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The baby name Jamie-Lee is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈdʒeɪmi liː/', 'respelling': 'JAY-mee-LEE'}.

Jamie-Lee is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: {'ipa': '/ˈdʒeɪmi liː/', 'respelling': 'JAY-mee-LEE'}

What is the meaning of the name Jamie-Lee ?

The baby name Jamie-Lee is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈdʒeɪmi liː/', 'respelling': 'JAY-mee-LEE'}.

Jamie-Lee is English in Origin.

Jamie-Lee is a modern hyphenated given name combining Jamie and Lee. Jamie is the Scots/English diminutive of James, ultimately from Hebrew Ya'akov via Latin Iacobus/Iacomus, commonly glossed as "supplanter." Lee is an English surname and given name from Old English leah, "wood, clearing, meadow." As a compound, Jamie-Lee carries both senses without a single fused meaning, balancing biblical heritage with a nature-evoking English element.

It is used for all genders but trends feminine in contemporary English-speaking countries, notably the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and rose in the late 20th century with the fashion for double-barrelled first names; visibility was boosted by actress Jamie Lee Curtis and, in Europe, pop singer Jamie-Lee Kriewitz. Common variants include Jamie Lee (unhyphenated), Jamielee (conjoined), Jaime-Lee, Jaimie-Lee, Jaymie-Lee, and spellings with Leigh: Jamie-Leigh, Jaime-Leigh. Related forms are the standalone Jamie/Jaime and Lee/Leigh.

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Jamie-Lee – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2008 #1 742
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
NA Girls 0 #230 8 7,146
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
Canada Girls 2016 #304 5 2,798
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
France Girls 2017 #401 4 3,248
ZA 0 #420 28 14,421
ZA Girls 0 #722 475 25,928
Germany Girls 0 #813 26 4,949
NL Girls 0 #908 48 5,933
ZA Boys 0 #1,163 16 25,619

Jamie-Lee is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:

Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
France
Ireland
Germany

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People also ask about Jamie-Lee

Jamie-Lee is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Jamie-Lee is a 3 syllable name, pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈdʒeɪmi liː/', 'respelling': 'JAY-mee-LEE'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jamie Lee, Jamie-Leigh, Jamilee, Jamielee, Jaymee-Lee and Jaime-Lee.
Across languages, Jamie-Lee has these equivalents: Jaime (Spanish equivalent of James), Jamie-Lynn (similar compound form).
Yes, very popular — Jamie-Lee ranked #1 in Ireland in 2008, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Jamie-Lee ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2008).