Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In

Occitania Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasse ...

Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in

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it became ''Chaime'', and in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...

it became ''Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''

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''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name ''

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'' developed in Spanish to ''

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'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names ''

Diego Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. ...

'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the

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, Jaime is used as an independent masculine

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, along with

James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years.

People

Jaime, Duke of Braganza Jaime of Braganza (1479 – 20 September 1532) was the 4th Duke of Braganza and the 2nd Duke of Guimarães, among other titles. He is known for reviving the wealth and power of the House of Braganza which had been confiscated by King John II of P ...

, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza *

Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou (''Jaime Leopoldo Isabelino Enrique Alejandro Alberto Alfonso Víctor Acacio Pedro Pablo María de Borbón y Battenberg'') (23 June 1908 – 20 March 1975), was the second son of King Alfon ...

(1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg *

Jaime Areizaga-Soto Jaime A. Areizaga-Soto is an American attorney and politician who has served as the chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs since September 2022. In 2011, he was the Democratic nominee for ...

, attorney *

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Jaime Augusto Miranda Zóbel de Ayala II (born March 6, 1959), also known as Jaime Augusto Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman from the prominent Zóbel de Ayala family. He currently serves as the chairman of Ayala Corporation. He succeeded his f ...

(born 1959), Filipino chairman and CEO of the Ayala Corporation *

Jaime Barría Jaime Jonathan Barría Soto (born July 18, 1996) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Barría signed with the Angels as an international free agent in 2013. He made his MLB deb ...

(born 1996), Panamanian baseball player * Jaime Bosch, several * Jaime Botín (born 1936), Spanish billionaire heir and banker * Jaime Camara (born 1980), Brazilian racing driver * Jaime Camil (born 1973), actor *

Jaime Carbonell Jaime Guillermo Carbonell (July 29, 1953 – February 28, 2020) was a computer scientist who made seminal contributions to the development of natural language processing tools and technologies. His extensive research in machine translation resul ...

, computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University * Jaime Castillo, several *

Jaime Clarke Jaime Clarke is an American novelist and editor. He is a founding editor of the literary journal ''Post Road'' and co-owner, with his wife, of Newtonville Books, an independent bookstore in Boston. Early life and education Clarke was born in ...

(born 1971), American novelist and editor *

Jaime Córdoba Jaime Miguel Córdoba Taborda (born 7 May 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cortulua. He previously played for América de Cali, Junior Barranquilla and more recently Atlético Nacional. Córdoba came to fame after ...

(born 1988), Colombian footballer *

Jaime Córdoba (politician) Jaime Córdoba (born 11 October 1950) is a Curaçaoan politician of the Sovereign People (PS). Between 23 December 2016 and 29 May 2017 he was Minister for Social Development, Work and Welfare. He was a member of the Estates of Curaçao between ...

(born 1950), Curaçaoan politician *

Jaime Escalante Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (December 31, 1930 – March 30, 2010) was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 19 ...

, Bolivian-American educator and subject of the film '' Stand and Deliver'' * , Spanish designer and artist and founder of Hayon Studio *

Jaime Hernandez Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime) Hernandez (born 1959) is the co-creator of the Alternative comics, alternative comic book ''Love and Rockets (comics), Love and Rockets'' with his brothers Gilbert Hernandez, Gilbert and Mario Hernandez (comics), M ...

, American cartoonist and co-creator of the comic book series '' Love and Rockets'' *

Jaime Eyzaguirre Jaime Eyzaguirre (21 December 1908 – 17 September 1968) was a Chilean lawyer, essayist and historian. He is variously recognized as a writer of Spanish traditionalist or conservative historiography in his country.Góngora ''et al''., pp. 201� ...

(1908–1968), Chilean lawyer and historian * Jaime Gutiérrez Avendaño (1936–2012), Salvadoran military officer and politician *

Jaime Guzmán Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz (June 28, 1946 – April 1, 1991) was a Chilean constitutional law professor, speechwriter and member and doctrinal founder of the conservative Independent Democrat Union party. In the 1960s he opposed the Universit ...

(1946–1991), Chilean lawyer and politician * Jaime Hipp, American water polo goalkeeper * Jaime Huélamo (1948–2014), Spanish road cyclist * Jaime Jaquez Jr. (born 2001), American basketball player * Jaime Jiménez Merlo (born 1980), Spanish football (soccer) player commonly known as Jaime *

Jaime King Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency alread ...

