The name James is an English form of the Late Latin name Jacomus, which is derived from Iakobos, the Greek form
of the Hebrew name Ya'akov (see Jacob).
Famous bearers
Bearers include James Cook (1728 - 1779), a British explorer, navigator, and cartographer;
James Watt (1736 - 1819), a Scottish inventor and engineer;
James Woods (born 1947), an American actor.
