name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/
UK:/ˈd͡ʒɪmə(ɹ)/
rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)
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name
Meaning 1
Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Qualifier: North Wisconsin
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noun
Meaning 2
A hinge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, in-plural, obsolete
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History
Etymology
Diminutive of James.
From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus (“twin”).