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**Moski** · 30th August 12, 06:03 PM

Greetings from Lebanon County. Welcome to the Rabble.

**Mike_Oettle** · 31st August 12, 04:33 AM

Well, James, not only is your name one shared with kings, but it has a special Scottish flavour to it.
In Hebrew, the name was Ya’acov. In Greek that became Iacobos, and in Latin Jacobus. In Italian it is usually Giacopo, but in some dialects it is Giacomo. That form found its way to Scotland as James, and only afterward was adopted in England, where it became more popular than the earlier form Jacob.
And of course it was also taken into Gaelic as Seumas or Hamish.
Regards,
Mike

**jmcneil62** · 31st August 12, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle

Well, James, not only is your name one shared with kings, but it has a special Scottish flavour to it.
In Hebrew, the name was Ya’acov. In Greek that became Iacobos, and in Latin Jacobus. In Italian it is usually Jacopo, but in some dialects it is Jacomo. That form found its way to Scotland as James, and only afterward was adopted in England, where it became more popular than the earlier form Jacob.
And of course it was also taken into Gaelic as Seumas or Hamish.
Regards,
Mike

Thanks for all the info