James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.
Source: tatoeba (1977)
James
//d͡ʒeɪmz//
Synonyms for "james" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
Proper Noun(1 words)
Related word relations
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Synonyms
8 entriesRelated terms
15 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriespart of
3 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
264 translations across 100 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- Jaco name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jacobus name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jako name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jakobus name (book of the Bible)
Aghwan
2 entries- 𐔺𐔰𐕄𐕒𐔱 name (one of two Apostles)
- 𐔺𐔰𐕄𐕒𐔱 name (male given name (the standard form))
Ancient Greek
3 entries- Ἰάκωβος name (book of the Bible)
- Ἰάκωβος name (one of two Apostles)
- Ἰάκωβος name (male given name (the standard form))
Arabic
4 entries- جَايْمْز name (male given name (the standard form))
- جَيْمْس name (male given name (the standard form))
- يَعْقُوب name (book of the Bible)
- يَعْقُوب name (one of two Apostles)
Aragonese
1 entries- Chaime name (male given name (the standard form))
Aramaic
1 entries- ܝܥܩܘܒ name (one of two Apostles)
Armenian
3 entries- Հակոբ name (book of the Bible)
- Հակոբ name (one of two Apostles)
- Հակոբ name (male given name (the standard form))
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Ceyms name (male given name (the standard form))
Basque
3 entries- Jagoba name (book of the Bible)
- Jagoba name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakes name (male given name (the standard form))
Bavarian German
1 entries- Jakoub name (male given name (the standard form))
Belarusian
1 entries- Я́каў name (male given name (the standard form))
Breton
4 entries- Jagu name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jakez name (book of the Bible)
- Jakez name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakez name (male given name (the standard form))
Bulgarian
1 entries- Яков name (male given name (the standard form))
Burmese
1 entries- ရှင်ယာကုပ်ဩဝါဒစာ name (book of the Bible)
Catalan
3 entries- Jaume name (book of the Bible)
- Jaume name (male given name (the standard form))
- Xaume name (male given name (the standard form))
Cebuano
3 entries- Santiago name (book of the Bible)
- Santiago name (one of two Apostles)
- Santiago name (male given name (the standard form))
Central Kurdish
1 entries- یاقوب name (one of two Apostles)
Cherokee
2 entries- ᏤᎻ name (male given name (the standard form))
- ᏥᎻ name (one of two Apostles)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 雅各書 /雅各书 name (book of the Bible)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 詹姆斯 name (male given name (the standard form))
- 雅各書 /雅各书 name (book of the Bible)
Cornish
1 entries- Jago name (male given name (the standard form))
Corsican
3 entries- Ghjàcumu name (book of the Bible)
- Ghjàcumu name (one of two Apostles)
- Ghjàcumu name (male given name (the standard form))
Czech
3 entries- Jakub name (book of the Bible)
- Jakub name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakub name (male given name (the standard form))
Danish
3 entries- Jakob name (book of the Bible)
- Jakob name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakob name (male given name (the standard form))
Dutch
4 entries- Jacob name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jacobus name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Jakobus name (one of two Apostles)
Eastern Min Chinese
3 entries- 雅各 name (one of two Apostles)
- 雅各 name (male given name (the standard form))
- 雅各書 /雅各书 name (book of the Bible)
Esperanto
2 entries- Jakobo name (book of the Bible)
- Jakobo name (male given name (the standard form))
Estonian
3 entries- Jaak name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jaakobus name (one of two Apostles)
- Jaakobuse name (book of the Bible)
Faroese
3 entries- Jákup name (book of the Bible)
- Jákup name (one of two Apostles)
- Jákup name (male given name (the standard form))
Finnish
3 entries- Jaakko name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jaakob name (one of two Apostles)
- Jaakobin kirje name (book of the Bible)
Franco-Provençal
3 entries- Jâque name (book of the Bible)
- Jâque name (one of two Apostles)
- Jâque name (male given name (the standard form))
French
3 entries- Jacques name (book of the Bible)
- Jacques name (one of two Apostles)
- Jacques name (male given name (the standard form))
Friulian
