was put to death by Herod Agrippa; James, the younger son of Alphæus; and James, the brother of the Lord, stoned to death.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. JAMES

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, James is ranked #85 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The James surname appeared 249,379 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 85 would have the surname James.

    51.5% or 128,630 total occurrences were White.
    38.8% or 96,909 total occurrences were Black.
    3% or 7,681 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.6% or 6,584 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.5% or 6,434 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.2% or 3,167 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'James' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #990

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'James' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1188

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of James in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of James in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of James in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Munoz:

    As a percentage of homicides, these mass killings are also accounting for more deaths. He believes its partially a byproduct of an angry and frustrated time that we are living in. Densley also said crime tends to go in waves with the 1970s and 1980s seeing a number of serial killers, the 1990s marked by school shootings and child abductions and the early 2000s dominated by concerns over terrorism. This seems to be the age of mass shootings, Densley said. EL PASO SHOOTING LEAVES 20 DEAD, 26 INJURED He and James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, also expressed worries about the contagion effect, the focus on mass killings fueling other mass killings. These are still rare events. Clearly the risk is low but the fear is high, Fox said. What fuels contagion is fear. The mass shootings this year include the three in August in Texasand Daytonthat stirred fresh urgency,especially among Democratic presidential candidates, to restrict access to firearms. While the large death tolls attracted much of the attention, the killings inflicted a mental and physical toll on dozens of others. The database does not have a complete count of victims who were wounded, but among the three mass shootings in August alone, more than 65 people were injured. DAYTON, OHIO, SHOOTING THAT LEFT 9 DEAD, 27 HURT HALTED IN UNDER A MINUTE BY COPS WHO SHOT SUSPECT: MAYOR Daniel Munoz, 28, of Odessa, was caught in the crossfire ofthe shooting that took place between a 10-mile stretch in West Texas. He was on his way to meet a friend at a bar when he saw a gunman and the barrel of a firearm. Instinctively, he got down just as his car was sprayed with bullets. Munoz, who moved to Texas about a year ago to work in the oil industry, said he had actually been on edge since the Walmart shooting, which took place just 28 days earlier and about 300 miles (480 kilometers) away, worried that a shooting could happen anywhere at any time. He remembers calling his motherafter the El Paso shootingto encourage her to have a firearm at home or with her in case she needed to defend herself. He would say the same to friends, telling them before they went to a Walmart to bring a firearm in case they needed to protect themselves or others during an attack. BEFORE MASS SHOOTING, TEXAS GUNMAN WAS ON A LONG SPIRAL DOWN, INVESTIGATOR SAYS You cant just always assume youre safe. In that moment, as soon as the El Paso shooting happened, I was on edge.

  2. Chairwoman Fudge:

    I now join my colleagues in support of the leadership team of Leader Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn.

  3. James Cameron:

    In March next year, I am shooting 'Terminator 6.' James Cameron and (producer) David Ellison are back on board.

  4. Director Brian Oakes:

    There were a lot of things I was reading in the press and sensationalistic headlines and seeing the image of James Foley being used for different kinds of motivations, I felt uncomfortable with, you get very protective of your loved ones and friends and family with stories and legacies they leave behind.

  5. Adam Smith:

    I talked to( James Mattis), and he said he was perfectly willing to come before the House Armed Services Committee and talk to us, but the President Donald Trump administration said' no.' So he didn't. That's the big difference, the Biden people have told me that The Biden people're willing to let him.

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