Pronunciation | /ˈdʒeɪmi/ JAY-mee, very rarely /dʒeɪˈmiː/ jay-MEE |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Word/name | Scottish[1] |
Meaning | "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize by the heel/watch/guard/protect", "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect"[2] |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Other names | |
Related names | Jaime, Jaimie |
Jamie is a unisex name. Traditionally a masculine name, it can be diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names and is of Scottish Gaelic origin. It is also given as a name in its own right. Since the late 20th century it has been used as an occasional feminine name particularly in the United States.[3]
People
[edit]Female
[edit]- Jamie Anne Allman (born 1977), American actress
- Jamie Allard, American politician from Alaska
- Jamie Babbit (born 1970), American film and television director
- Jamie Belsito (born 1973), American politician
- Jamie Bernadette, American actress and occasional producer
- Jamie Bochert (born 1978), American fashion model and musician
- Jamie Brewer, American actress and model
- Jamie Broumas (born 1959), American jazz singer
- Jamie Chadwick (born 1998), British racing driver
- Jamie Chung (born 1983), American actress
- Jamie Clayton (born 1978), American actress and model
- Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958), American actress and author
- Jamie Dantzscher (born 1982), American artistic gymnast
- Jamie Finn (born 1998), Irish footballer
- Jamie Gauthier, American Democratic politician
- Jamie Ginn (born 1982), American beauty queen
- Jamie Gorelick (born 1950), American lawyer
- Jamie Grace (born 1991), American rapper, singer, and songwriter
- Jamie Greubel (born 1983), American bobsledder
- Jamie Hampton (born 1990), American tennis player
- Jamie Hayter (born 1995), English professional wrestler
- Jamie Herrell (born 1994), American-born Filipino beauty queen
- Jamie Hooyman (born 1963), American academic
- Jamie Howe (born 1984), American auto racing reporter
- Jamie Gray Hyder (born 1985), American actress and model
- Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (born 1998), German singer
- Jamie Kern Lima (born 1977), American entrepreneur
- Jamie Loeb (born 1995), American tennis player
- Jamie Luner (born 1971), American actress
- Jamie Marchi (born 1977), American voice actress
- Jamie Margolin (born 2001), American climate change activist
- Jamie McCourt (born 1953), American ambassador and attorney
- Jamie McDell (born 1992), New Zealand singer and songwriter
- Jamie McLeod-Skinner (born 1967), American attorney, engineer, and politician
- Jamie Ray Newman (born 1978), American actress
- Jamie O'Neal (born 1968), Australian country singer
- Jamie Rivera (born 1966), Filipino singer
- Jamie Rose (born 1959), American actress
- Jamie Peck (podcaster), American writer and podcaster
- Jamie Pineda (born 1988), American model, singer, and songwriter
- Jamie Salé (born 1977), Canadian figure skater
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born 1981), American actress
- Jamie Silverstein (born 1983), American figure skater and ice dancer
- Jamie Sinclair (born 1992), American-born Canadian curler
- Jamie Renée Smith (born 1987), American actress
- Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991), American actress and singer
- Jamie Tisch (born 1968), American businesswoman and philanthropist
- Jamie Yeung (born 1997), Hong Kong competitive swimmer
Male
[edit]A–E
[edit]- Jamie Adams (born 1987), Scottish footballer
- Jamie Allen (disambiguation)
- Jamie Anderson (disambiguation)
- Jamie Arnold (baseball) (born 1974), American baseball pitcher
- Jamie Arnold (basketball) (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player
- Jamie Baillie (born 1966), Canadian politician and CEO of Credit Union Atlantic
- Jamie Bamber (born 1973), English actor
- Jamie Bartlett (1966–2022), English-born South African actor
- Jamie Bates (born 1989), English welterweight kickboxer
- Jamie Bates (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
- Jamie Baulch (born 1973), British sprinter and television presenter
- Jamie Bell (born 1986), English actor
- Jamie Benn (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jamie Bennett (disambiguation)
- Jamie Bond, Australian rules footballer
- Jamie Boreham (born 1978), Canadian football player
- Jamie Brennan (born c. 1996/7), Irish footballer
- Jamie Briggs (born 1977), Australian politician
- Jamie Brooks (born 1983), English football player
- Jamie Brown (disambiguation)
- Jamie Buhrer (born 1989), Australian rugby player
- Jamie Carragher (born 1978), English footballer
- Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
- Jamie Cook (born 1985), guitarist for British band Arctic Monkeys
- Jamie Cope (born 1985), English snooker player
- Jamie Crombie (born 1965), American-Canadian squash player
- Jamie Cullum (born 1979), English pianist, singer, and songwriter
- Jamie DeWolf (born 1977), American slam poet
- Jamie Dimon (born 1956), CEO and chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.
