Ime je dobila po benediktinskoj opatiji sv.Jakova , crkva sv.Jakova iz 1509, vila Angiolina- najstarija vila u Opatiji sa parkom tropskog raslinja iz 1844.g.

The town was named after the Benedictine Abbey of St. James with its Church of St. James built in 1509. The Villa Angiolina – the oldest villa in Opatija with its fabulous tropical gardens built in 1844.