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Character Name

Jaime

Meaning — Jaime is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine form of James (and Jacob), from the Hebrew Ya'akov meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect" — via the Latin Jacobus. The name is widely used across Spain and Latin America and carries the authority of the biblical patriarch Jacob and the Apostle James (Santiago). Jaime I of Aragon (the Conqueror, 1208–1276), who conquered Mallorca, Valencia, and Murcia, made the name celebrated in Iberian history.·Spanish origin·Male·HY-me

Jaime Jaime carries the conquering energy of its great historical namesake — the Aragonese king who expanded the Crown of Aragon across the western Mediterranean — combined with the warm, direct masculinity of modern Spanish culture. Characters named Jaime in Spanish and Latin American fiction tend to project confident, active presence suited to stories of family, ambition, and personal determination across all eras of Iberian and Latin American history.

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Historical FictionLiterary FictionAdventureContemporary Fiction

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Variations & nicknames

JaimeJaumeDiegoSantiagoJames

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Jaime GarcíaJaime LópezJaime MartínezJaime HerreraJaime VegaJaime Castillo

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