Jeremy
m.
Hebrew יִרְמְיָה 'God exalts'.
The name of a Biblical prophet. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Jeremy, Jeremye.
The name was sometimes used as an anglicization of Gaelic Diarmaid (cf. Dermot), and is also sometimes confused with Jerome.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1599 Jeramye BUmar-vol2 p. 118
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1135 Jeremias (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1163–64 Jheremias (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Jheremias (nom) ibid. 120
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1173 Jheremias (nom) quix-vol1 81;
1212 Geremus (nom) ibid. 103
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Jeremias Nurn1497 2054
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1285 Ieremie (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jeremy". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Jeremy.