(jāmz)
A masculine personal name. [<Sp. Jaime, var. of Jacobo JACOB]
—James
One of the brothers of Jesus: identified by some with James the Less. Mark vi 3.
—James I,
1394–1437, king of Scotland 1406–1437: educated in England; author of The Kingis Quair.
—James III,
1451–88, king of Scotland 1460–1488, defeated at Bannockburn; murdered.
—James IV,
1473–1513, king of Scotland 1488–1513; defeated and killed at Flodden Field.
—James I,
1566–1625, first Stuart king of England 1603–25; as James VI,
king of Scotland 1567–1625. See under BIBLE.
—James II,
1633–1701, king of England 1685–88; deposed.
—James Edward
See STUART, JAMES EDWARD.
—James the Greater
One of the Twelve Apostles; son of Zebedee, brother of John.
—James the Less
One of the Twelve Apostles; son of Alphaeus.

(jāmz), Henry,
1843–1916, U.S. novelist and critic active in England.
—Jesse (Woodson),
1847–82, U.S. outlaw.
—William,
1842–1910, U.S. psychologist; brother of Henry James.