- Jamie Dornan (born 1982), Northern Irish model, actor and musician
- Jamie Drysdale (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jamie Durie (born 1970), Australian landscaper and television personality
F–N
[edit]- Jamie Farr (born 1934), American actor
- Jamie Foreman (born 1958), British actor
- Jamie Foxx (born 1967), American actor and musician
- Jamie Gillan (born 1997), American football player
- Jamie Gillis (1943–2010), American porn star
- Jamie Gold (born 1969), American television producer and poker player
- Jamie Gonoud (born 1992/1993), Westmeath Gaelic footballer
- Jaymie Graham (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
- Jamie Harris (actor) (born 1963), British actor
- Jamie Harris (footballer) (born 1979), Welsh footballer
- Jamie Hendry (born 1985), British theatre producer
- Jamie Hewlett (born 1968), comic book artist and co-creator of the band Gorillaz
- Jamie Hyneman (born 1956), American television host
- Jamie Iannone, American businessman, CEO of eBay
- Jamie Johnston (born 1989), Canadian actor
- Jamie Kennedy (born 1970), American comedian and actor
- Jamie Kennedy (chef), Canadian chef
- Jamie King (born 1972), British television actor
- Jamie Korab (born 1979), Canadian curler
- Jamie Kurisko (born 1963), American football player
- Jamie Langenbrunner (born 1975), American hockey player
- Jamie Lee (disambiguation)
- Jamie Lewis (born 1991), Welsh darts player
- Jamie Lidell (born 1973), English musician
- Jamie Lyon (born 1982), Australian rugby player
- Jamie Malonzo (born 1996), Filipino-American basketball player
- Jamie Masters (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jamie McGonnigal (born 1975), American voice actor
- Jamie McMurray (born 1976), American NASCAR driver
- Jamie McNeair (born 1969), American heptathlete
- Jamie Meder (born 1991), American football player
- Jamie Moore (boxer) (born 1978), English boxer
- Jamie Moore (jockey) (born 1985), English jockey
- Jamie Moyer (born 1962), baseball player
- Jamie Murray (born 1986), Scottish tennis player
- Jamie Muscato (born 1990), English actor and singer
- Jamie Newman (born 1997), American football player
O–Z
[edit]- Jamie O'Hara (disambiguation)
- Jamie O'Neill (born 1962), Irish novelist
- Jamie Oldaker (1951–2020), American drummer
- Jamie Oliver (born 1975), TV chef
- Jamie Oliver (musician) (born 1975), member of lostprophets
- Jamie Parker (born 1979), English actor
- Jamie Peck, British geographer
- Jamie Raines (born 1994), English transgender YouTuber and LGBT advocate
- Jamie Raskin (born 1962), American politician
- Jamie Redknapp (born 1973), English footballer
- Jamie Reid (born 1947), English anarchist artist
- Jamie Roberts (born 1986), Welsh rugby player
- Jamie Scott (born 1984), English singer-songwriter and producer
- Jamie Smith (disambiguation)
- Jamie Soward (born 1984), Australian rugby player
- Jamie Spencer (born 1980), Irish jockey
- Jamie T (born 1986), stage name of English musician Jamie Treays
- Jamie Theakston (born 1970), English television and radio presenter
- Jamie Thomas (born 1974), American skateboarder
- Jamie Travis (born 1979), Canadian filmmaker
- Jamie Vardy (born 1987), English footballer
- Jamie Waite (born 1986), Thai footballer
- Jamie Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jamie Walsh, English rugby player
- Jamie Whincup (born 1983), Australian racing driver
- Jamie Wilkinson, founder of Know Your Meme
- Jamie Wong, Hong Kong cyclist
Fictional characters
[edit]- Jamie, a character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
- Jamie, a character in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle
- Jamie, a character in the Spanish-Franco-German 2008 movie The Anarchist's Wife
- Jamie, a NPC (Non-Player Character) in Hypixel's MMORPG gamemode, Skyblock
- Jamie, the title character of Jamie (TV series), a 1953/1954 American sitcom
- Jamie, a supporting character of The Nut Job and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. She is the younger sister of Jimmy and Johnny.
- Jamie, a character in the Street Fighter video game franchise
- Jamie Clapton, in the soap opera Doctors
- Jamie Dutton, a main character in the Paramount Network original television series Yellowstone.
- Jamie Fraser, a main character from the TV series Outlander
- Jamie Grimm, a main character in the book series I Funny
- Jamie Jolina, a The Sims 3 character
- Jamie Kane, a UK pop star of an alternate reality game of the same name
- Ja'mie King, an Australian schoolgirl played by Chris Lilley in various Australian TV series
- Jamie Lawson, character in Small Wonder, played by Jerry Supiran
- Jamie Lloyd, in the Halloween film series
- Jamie Madrox, a Marvel superhero, also known as Multiple Man
- Jamie McCrimmon, in Doctor Who, played by Frazer Hines
- Jamie Powell, a character in the American sitcom television series Charles in Charge played by Nicole Eggert
- Jamie Sullivan, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie A Walk to Remember
- Jamie Tartt, a character in Ted Lasso, played by Phil Dunster
- Jamie Taylor, a main character in the drama-gothic romance series The Haunting of Bly Manor played by Amelia Eve
- Jamie Tyler, an American boy with mind control powers from Anthony Horowitz' Power of Five series
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Jamie
- Jaime, Spanish/Portuguese variant
- Jaimee (disambiguation)
- Jaimie (disambiguation)
- Jamy (disambiguation)
- Jay (given name)
- Jayme, a given name and a surname
- Jaymee Joaquin (born 1984), Filipina actress
References
[edit]- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jamie". Behind the Name. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jacob". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jamie". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2023-04-03.