Given name & surname · Greek
Τζέιμς
“supplanter”·“heel grabber”
Τζέιμς (Tzéims) is a masculine given name. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: James.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Τζέιμς is James written in the Greek alphabet. Through its shared Hebrew origin with Jacob, James is traditionally associated with “supplanter” and “heel grabber.” These are interpretations from the biblical Jacob story; the name’s earliest linguistic derivation remains debated.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Τζέιμς is James written in the Greek alphabet. James is the English and Scottish form of a name sharing the Hebrew ancestor Yaakov with Jacob. English developed a lasting distinction between the two; that separation is not universal across languages.
Explained through its name family
Τζέιμς’s family of names
In Greek usage, Τζέιμς has a conventional equivalent in the English form James. In Greek usage, Τζέιμς can be written in the Roman alphabet as Tzéims. In Greek usage, Τζέιμς has a transliteration in Tzéims.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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