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The name Jimmy is a nickname for James. In the Authorized Version of The Bible (1611) the name James is used in the New Testament as the name of two of Christ's apostles (James the brother of John and James the brother of Andrew). Jamescomes from Latin Jacobus.

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Jim is medieval for James. James comes from the Latin name of 'Iacomus'. This was in turn derived from Iakobos, the Greek name of Jacob.

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