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Jamie is a common hispanic name for James. In eastern Spain, Jacobus became "Jacome" or "Jamie"; 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.

Jamie is a very popular name in Mexico, Peru, France, Portugal, Canada, and the United States.

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