Jeremy en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ɪ.mi/
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ə.mi/
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.mi/ (US, also)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒɜɹ.mi/ (US, also)
Meanings
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A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).
Fry: You don't meet many American Jeremies, do you? Have you ever met an American Jeremy? Clarkson: No, it's too complicated. There's three syllables.
2004 October 22, QI, Season 2, Episode 4Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 2:17:He had the name of Jeremy given to him, because Jeremiah, as his father said, was a family name; and there was an advantage in curtailing a syllable, and in showing a preference towards the names of the New Testament over those of the old.
1840, John Bowring, Memoirs of Jeremy Bentham. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, p.169:
- A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Jerry (pet form)