Jamie
See also: jamie
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒeɪmi/
- Rhymes: -eɪmi
Proper noun
Jamie
- An English and Scottish diminutive of the male given name James, also used as a formal given name.
- 2010 Alexander McCall Smith, The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon →ISBN page 112:
- "Let's choose something simple. Children with simple names are never embarrassed with them. How about Jamie?"
- Matthew looked doubtful. "Jamie's fine," he said. "But if he's called Jamie he's going to end up being a particular sort, if you know what I mean. He'll play rugby, he'll go to New Town bars after the international matches. Being called Jamie signs you up to an awful lot of Scottish upper-middle-class stuff."
- 2010 Alexander McCall Smith, The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon →ISBN page 112:
- A female given name derived from James, of modern American usage.
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