JAMES

James, James River

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

James, James River

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

James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle

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

James, Henry James

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

James, William James

(noun) United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

James, Jesse James

(noun) 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)

James, James I, King James, King James I

(noun) 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)

James, James II

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

James, James IV

(noun) 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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

James (plural Jameses)

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

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

A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.

An English patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• Semaj

Source: Wiktionary



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