Jae

  • [ JAY ]
  • English (Rare)
Variant of JAY (1).

JAY (1)   male   English
Short form of names beginning with the sound J, such as JAMES or JASON. It was originally used in America in honour of founding father John Jay (1749-1825), whose surname was derived from the jaybird.
JAMES   male   English, Biblical
English form of the Late Latin name Iacomus which was derived from Ιακωβος (Iakobos), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (see JACOB). This was the name of two apostles in the New Testament. The first was Saint James the Greater, the apostle John's brother, who was beheaded under Herod Agrippa in the Book of Acts. The second was James the Lesser, son of Alphaeus. Another James (known as James the Just) is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus.

Since the 13th century this name has been used in England, though it became more common in Scotland where it was borne by several kings. In the 17th century the Scottish king James VI inherited the English throne, becoming the first ruler of all Britain, and the name grew much more popular. Famous bearers include the English explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779), the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819), and the Irish novelist and poet James Joyce (1882-1941). This name has also been borne by six American presidents. A notable fictional bearer is the British spy James Bond, created by author Ian Fleming.
JACOB   male   English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament Jacob (later called Israel) is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter", because he twice deprived his brother of his rights as the firstborn son (see Genesis 27:36). Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".

The English names Jacob and James derive from the same source, with James coming from Latin Iacomus, a later variant of Iacobus. Unlike English, many languages do not have separate spellings for the two names.

In England, Jacob was mainly regarded as a Jewish name during the Middle Ages, though the variant James was used among Christians. Jacob came into general use as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Jacob Grimm (1785-1863), the German linguist and writer who was, with his brother Wilhelm, the author of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'.
JASON   male   English, French, Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Biblical
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal". In Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts. After his uncle Pelias overthrew his father Aeson as king of Iolcos, Jason went in search of the Golden Fleece in order to win back the throne. During his journeys he married the sorceress Medea, who helped him gain the fleece and kill his uncle, but who later turned against him when he fell in love with another woman.

This name also appears in the New Testament, belonging to man who sheltered Paul and Silas. In his case, it may represent a Hellenized form of a Hebrew name. It was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Jacob, James, Jason, Jaycob, Jaymes, Jayson
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Iason
ARABIC: Yakub, Yaqoob, Yaqub
ARMENIAN: Hagop, Hakob
BASQUE: Jakes
BIBLICAL GREEK: Iakobos, Iason
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yaakov
BIBLICAL LATIN: Iacobus, Iason
BIBLICAL: Jacob, James, Jason
BULGARIAN: Yakov
CATALAN: Jaume, Jaumet
CORNISH: Jago
CROATIAN: Jakov, Jakša
CZECH: Jakub
DANISH: Ib, Jacob, Jakob, Jeppe
DUTCH: Cobus, Coos, Jaap, Jacob, Jacobus, Jakob, Kobe, Kobus, Koos, Sjaak, Sjakie
ENGLISH: Coby, Jace, Jake, Jamey, Jay, Jayce, Jeb, Jem, Jemmy, Jim, Koby
ESTONIAN: Jaagup, Jaak, Jaakob
FAROESE: Jákup
FINNISH: Jaakko, Jaakob, Jaakoppi
FLEMISH: Jaak
FRENCH: Jacky, Jacques, Jason
FRISIAN: Japik
GALICIAN: Iago
GEORGIAN: Iakob, Koba
GERMAN: Jakob, Jockel
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Iason, Jason
GREEK: Iason
HAWAIIAN: Iakopa, Kimo
HEBREW: Akiba, Akiva, Yaakov, Yakov
HUNGARIAN: Jakab, Jákob
ICELANDIC: Jakob
IRISH: Séamas, Séamus, Shamus, Sheamus
ITALIAN: Giacobbe, Giacomo, Iacopo, Jacopo, Lapo
JEWISH: Jacob
LATE ROMAN: Iacomus, Jacobus
LITHUANIAN: Jokūbas
MACEDONIAN: Jakov
MAORI: Hemi
NORWEGIAN: Jacob, Jakob
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Iakovu
POLISH: Jakub, Kuba
PORTUGUESE: Iago, Jacó, Jaime
RUSSIAN: Yakov, Yasha
SCOTTISH: Jamie, Seumas
SERBIAN: Jakov
SLOVAK: Jakub
SLOVENE: Jaka, Jakob, Jaša
SPANISH: Jacobo, Jaime, Yago
SWEDISH: Jacob, Jakob
TURKISH: Yakup
UKRAINIAN: Yakiv
WELSH: Iago
YIDDISH: Kapel, Koppel, Yankel
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Jimi, Jimmie, Jimmy
FINNISH: Jaska
FEMININE FORMS
BULGARIAN: Zhaklina
CROATIAN: Žaklina
DANISH: Bine, Jacobine
DUTCH: Coba, Jacoba, Jacobina, Jacobine, Jacomina, Mina
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Jacquetta, Jacqui
ENGLISH: Jaci, Jackalyn, Jacki, Jackie, Jacklyn, Jaclyn, Jacqueline, Jacquelyn, Jaime, Jaimie, Jaki, Jakki, Jami, Jamie, Jaqueline, Jaquelyn, Jaye, Jayla, Jaylen, Jaylene, Jaylin, Jaylyn, Jayma, Jayme
FRENCH: Jacqueline, Jacquette
ITALIAN: Giacoma, Giacomina
LIMBURGISH: Mina
MACEDONIAN: Zhaklina
NORWEGIAN: Jacobine
POLISH: Żaklina
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Jaqueline
SCOTTISH: Jamesina
SERBIAN: Žaklina
OTHER FORMS
BASQUE: Xanti
CATALAN: Dídac
ENGLISH: Jameson, Jamison
MEDIEVAL SPANISH: Didacus
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Thiago
PORTUGUESE: Diogo, Santiago, Tiago
SCOTTISH: Hamish
SPANISH: Diego, Santiago