Jimmy (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jim, Jimi, JimBob, Jimmi, Jimmie, James, Jack, Jimbo, Jacob |
Jimmy is a male given name. It is a diminutive form of the given name James, along with its short form, Jim. Both can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name Dimitris or Dimitrios (Demetrius), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, probably due to similarity in the sound.
People
- Jimmy Alapag (born 1977), Filipino basketball player
- Jimmy Buffett (born 1946), American musician
- Jimmy Butler (born 1989), American basketball player
- Jimmy Carr (born 1972), English stand-up comedian
- Jimmy Carter (born 1924), 39th president of the United States
- Jimmy Chamberlin (born 1964), American drummer
- Jimmy Connors (born 1952), American tennis player
- Jimmy Donaldson (born 1998), American YouTuber and philanthropist commonly known by his online alias as MrBeast
- Jimmy Dean (1928–2010), American country music singer
- Jimmy Doolittle (1896–1993) American General and aviation pioneer
- Jimmy Dore (born 1965), American stand-up comedian
- Jimmy Enabu (born 1988), Ugandan basketball player
- Jimmy Garoppolo (born 1991), American football quarterback
- Jimmy Fallon (born 1974), American comedian
- Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967), American television host
- Jimmy Morales (born 1969), President of Guatemala
- Jimmy Moreland (born 1996), American football player
- Jimmy Murray (offensive lineman) (born 1995), American football player
- Jimmy Page (born 1944), English musician
- Jimmy Pahun (born 1962), French politician
- Jimmy Smits (born 1955), American actor
- Jimmy Wakely (1914–1982), American country singer, actor
- Jimmy Wong (born 1987), American musician
- Jimmy Wales (born 1966), co-founder of Wikipedia
- Jimmy Work (1924–2018), American singer-songwriter
- Jimmy Zoppi, American voice actor
Fictional characters
- Jimmy, a character in King Kong (2005)
- Jimmy the Idiot Boy, a character created by John Kricfalusi
- Jimmy Falcone, a character from Fugget About It
- Jimmy Five, a character from Monica's Gang
- Jimmy Hudson, a character in Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel universe
- Jimmy Lee, a character from Double Dragon
- James "Jimmy" McGill, a major character in Breaking Bad and the lead character in its spinoff Better Call Saul
- Jimmy, a character from Ed, Edd 'n Eddy
- Jimmy Neutron, a character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Jimmy Olsen, a character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories
- Jimmy the raven, a raven who appeared in over 1000 films
- Jimmy Two-Shoes, a character from the Canadian animated series of the same name
- Jimmy Valmer, a character from South Park
- Jimmy Bones, a character and main antagonist from the 2001 horror film Bones
- James Sadler, aka Jimmy aka Merlin from comic fantasy book Magic 2.0 by Scott Meyer (author)
- Jimmy the Werewolf, a character in the webcomic Fangs by Sarah Andersen
- Jimmy the Robot, a character in The Aquabats! Super Show!
See also
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