Jaume

Jaume is the Catalan variant of the name James or Jacob, which has its origin in the Ancient Hebrew Ya'aqov (יַעֲקֹב).

What does the name Jaume mean?

Jaume represents the Catalan form of James or Jacob, which traces back to the Ancient Hebrew Ya'aqov (יַעֲקֹב). The name is often translated as 'God may protect' and has folk-etymologically meanings such as 'the heel holder', 'the supplanter', 'the deceiver'. This arises from the two Ancient Hebrew elements Ya (יַ), meaning 'the name of God', and akáv (עָקַב), which stands for 'to displace, to follow, to deceive, to outwit', as well as akév (עָקֵב), meaning 'the heel'. The name is pronounced as Dschaume in Catalan. In the Old Testament, Jacob is the son of Isaac and the father of the twelve sons who founded the various tribes of Israel. Other variants include Giacomo, Jacob, Jakobus, Jacoby, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jakab, Jackob, and Jako.

Where does the name Jaume come from?

Jaume is a masculine given name of Ancient Hebrew origin and means 'God may protect'.

How do you pronounce Jaume?

Dschau-me

When is the name day of Jaume?

The name day of Jaume falls on July 25.

Popularity

In Germany, Jaume is a rare name. In 2023, it ranked 5,488th on the list of the most common male names. Its best ranking was in 2014, when it placed 3,829th. Over the last ten years, Jaume has been chosen as a first name fewer than 10 times, placing it 7,203rd in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 7,284th.

Famous people

• Jaume Agelat i Garrega (poet from Spain)
• Jaume Balmes (Spanish philosopher)
• Jaume Busquets (Spanish architect)
• Jaume Cabre (Spanish writer)
• Jaume Casals (philosopher from the USA)
• Jaume Cascalls (artist from America)
• Jaume Collet-Serra (Spanish film director)
• Jaume Comas Font (Spanish basketball player)
• Jaume Elias (football player from Spain)
• Jaume Fabrega (Spanish writer)
• Jaume Fort (Spanish handball player)
• Jaume Grau Casas (Spanish writer)
• Jaume Huguet (Spanish painter)
• Jaume March (Spanish poet)
• Jaume Mateu (Spanish artist)
• Jaume Morera i Galicia (painter from Spain)
• Jaume Munar (Spanish tennis player)
• Jaume Nomen (Spanish astronomer)
• Jaume Plensa (American artist)
• Jaume Rovira (Spanish cyclist)