Jamie Explained

Jamie
Pronunciation:	,
Gender:	Unisex, Male (Scotland)
Language:	English
Language origin:	Scottish Gaelic
Origin:	Diminutive form of James^[1]
Meaning:	"He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize by the heel/watch/guard/protect", "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"^[2]
Region:	Scotland
Related Names:	James, Jaime

Jamie is a unisex name. Traditionally a masculine name, it can be diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names and is of Scottish Gaelic origin. It is also given as a name in its own right. Since the mid-20th century it has been used as an occasional feminine name particularly in the United States.^[3]

People

Female

Jamie Anne Allman (born 1977), American actress
Jamie Allard, American politician from Alaska
Jamie Babbit (born 1970), American film and television director
Jamie Belsito (born 1973), American politician
Jamie Bernadette, American actress and occasional producer
Jamie Bochert (born 1978), American fashion model and musician
Jamie Brewer, American actress and model
Jamie Broumas (born 1959), American jazz singer
Jamie Chadwick (born 1998), British racing driver
Jamie Chung (born 1983), American actress
Jamie Clayton (born 1978), American actress and model
Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958), American actress and author
Jamie Dantzscher (born 1982), American artistic gymnast
Jamie Finn (born 1998), Irish footballer
Jamie Gauthier, American Democratic politician
Jamie Ginn (born 1982), American beauty queen
Jamie Gorelick (born 1950), American lawyer
Jamie Grace (born 1991), American rapper, singer, and songwriter
Jamie Greubel (born 1983), American bobsledder
Jamie Hampton (born 1990), American tennis player
Jamie Hayter (born 1995), English professional wrestler
Jamie Herrell (born 1994), American-born Filipino beauty queen
Jamie Hooyman (born 1963), American academic
Jamie Howe (born 1984), American auto racing reporter
Jamie Gray Hyder (born 1985), American actress and model
Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (born 1998), German singer
Jamie Kern Lima (born 1977), American entrepreneur
Jamie Loeb (born 1995), American tennis player
Jamie Luner (born 1971), American actress
Jamie Marchi (born 1977), American voice actress
Jamie Margolin (born 2001), American climate change activist
Jamie McCourt (born 1953), American ambassador and attorney
Jamie McDell (born 1992), New Zealand singer and songwriter
Jamie McLeod-Skinner (born 1967), American attorney, engineer, and politician
Jamie Ray Newman (born 1978), American actress
Jamie O'Neal (born 1968), Australian country singer
Jamie Rivera (born 1966), Filipino singer
Jamie Rose (born 1959), American actress
Jamie Peck (podcaster), American writer and podcaster
Jamie Pineda (born 1988), American model, singer, and songwriter
Jamie Salé (born 1977), Canadian figure skater
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born 1981), American actress
Jamie Silverstein (born 1983), American figure skater and ice dancer
Jamie Sinclair (born 1992), American-born Canadian curler
Jamie Renée Smith (born 1987), American actress
Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991), American actress and singer
Jamie Tisch (born 1968), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Jamie Wong (born 1986), Hong Kong cyclist
Jamie Yeung (born 1997), Hong Kong competitive swimmer

Male

A–E

Jamie Adams (born 1987), Scottish footballer
Jamie Allen (disambiguation)
Jamie Anderson (disambiguation)
Jamie Arnold (baseball) (born 1974), American baseball pitcher
Jamie Arnold (basketball) (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player
Jamie Baillie (born 1966), Canadian politician and CEO of Credit Union Atlantic
Jamie Bamber (born 1973), English actor
Jamie Bartlett (1966–2022), English-born South African actor
Jamie Bates (born 1989), English welterweight kickboxer
Jamie Bates (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
Jamie Baulch (born 1973), British sprinter and television presenter
Jamie Bell (born 1986), English actor
Jamie Benn (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
Jamie Bennett (disambiguation)
Jamie Bond, Australian rules footballer
Jamie Boreham (born 1978), Canadian football player
Jamie Brennan (born 1996/7), Irish footballer
Jamie Briggs (born 1977), Australian politician
Jamie Brooks (born 1983), English football player
Jamie Brown (disambiguation)
Jamie Buhrer (born 1989), Australian rugby player
Jamie Carragher (born 1978), English footballer
Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
Jamie Cook (born 1985), guitarist for British band Arctic Monkeys
Jamie Cope (born 1985), English snooker player
Jamie Crombie (born 1965), American-Canadian squash player
Jamie Cullum (born 1979), English pianist, singer, and songwriter
Jamie DeWolf (born 1977), American slam poet
Jamie Dimon (born 1956), CEO and chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.
Jamie Dornan (born 1982), Northern Irish model, actor and musician
Jamie Drysdale (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
Jamie Durie (born 1970), Australian landscaper and television personality

