Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jeremy

JEREMY

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: JER-ə-mee (English), JER-mee (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Medieval English form of JEREMIAH, and the form used in some versions of the New Testament.

Related Names

DIMINUTIVES: Jerry, Jere (English)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Ieremias (Biblical Greek), Yirmiyahu (Biblical Hebrew), Hieremias (Biblical Latin), Jeremias, Jorma, Jarkko, Jarmo, Jere (Finnish), Jérémie (French), Jeremias (German), Jeremias (Portuguese), Jeremías (Spanish)

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