44%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Persian Mythology Scripts جم (Persian) Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒæm/ (Persian) [key ·simplify] Meaning & History Persian form of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 (Yima) meaning "twin" (related to Sanskrit Yama ) [1] . This was the name of a mythological king, more commonly called Jamshid . Related NamesFamily Tree ·Details Rootyima VariantYima Other Languages & CulturesYama (Hinduism) Yama (Pashto) Cem (Turkish) User SubmissionJam People think this name isRate ·Details youthful informal common strong strange simple comedic Sources & ReferencesShow Inline Numbers Hide Inline Numbers Page at https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/jamsid/. Categories English nouns English verbs Fleetwood Mac songs food Genesis lyrics isograms Pink Floyd songs potato varieties Prince songs siblings sweets twins word names Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated May 26, 2026