(born 1979), American actress and model * Jaime King (swimmer) (born 1976), English Olympic swimmer *

Jaime Laredo Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941) is a violinist and Conducting, conductor. He was the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and he began his musical career when he was five years old. Laredo was born in Cochabamba, Boliv ...

(born 1941), Bolivian-American director and violist * Jaime Luis Gómez, better known as Taboo, a member of

The Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hi ...

Jaime de Marichalar Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Lord of Tejada (born 7 April 1963), is the former husband of the Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. Personal life Of Navarran Basque Carli ...

(born 1963), former Spanish royalty *

Jaime Maussan José Jaime Maussan Flota (born May 31, 1953) is a Mexican journalist, television personality and ufologist. Career Jaime Maussan studied journalism at UNAM and Miami University in Ohio, United States. Since 1970 he has been a reporter at var ...

(born 1953), Mexican journalist * Jaime Meline, aka El-P, hip-hop artist *

Jaime Melo Jaime Melo, also known as Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980), is a Brazilian professional racing driver best known for his success in grand tourers as Ferrari driver. In 2006, he won the FIA GT Championship in the GT2 class driving for AF Co ...

(born 1980), Brazilian racing driver * Jaime Moreno (born 1974), Bolivian football (soccer) player *

Jaime Murray Jaime Erica Murray (born 21 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series '' Hustle'' (2004–2012), Lila West in the Showtime series ''Dexter'' (2007), Gaia in the Starz miniseries '' Spartacus: ...

(born 1976), British actress *

Jaime Ray Newman Jaime Ray Newman (born April 2, 1978) is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera ''General Hospital'', Mindy O'Dell in the drama series ''Veronica Mars'', Kat Gardener in the fan ...

(born 1978), American actress and singer *

Jaime Nunó Jaime Nunó Roca (September 8, 1824 – July 18, 1908) was a Spanish composer from Catalonia who composed the music for the Mexican national anthem. Early life and education Nunó was born on September 8, 1824 in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, a ...

(1824–1908), Spanish composer *

Jaime Pressly Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. Best known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom '' My Name Is Earl'', she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in ...

(born 1977), American actress * Jaime Patricio Ramírez (born 1967), Chilean football (soccer) player *

Jaime Preciado Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

, bassist of the rock band Pierce the Veil *Jaime Queralt-Lortzing Beckmann, Spanish rally driver (winner Rally España Histórico 2009) * Jaime Sánchez Fernández (born 1973), Spanish footballer * Jaime Sin, Filipino Catholic cardinal who took part in the

People Power Revolution The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of c ...

* Jaime Vera (born 1963), Chilean football (soccer) player *

Jaime Yzaga Jaime Yzaga Tori (born 23 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Peru. Tennis career As a junior, Yzaga won the French Open in 1985 and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon (also in 1985) and of the US Open (1984). Yzaga pl ...

(born 1967), Peruvian tennis player * Jaime Zobel de Ayala (born 1934), Filipino businessman and chairman emeritus of

Ayala Corporation Ayala Corporation (Spanish: ''Corporación Ayala'', formerly ''Ayala y Compañía'' (Ayala & Company)) is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by Domingo Róxas and A ...

(born 1959), Filipino businessman, son of Jaime, and current chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation

Characters

Jaime Lannister Ser Jaime Lannister is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones'', where he is portrayed by Danish actor Nikolaj Coste ...

, known as "Kingslayer", a fictional character in the fantasy epic novel series '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' and its derived works such as TV series '' Game of Thrones''. However, this is likely not derived from the Spanish name "Jaime" but is instead a corrupted spelling of "Jamie", which is how the name in the series is pronounced. It is common in the book series for characters' names to be slight misspellings of real-life English names. * Jaime Reyes (comics), a

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

superhero known as

Blue Beetle Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the ri ...

* Jaime Rosales, a character in

Cassandra Clare Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series ''The Mortal Instruments''.'' Personal life Clare was born Judith ...

's Lady Midnight * Jaime Sommers (''The Bionic Woman''), the title character of ''The Bionic Woman'' * Jaime Castro, a character in the television series

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series ...

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