1 entries- Jacum name (male given name (the standard form))
Galician
4 entries- Iago name (book of the Bible)
- Iago name (male given name (the standard form))
- Santiago name (book of the Bible)
- Santiago name (one of two Apostles)
Georgian
2 entries- იაკობი name (male given name (the standard form))
- ჯეიმზ name (male given name (the standard form))
German
3 entries- Jakob name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Jakobus name (one of two Apostles)
Greek
4 entries- Ιάκωβος name (book of the Bible)
- Ιάκωβος name (one of two Apostles)
- Ιάκωβος name (male given name (the standard form))
- Ιακώβ name (book of the Bible)
Greenlandic
3 entries- Jaaku name (book of the Bible)
- Jaaku name (one of two Apostles)
- Jaaku name (male given name (the standard form))
Hawaiian
4 entries- Iakobo name (book of the Bible)
- Iakobo name (one of two Apostles)
- Iakopo name (male given name (the standard form))
- Kimo name (male given name (the standard form))
Hebrew
3 entries- אִגֶּרֶת יַעֲקֹב name (book of the Bible)
- ג׳יימס name (male given name (the standard form))
- יַעֲקֹב בֵּן זַבְדִי name (one of two Apostles)
Hindi
1 entries- जेम्स name (male given name (the standard form))
Hungarian
3 entries- Jakab name (book of the Bible)
- Jakab name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakab name (male given name (the standard form))
Icelandic
3 entries- Jakob name (book of the Bible)
- Jakob name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakob name (male given name (the standard form))
Ido
3 entries- Iakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Iakobus name (one of two Apostles)
- Iakobus name (male given name (the standard form))
Indonesian
2 entries- Yakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Yakobus name (one of two Apostles)
Ingrian
1 entries- Jaakko name (male given name (the standard form))
Irish
4 entries- Naomh Séamas name (one of two Apostles)
- Séamas name (book of the Bible)
- Séamas name (one of two Apostles)
- Séamas name (male given name (the standard form))
Italian
3 entries- Giacomo name (book of the Bible)
- Giacomo name (one of two Apostles)
- Giacomo name (male given name (the standard form))
Japanese
4 entries- ジェイムズ name (male given name (the standard form))
- ジェームズ name (male given name (the standard form))
- ヤコブ name (one of two Apostles)
- ヤコブの手紙 name (book of the Bible)
Kannada
1 entries- ಯಾಕೋಬನು name (book of the Bible)
Kazakh
2 entries- Жақып name (one of two Apostles)
- Жақыптың хаты name (book of the Bible)
Khmer
1 entries- យ៉ាកុប name (book of the Bible)
Korean
2 entries- 야고보 name (male given name (the standard form))
- 제임스 name (male given name (the standard form))
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Жакып name (one of two Apostles)
Latin
3 entries- Iacobus name (book of the Bible)
- Iacobus name (one of two Apostles)
- Jacomus name (male given name (the standard form))
Latvian
4 entries- Džeimss name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jēkaba vēstule name (book of the Bible)
- Jēkabs name (one of two Apostles)
- Jēkabs name (male given name (the standard form))
Limburgish
3 entries- Jakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Jakobus name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakobus name (male given name (the standard form))
Lithuanian
3 entries- Jokū̃bas name (one of two Apostles)
- Jokū̃bas name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jokū̃bo láiškas name (book of the Bible)
Lombard
1 entries- Giacum name (book of the Bible)
Malay
3 entries- Yaacob name (male given name (the standard form))
- Yakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Yakub name (male given name (the standard form))
Malayalam
1 entries- യാക്കോബ് name (book of the Bible)
Maltese
3 entries- Ġakbu name (book of the Bible)
- Ġakbu name (one of two Apostles)
- Ġakbu name (male given name (the standard form))
Manx
3 entries- Jamys name (book of the Bible)
- Jamys name (one of two Apostles)
- Jamys name (male given name (the standard form))
Marathi
2 entries- जेम्स name (male given name (the standard form))
- याकोब name (book of the Bible)
Māori
3 entries- Hēmi name (book of the Bible)
- Hēmi name (one of two Apostles)
- Hēmi name (male given name (the standard form))
Nepali
1 entries- याकूब name (book of the Bible)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- Yakobo name (book of the Bible)
Norman
2 entries- Jacques name (one of two Apostles)
- Jimce name (male given name (the standard form))
Northern Sami
2 entries- Jáhkot name (one of two Apostles)
- Jáhkot name (male given name (the standard form))
