Jimmy

Meaning

Name

1. A diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.
2. (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.

Noun

1. (Cockney, slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle, a piss.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of jimmy (“a mature male crab”).

Synonyms

Jacob

Jake

Jim

Translations

Yakub

Jacob

Jacobo

Jacob

Yakup

يعقوب

Jakob

Ιάκωβος

Jacob

Jimmy

Giacobbe

Giacomo

Jacopo

Iacobus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

Etymology

From Jim + -y.