Jeremy (name)
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This article is about the given name. For the surname, see Ron Jeremy.
| Jeremy | |
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| Gender | Both |
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| Meaning | the Lord loosens, God will uplift |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jeremiah |
| [1] http://wiki.name.com/en/Jeremy | |
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Jeremy, Jeremie, or Jeremi is a masculine given name. It is an English variant of the biblical name Jeremiah.
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[edit] People
[edit] In arts and entertainment
- Jeremy Beadle MBE (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
- Jeremy Camp, Christian musician
- 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 Hardy, English comedian
- Jeremy Healy, English singer and DJ
- Jeremy Heywood, British Civil Servant
- Jeremy Irons, English actor
- Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter
- Jeremy Lloyd English sitcom writer
- 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 Suarez, African-American actor from The Bernie Mac Show
- Jeremy Spake, English TV presenter
- 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 Williams, British actor
[edit] In politics
- Jeremy Browne, UK MP
- Jeremy Corbyn, UK MP
- Jeremy Hunt, UK MP
- Jeremy Purvis, Scottish MSP
- Jeremy Thorpe, former UK MP and Liberal leader
- Jeremy Wright (politician), UK MP
[edit] In sports
- Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
- Jeremy Affeldt, American baseball player
- Jeremy Bordeleau, Canadian canoeist
- Jeremy Burgess, Honda and Yamaha MotoGP team chief engineer
- Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and commentator
- Jeremy Lin, Chinese-American NBA Basketball Player
- Jeremy Lusk, freestyle motocross driver
- Jeremy Mayfield, American NASCAR driver
- Jeremy McGrath, American dirt bike racer
- Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
- Jeremy Rees, professional lacrosse player
- Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
- Jeremy Shockey, American football player
- Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
- Jeremy Wariner, American track athlete
- Jeremy Wilcox, Canadian volleyball player
- Jeremy Buck, a professional wrestler, one half of The Young Bucks
[edit] 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 Leggett, English environmentalist
- Jeremy Peat, Scottish economist and a Governor of the BBC
- Jeremy Rosen, English rabbi
- Jeremy Taylor, author and clergyman
[edit] Fictional characters with the name
- Jeremy, also known as Germy, sickly kid in the TV show ICarly
- Jeremy Osbourne, fictional character in the British television show Peep Show
- Jeremy, character in Pure Pwnage
- Jeremy, character in Phineas And Ferb
- Jeremy Hilary Boob, the "nowhere man" from The Beatles' film, Yellow Submarine (1968 film).
[edit] Popularity
Previously uncommon in the United States, the name Jeremy became popular from the 1950s, through the 1960s and into the 1970s, rising abruptly from the 296th-ranked male given name in 1968 to be the 42nd-ranked name in 1972. Since the mid-1980s, its popularity has gradually fallen.
| Popularity of "Jeremy" from 1960–2006 | |
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| Year | Rank |
| 2006 | 123 |
| 2004 | 111 |
| 2000 | 84 |
| 1996 | 56 |
| 1992 | 47 |
| 1988 | 35 |
| 1984 | 30 |
| 1980 | 18 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1972 | 42 |
| 1968 | 296 |
| 1964 | 538 |
| 1960 | 619 |
| Source: Social Security Administration. See http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames |
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[edit] See also
- Jeremy (disambiguation)
- Jem (disambiguation), shortened familiar name or nickname for Jeremy
- Jer, as above, shortened version of Jeremy
- Jez, a common nickname for people named Jeremy
[edit] References
- ^ Kachold, Rich. <http://wiki.name.com/en/Jeremy> "Jeremy," WikiName - All About Names
