James is a common English language surname and given name: *

James (name) James is an English language given name of Hebrew origin, most commonly used for males. Etymology It is a modern descendant, through Old Fren ...

, the typically masculine first name James *

James (surname) James is a common surname originating from the given name, itself derived from the Hebrew''Yaʿaqōḇ''. Notable people with the surname include: A * A. P. T. James (c. 1908–1962), better known as 'Fargo' James; Tobagonian politician * Aaron ...

, various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to:

People

* King James (disambiguation), various kings named James *

Saint James (disambiguation) Saint James or St. James may refer to: People Saints *James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just *James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater ** Saint James Matamor ...

James (musician) Faruq Mahfuz Anam (born 2 October 1964), known mononymously as James or Guru James, is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer, also known as a playback singer. He is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band ...

James, brother of Jesus James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord ( la, Iacobus from he, יעקב, and grc-gre, Ἰάκωβος, , can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament. He was an early lead ...

Places

Canada

James Bay James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost pa ...

, a large body of water *

James, Ontario James is an incorporated township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Timiskaming District. The primary community within the township is Elk Lake, which is located at the junction of Ontario Highway 65 and Ontario Highway 560. The t ...

United Kingdom

James College James College is a college at the University of York in the United Kingdom. It is known as the "Sports College" largely due to its prowess on the Sports field but also has a diversity of events that cater to all tastes. History James Colleg ...

, a college of the University of York

United States

James, Georgia James, Georgia is a community in Jones County, Georgia near Gray, Georgia. It is a populated place, located at . History A post office called James was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1969. The community was named after Lemuel ...

, an unincorporated community *

James, Iowa James is an unincorporated community in Plymouth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. History A post office was established at James in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943. The community was named for James Blair, th ...

, an unincorporated community *

James City, North Carolina James City is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,899 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. Histor ...

James City County, Virginia James City County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adj ...

James City (Virginia Company) James City (or James Cittie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company. The plantations and developments were divided into four "incorporations" or , as th ...

James City Shire James City Shire was formed in the British colony of Virginia in 1634. During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of Jamestown in 1607, English settlers explored and began settling the areas adjacent to Hampton Roads. On, November 18, 1 ...

James City, Pennsylvania James City, , is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately south of Kane, about away from Pennsylvania Route 66 Pennsylvania Route 66 (PA 66) is a state h ...

St. James City, Florida St. James City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,876 at the 2020 census, up from 3,784 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-For ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film *

James the Red Engine James is a fictional anthropomorphic red tender locomotive from ''The Railway Series'' children's books by the Reverend Awdry and the TV series adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. He is a mixed-traffic engine, which means he is just as capable of ...

, a character in ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' *

James (band) James are an English rock band from Manchester, who were formed in 1982. They had popularity throughout the 1990s, with four top 10s on the UK Singles Chart and nine top 10s on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include " Come ...

, a band from Manchester ** ''James'', US title of 1991 re-release of their album ''

Gold Mother ''Gold Mother'' is the third studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 4 June 1990 on Fontana Records. With the addition of drummer David Baynton-Power, violinist/guitarist Saul Davies, and keyboardist Mark Hunter, James r ...

'' * ''James'' (Phoebe Ryan EP), a 2017 extended play by American singer-songwriter Phoebe Ryan * “James”, a song by Carly Simon from ''

Come Upstairs ''Come Upstairs'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Warner Bros. Records, on June 16, 1980. It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. and it has a harder, more rock-oriented sound tha ...

'' * “James”, a song by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays from '' ''Offramp'''' * “James”, a 1976 single by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel; see

Science and technology

Apache James Apache James, a.k.a. Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server or some variation thereof, is an open source SMTP and POP3 mail transfer agent and NNTP news server written entirely in Java. James is maintained by contributors to the Apache Software Fo ...

, (Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server) *

James's theorem In mathematics, particularly functional analysis, James' theorem, named for Robert C. James, states that a Banach space X is reflexive if and only if every continuous linear functional on X attains its supremum on the closed unit ball in X. ...

, theorem in mathematics * A

muscadine ''Vitis rotundifolia'', or muscadine, is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States. The growth range extends from Florida to New Jersey coast, and west to eastern Texas and Oklahoma. It has been extensive ...

(Vitis rotundifolia) cultivar

Other uses

Epistle of James The Epistle of James). is a general epistle and one of the 21 epistles ( didactic letters) in the New Testament. James 1:1 identifies the author as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" who is writing to "the twelve tribes ...

, part of the New Testament *

James Cycle Co The James Cycle Co Ltd., Greet, Birmingham, England, was one of many British cycle and motorcycle makers based in the English Midlands, particularly Birmingham. Most of their light motorcycles, often with the characteristic maroon finish, used ...

, a British cycle and motorcycle manufacturer * ''James'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1682-1683, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels