Jeremy

JER-uh-mee

A vernacular English form of Jeremiah, meaning “exalted of the Lord.”

Meaning

Jeremy comes through Jeremiah, a Hebrew name traditionally understood as meaning “exalted of the Lord.” The excerpts note the Greek form Jeremias and describe Jeremy as the vernacular English form, later used in English through both religious and literary tradition.

Origin

Fun fact

The nickname Jerry is a long-established short form of Jeremy.

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Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.

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