Jaime - Information and Meaning
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Spanish, Portugese
Male
Spanish and Portuguese form of the popular name James. It could also be taken as a derivative from the French phrase j'aime meaning "I love". Jaime is a common hispanic name for James. In eastern Spain, Jacobus became "Jacome" or "Jaime"; in Catalunya, it became "Jaume", in western Spain it became "Iago", and Portugal and Galicia it was "Thiago". "Saint James" ("Sanctus Jacobus") became "Sant' Iago", which was abbreviated to "Santiago", and the Portuguese "São Thiago" is a cognate.
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