Meaning and background
The story behind Jaime
Jaime is a Spanish and Portuguese form in the James family, while a separate English use is a spelling variant of Jamie. The reference also records occasional English choices inspired by the French phrase j’aime, but notes a pronunciation difference. These are distinct naming routes rather than one universal love meaning. For a dog, the letters alone leave the intended call especially open. State the language and sound you want, and preserve Jaime rather than automatically swapping the middle letters to produce Jamie.
- Origin
- Spanish and Portuguese form of Iacomus, in the James name family. Source
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About Jaime
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jaime appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/haɪmi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/haɪmi/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH AY1 M IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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