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/d͡ʒeɪmz/
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The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
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One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
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[…] And Normans call me James Fitz-James. / Thus watch I o'er insulted laws, / Thus learn to right the injured cause. […]
Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
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In the political drama that Donald Trump has created in Washington, he could not have dreamed up a more formidable adversary than James Comey.
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
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A placename An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States.
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A placename An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.
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A placename A township in Timiskaming District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
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A placename Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
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