F–N

Jamie Farr (born 1934), American actor
Jamie Foreman (born 1958), British actor
Jamie Foxx (born 1967), American actor and musician
Jamie Gillan (born 1997), American football player
Jamie Gillis (1943–2010), American porn star
Jamie Gold (born 1969), American television producer and poker player
Jamie Gonoud (born 1992/1993), Westmeath Gaelic footballer
Jaymie Graham (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
Jamie Harris (actor) (born 1963), British actor
Jamie Harris (footballer) (born 1979), Welsh footballer
Jamie Hendry (born 1985), British theatre producer
Jamie Hewlett (born 1968), comic book artist and co-creator of the band Gorillaz
Jamie Hyneman (born 1956), American television host
Jamie Iannone, American businessman, CEO of eBay
Jamie Johnston (born 1989), Canadian actor
Jamie Kennedy (born 1970), American comedian and actor
Jamie Kennedy (chef), Canadian chef
Jamie King (born 1972), British television actor
Jamie Korab (born 1979), Canadian curler
Jamie Kurisko (born 1963), American football player
Jamie Langenbrunner (born 1975), American hockey player
Jamie Lee (disambiguation)
Jamie Lewis (born 1991), Welsh darts player
Jamie Lidell (born 1973), English musician
Jamie Lyon (born 1982), Australian rugby player
Jamie Malonzo (born 1996), Filipino-American basketball player
Jamie Masters (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
Jamie McGonnigal (born 1975), American voice actor
Jamie McMurray (born 1976), American NASCAR driver
Jamie McNeair (born 1969), American heptathlete
Jamie Meder (born 1991), American football player
Jamie Moore (boxer) (born 1978), English boxer
Jamie Moore (jockey) (born 1985), English jockey
Jamie Moyer (born 1962), baseball player
Jamie Murray (born 1986), Scottish tennis player
Jamie Muscato (born 1990), English actor and singer
Jamie Newman (born 1997), American football player

O–Z

Jamie O'Hara (disambiguation)
Jamie O'Neill (born 1962), Irish novelist
Jamie Oldaker (1951–2020), American drummer
Jamie Oliver (born 1975), TV chef
Jamie Oliver (musician) (born 1975), member of lostprophets
Jamie Parker (born 1979), English actor
Jamie Peck, British geographer
Jamie Raines (born 1994), English transgender YouTuber and LGBT advocate
Jamie Raskin (born 1962), American politician
Jamie Redknapp (born 1973), English footballer
Jamie Reid (born 1947), English anarchist artist
Jamie Roberts (born 1986), Welsh rugby player
Jamie Scott (born 1984), English singer-songwriter and producer
Jamie Smith (disambiguation)
Jamie Soward (born 1984), Australian rugby player
Jamie Spencer (born 1980), Irish jockey
Jamie T (born 1986), stage name of English musician Jamie Treays
Jamie Theakston (born 1970), English television and radio presenter
Jamie Thomas (born 1974), American skateboarder
Jamie Travis (born 1979), Canadian filmmaker
Jamie Vardy (born 1987), English footballer
Jamie Waite (born 1986), Thai footballer
Jamie Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
Jamie Walsh (rugby league)
Jamie Walsh (politician)
Jamie Whincup (born 1983), Australian racing driver
Jamie Wilkinson, founder of Know Your Meme
Jamie Wong, Hong Kong cyclist

Fictional characters

Jamie, a character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
Jamie, a character in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle
Jamie, a character in the Spanish-Franco-German 2008 movie The Anarchist's Wife
Jamie, a NPC (Non-Player Character) in Hypixel's MMORPG gamemode, Skyblock
Jamie, the title character of Jamie (TV series), a 1953/1954 American sitcom
Jamie, the title character of the British children's television series Jamie and the Magic Torch, running from 1977 to 1979
Jamie, a supporting character of The Nut Job and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. She is the younger sister of Jimmy and Johnny.
Jamie, a character in the Street Fighter video game franchise
Jamie Clapton, in the soap opera Doctors
Jamie Dutton, a main character in the Paramount Network original television series Yellowstone.
Jamie Fraser, a main character from the TV series Outlander
Jamie Grimm, a main character in the book series I Funny
Jamie Jolina, a The Sims 3 character
Jamie Kane, a UK pop star of an alternate reality game of the same name
Ja'mie King, an Australian schoolgirl played by Chris Lilley in various Australian TV series
Jamie Lawson, character in Small Wonder, played by Jerry Supiran
Jamie Lloyd, in the Halloween film series
Jamie Madrox, a Marvel superhero, also known as Multiple Man
Jamie McCrimmon, in Doctor Who, played by Frazer Hines
Jamie Powell, a character in the American sitcom television series Charles in Charge played by Nicole Eggert
Jamie Sullivan, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie A Walk to Remember
Jamie Tartt, a character in Ted Lasso, played by Phil Dunster
Jamie Taylor, a main character in the drama-gothic romance series The Haunting of Bly Manor played by Amelia Eve
Jamie Tyler, an American boy with mind control powers from Anthony Horowitz' Power of Five series

Notes and References

Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jamie. Mike. Campbell. Behind the Name. 25 June 2019.
Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jacob. Mike. Campbell. 13 February 2017.
Web site: Campbell . Mike . Meaning, origin and history of the name Jamie . 2023-04-03 . Behind the Name . en.