Jeremy
Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ɪ.mi/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ə.mi/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.mi/
Pronunciation notes
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/ˈd͡ʒɜɹ.mi/
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Proper noun
A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).
- Examples
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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet.
More examples (1)
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.
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.
A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word forms
Jeremys