Norwegian
3 entries- Jakob name (book of the Bible)
- Jakob name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakob name (male given name (the standard form))
Occitan
4 entries- Jacme name (male given name (the standard form))
- James name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jammes name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jaume name (male given name (the standard form))
Odia
1 entries- ଯାକୁବଙ୍କ ପତ୍ର name (book of the Bible)
Persian
1 entries- جیمز name (male given name (the standard form))
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Jakobus name (one of two Apostles)
Polish
3 entries- Jakub name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakub name (male given name (the standard form))
- List Jakuba name (book of the Bible)
Portuguese
4 entries- Diogo name (male given name (the standard form))
- Iago name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jaime name (male given name (the standard form))
- Tiago name (book of the Bible)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਯਾਕੂਬ name (book of the Bible)
Romanian
3 entries- Iacob name (book of the Bible)
- Iacob name (one of two Apostles)
- Iacob name (male given name (the standard form))
Russian
4 entries- Джеймс name (male given name (the standard form))
- Иа́ков name (book of the Bible)
- Иа́ков name (one of two Apostles)
- Я́ков name (male given name (the standard form))
Sanskrit
1 entries- जेम्स name (male given name (the standard form))
Scots
4 entries- Hamish name (male given name (the standard form))
- James name (book of the Bible)
- James name (one of two Apostles)
- James name (male given name (the standard form))
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- Seumas name (book of the Bible)
- Seumas name (one of two Apostles)
- Seumas name (male given name (the standard form))
Sicilian
3 entries- Jàcumu name (book of the Bible)
- Jàcumu name (one of two Apostles)
- Jàcumu name (male given name (the standard form))
Slovak
3 entries- Jakub name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jakubov name (book of the Bible)
- Jakubov name (one of two Apostles)
Slovene
3 entries- Jakob name (book of the Bible)
- Jakob name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakob name (male given name (the standard form))
Spanish
4 entries- Diego name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jacobo name (one of two Apostles)
- Jacobo name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jaime name (male given name (the standard form))
Swahili
3 entries- Yakobo name (book of the Bible)
- Yakobo name (one of two Apostles)
- Yakobo name (male given name (the standard form))
Swedish
3 entries- Jakob name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakob name (male given name (the standard form))
- Jakobsbrevet name (book of the Bible)
Tagalog
4 entries- Jaime name (male given name (the standard form))
- Santiago name (book of the Bible)
- Santiago name (one of two Apostles)
- Santiago name (male given name (the standard form))
Tamil
1 entries- யாக்கோபு name (book of the Bible)
Telugu
1 entries- యాకోబు name (book of the Bible)
Thai
2 entries- ยากอบ name (book of the Bible)
- ยากอบ name (one of two Apostles)
Turkish
4 entries- Yakub name (book of the Bible)
- Yakub name (male given name (the standard form))
- Yakup name (book of the Bible)
- Yakup name (male given name (the standard form))
Ukrainian
2 entries- Я́ків name (male given name (the standard form))
- Яків name (one of two Apostles)
Vietnamese
2 entries- Giacôbê name (one of two Apostles)
- Giacơ name (one of two Apostles)
Walloon
1 entries- Djåke name (male given name (the standard form))
Waray-Waray
3 entries- Santiago name (book of the Bible)
- Santiago name (one of two Apostles)
- Santiago name (male given name (the standard form))
Welsh
3 entries- Iago name (book of the Bible)
- Iago name (one of two Apostles)
- Iago name (male given name (the standard form))
West-Frisian
3 entries- Jakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Jakobus name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakobus name (male given name (the standard form))
Zealandic
3 entries- Jakobus name (book of the Bible)
- Jakobus name (one of two Apostles)
- Jakobus name (male given name (the standard form))
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
At last, James Bond made it as an actor.
Source: tatoeba (30248)
Henry James was an American by birth.
Source: tatoeba (33783)
I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.
Source: tatoeba (38763)
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