Given name · Russian
Джимми
“he who supplants”·“she who supplants”
Джимми (Džímmi) is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Jimmy.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Джимми is Jimmy written in Cyrillic. Jimmy is an affectionate form of James. James is traditionally associated with “he who supplants” through its connection with Jacob. The explanation belongs to the biblical Jacob story, rather than describing a separate meaning created by the English spelling James. Jimmy is an affectionate form of Jim. In English use, Jim carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” Jimmy is a variant of Jimmi. In English use, Jimmi carries the interpretation “she who supplants.”
Explained through its name family
Джимми’s family of names
In Russian usage, Джимми has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jimmy. In Russian usage, Джимми was borrowed from the English form Jimmy. In Russian usage, Джимми can be written in the Roman alphabet as Džímmi.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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