The first name Jeremy

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Meaning

The name Jeremy is related to Jérémie. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Jeremy belongs to the same name family as Jérémie. The name Jérémie comes from Hebrew Yirmeyahu, the name of the prophet Jeremiah.

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In archival records, Jeremy may coexist with Jérémie or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:je-re-mydʒɛɹəmi

Frequency of the first name Jeremy by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jeremy by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JeremyLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jeremy in baptisms by year.10075502501835187019051940197520101835–1839 3 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1870–1874 3 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms1980–1984 6 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms1990–1994 36 baptisms1995–1999 81 baptisms2000–2004 84 baptisms2005–2009 48 baptisms2010–2014 3 baptisms

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