Name Jayme Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Jayme

Jayme is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Jayme thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.

What is the origin of the name Jayme?

Jayme is a variant of the name Jamie, which derived from the name Jacob and is of Hebrew origin.

What does the name Jayme mean?

Jayme originally means “may God protect”. Besides, Jayme means “holder of the heel” (from Hebrew “‘akév/עָקֵב” = heel) or “supplanter” (from Hebrew “‘akáv/עָקַב” = to follow/to supplant), because he was born grasping the heel of his first born twin brother Esau and he bought his birthright to supplant him.

Pronunciation of Jayme

Variants of the name Jayme