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Jeremy (
JERR -im-EE ) is an
English male
given name of biblical and
Hebrew origin, deriving from the Hebrew given name
Jeremiah .
Etymologically , "Jeremy" is the
anglicized and
diminutive form of the given name "Jeremiah." As such, the name "Jeremy" means "
God will raise" or "God will loosen" within various interpretations.
Notable people with the name include:
In arts and entertainment
Jeremy Beadle (1948–2008), English television presenter, writer and producer
Jeremy Bowen , Welsh journalist
Jeremy Brett (1933–1995), English actor
Jeremy Brock , actor and director
Jeremy Bulloch , English actor
Jez Butterworth , English playwright, screenwriter, and film director
Jeremy Camp , Christian musician
Jeremy Cavaterra , American composer
Jeremy Clarkson , English broadcaster
Jaz (Jeremy) Coleman , English musician
Jeremy Davis , bassist for American rock band
Paramore
Jeremy Deller , English artist
Jeremy Edwards , English television actor
Jeremy Fall , American
editor in chief of
Cliché Magazine
Jeremy Filsell , English pianist and composer
Jem Finer , English musician with
The Pogues
Jeremy Gable , American playwright and game designer
Jeremy Hardy , English comedian
Jeremy Harrington , American YouTuber and voice actor
Jeremy Healy , English singer and DJ
Jeremy Heywood , British Civil Servant
Jeremy Irons , English actor
Jeremy Jordan (singer, born 1973) , American singer
Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984) , American actor
Jeremy Kyle , English television presenter
Jeremy Latimore , Australian Rugby League player
Jeremy Lau, known as
Jer Lau (born 1992), Hong Kong singer and actor
Jeremy Lee (chef) , TV chef
Jeremy Lee (singer) (born 1995), Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor
Jeremy Lloyd (1930–2014), English author, screenwriter, poet, and actor
Jeremy London , American actor with twin actor
Jason London
Jeremy McKinnon , vocalist for American metalcore band,
A Day to Remember
Jeremy Northam , English film actor
Jeremy Paxman , English television presenter
Jeremy Piven , American actor
Jeremy Ray , Australian television presenter and video game reviewer
Jeremy Renner , American actor
Jeremy Rohmer , contestant of ANTM cycle 20
Jeremy Rowley , American actor
Jeremy Scahill , Oscar-nominated and two-time George Polk award-winning journalist
Jeremy Shada , American actor, notably as the voice of
Finn the Human in
Adventure Time and GingerBrave in
Cookie Run: Kingdom
Jeremy Sinden , English actor
Jeremy Sisto , American actor, producer, and writer
Jeremy Soule , American composer
Jeremy Spake , English TV presenter
Jeremy Strong , American actor
Jeremy Suarez , American actor from
The Bernie Mac Show
Jeremy Sumpter , American actor
Jeremy Taggart , percussionist for Canadian band
Our Lady Peace
Jeremy Thomas , English writer and film producer
Jeremy Vine , English radio and television journalist and presenter
Jeremy Wade , English author and television presenter, host of
River Monsters
Jeremy Ylvisaker , American Multi-instrumentalist
Jeremy Zerechak , American documentary filmmaker
Jeremy Fernandez (singer) , American singer
Jeremy Zucker , American singer-songwriter, producer
In politics
Jeremy Browne , British Liberal Democrat MP (2005–2015)
Jeremy Corbyn , British Labour MP for
Islington North (1983–) and
Leader of the Labour Party (2015–2020)
Jeremy Hunt , British Conservative MP (2005–) and government minister
Jeremy Hutchinson (politician) (born 1974), U.S. politician
Jeremy Purvis , Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP (2003–2011), Member of House of Lords (2013–)
Jeremy Thorpe (1929–2014), British MP for North Devon (1959–1979) and Leader of the Liberal Party (1967–1976)
Jeremy Wright (politician) , British Conservative MP (2005–)
Jeremy Quin (born 1968), British Conservative MP (2015–)
Jeremy Lefroy (born 1959), British Conservative MP (2010–2019)
In sports
Jeremy Abbott , American figure skater
Jeremy Affeldt , American baseball player
Jeremy Ausmus , American professional poker player
Jeremy Bleich , American-Israeli baseball player
Jeremy Bloom , American Olympic downhill skier
Jeremy Bordeleau , Canadian canoeist
Jeremy Burgess , Honda and Yamaha MotoGP team chief engineer
Jeremy Cameron , Australian football player
Jeremy Chinn (born 1998), American football player
Jeremy Clark (defensive back) , American football player
