Jamie

For other uses, see Jamie (disambiguation).
Jamie
Pronunciation /ˈmi/ JAY-mee
or /ˈm/ jay-MEE (very rare)
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Hebrew
Meaning supplanter
Other names
Related names Jaime, James
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Jamie, Jaime, Jay´mi, Jaimee, Jamee, Ja'mie, Jamey, Jaymie, Jayme, Jey´mi, Jeymi, Jeimy, Jeimi, or Jaymee is a name derived as a pet form of James. However, it has been used as an independent given name in English speaking countries for several generations. Though Jamie is originally exclusively male, it has also been used as a female given name through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s especially in Canada and the United States.

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