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 [ syll. ja-mey, jam-ey ] The boy name Jamey is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHAEM-iy KEY. Jamey is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is varied. Jamey is a pet form of the name James (English). Jamey is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1976 with 0.026% of baby boys being given the name Jamey. It ranked at #369 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and is today of irregular use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Jamey, James (English) was the most frequently used. In the past century Jamey has mostly been a boy name. In 1976, the name Jamey was given to 3 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Jamey include Jame (English), Jaason (English), Jachen (Rhaeto-Romanic), Jachym (Czech), Jacin (English), Jackson (English), Jacksyn (English), Jahan (Indian and Iranian), Jaheim (English), Jaimie (English), Jakson (English), Jamaine (English), Jamie (English and Scottish), Jamin (English), Jaquan (English), Jaquin (English), Jasin (English), Jasmin (French), Jason (English), and Jasyn (English). KEY: approx pronunciation for Jamey: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