Jeremy Clements (born 1985), American racing driver
Jeremy Combs (born 1995), basketball player for Israeli team
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Jeremy Cox (born 1996), American football player
Jeremy Guscott , English rugby player and commentator
Jeremy Hill , American football player
Jeremy Howe , Australian football player
Jeremy Kellem , American football player
Jeremy Lamb , American NBA Basketball Player
Jeremy Larsen , American mixed martial artist
Jeremy Lin , American NBA Basketball Player
Jeremy Lucien (born 2000), American football player
Jeremy Lusk , freestyle motocross driver
Jeremy Luther (born 1973), American basketball coach
Jeremy Maclin , American football player
Jérémy Mathieu , French football player
Jeremy Mayfield , American NASCAR driver
Jeremy McGovern , Australian football player
Jeremy McGrath , American dirt bike racer
Jeremy McKinney , American football player
Jeremy McNichols , American football player
Jeremy Pargo , American basketball player
Jeremy Reaves , American football player
Jeremy Reed , American baseball player
Jeremy Rees , professional lacrosse player
Jeremy Reingold , South African swimmer and rugby player
Jeremy Roenick , American ice hockey player
Jeremy Ruckert (born 2000), American football player
Jeremy Sharp , Australian football player
Jeremy Shockey , American football player
Jeremy Sochan (born 2003), Polish-American basketball player
Jeremy Sowers , American baseball player
Jeremy Springer (born 1989), American football player and coach
Jeremy Sprinkle , American football player
Jeremy Toljan , German soccer player
Jeremy Tyler , American basketball player
Jeremy Vuolo , American soccer player
Jeremy Wariner , American track athlete
Jeremy Wilcox , Canadian volleyball player
Jeremy Williams , American player of Canadian football
Jeremy Wolf (born 1993), American-Israeli baseball player on the Israel National Baseball Team
Jeremy Peña , Dominican baseball player
In other fields
Jeremy Allaire , founder of
Allaire Corporation
Jeremy Bamber , English multiple murderer
Jeremy Bentham , English legal reformer and philosopher
Jeremy Curl , English explorer
Jeremy Dear , English journalist and union leader
Jeremy J. Smith , British philologist
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington (1915–2017), British lawyer
Jeremy Leggett , English environmentalist
Jeremy Peat , Scottish economist and a Governor of the BBC
Jeremy Rosen , English rabbi
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667), English author and clergyman
Jeremy Fernandez , Malaysian-Australian TV presenter
Fictional characters
Mr Brown/Jeremy Brown, the English teacher in the British show
Mind Your Language
Jeremy, also known as Germy, a sickly kid in
iCarly
Jeremy, protagonist of Pearl Jam's song "
Jeremy "
Jeremy Finch, a character in
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jeremy "Germy" Kidd, in Beverly Cleary's
Ramona Forever
Jeremy, a jet airliner in
Thomas & Friends
Jeremy Usbourne, in the British series
Peep Show
Jeremy Helsey, twin brother of Nicholas from the
Pentagram series
Jeremy, in
Pure Pwnage
Jeremy Johnson, in
Phineas And Ferb
Jeremy Hilary Boob, the "nowhere man" from The Beatles' film,
Yellow Submarine
Jeremy the Crow, a protagonist crow in the book
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and its adaptations
Jeremy Reed, lead character in
Powder
Jeremy Duncan, protagonist of
Zits
Jeremy, one of the missing children from
Five Nights at Freddy's
Jeremy Fitzgerald, protagonist of
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Jeremy, a minor character in
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
Jeremy, fiancée of Rebecca Devereaux in the
Golden Girls
Jeremy Fisher, the title character of
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy Fisher, a character in the flash animation series
Salad Fingers
Jeremy, real name of the Scout class in the game
Team Fortress 2
Jeremy Heere, protagonist of
Be More Chill
Jeremy the Bear , a Canadian children's TV character based on
Les Aventures de Colargol
Jeremy Belpois , the
Code Lyoko 's computer genius
Jeremy Simms, supporting character in Mildred Taylor’s “Logan” series.
Popularity in the United States
Popularity of "Jeremy" 1960–2021
[1]
Year
Rank
2021
239
2018
204
2017
193
2016
184
2015
174
2013
160
2011
152
2006
124
2004
111
2000
84
1996
56
1992
47
1988
35
1984
30
1980
18
1976
14
1972
42
1968
296
1964
538
1960
619
See also
References