Jeames
, variant of James.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
, variant of James.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, dated) A footman; a flunky.
Origin: William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), English novelist, used this name for The Yellowplush Papers (1837-8), a series of sketches in ''Fraser's Magazine purportedly written by a London West End footman named Charles James Yellowplush. The name itself was suggested by a domestic servant in the Thackeray household, "a bona fide manservant, an old gentleman named John Goldsworthy, formerly the Larkbeare footman, who wore faded knee-breeches in the family livery" [D.J. Taylor, Thackeray'', 1999]. Plush was a fabric traditionally used for footmen's wear, and especially for their brightly-color. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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