What Jaime means
Jaime is a boy name of Spanish origin meaning "supplanter". It comes from Spanish form of Late Latin Iacomus, from Hebrew Ya'aqov (supplanter, holder of the heel). It is pronounced HY-meh.
The medieval Iberian form of James; Santiago, Diego and Jacobo share the root. Jaime Sabines, poet. Jaime Torres Bodet, education minister.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
