Find out how popular the first name Jermie has been for the last 33 years (from 1975 to 2007) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Jermie by gender

Based on the last 33 years of data, Jermie is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2007, there were 5 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Jermie.

The history of the first name Jermie

The name Jermie is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Jeremy, which has its origins in the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu. Yirmeyahu is composed of the Hebrew elements yirem, meaning "the Lord will rise," and yah, a shortened form of the name of the Hebrew God, Yahweh.

Yirmeyahu was the name of an important prophet in the Hebrew Bible, known as Jeremiah in English translations. The prophet Jeremiah lived in the 7th century BCE and is widely regarded as one of the major prophets of the Old Testament. His teachings and prophecies are chronicled in the Book of Jeremiah, one of the longest books in the Bible.

The name Jeremy, and its variant spellings like Jermie, gained popularity across Europe after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. As people began reading the Bible in their own languages, biblical names like Jeremy became more common. The name was particularly popular among Puritans in England and later in the American colonies.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Jermie can be found in the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century. Jermie Hoult was a colonist who was born in England around 1620 and emigrated to New England in the 1630s.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Jermie or its variants. In the 18th century, Jermie Bentham (1748-1832) was an influential English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer who is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. Jermie Collier (1650-1726) was an English writer and critic who is best known for his attacks on the immorality of the English stage.

In the 19th century, Jermie Rothstein (1844-1917) was a German-born American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Rothstein & Sons company, one of the largest fur trading companies in the United States. Jermie Lefranc (1829-1901) was a French painter and lithographer who specialized in scenes of military life and battles.

In the 20th century, Jermie Millar (1911-1988) was a Canadian actor and director who worked extensively in radio, television, and film. He is perhaps best known for his role as Jim Carstairs in the long-running Canadian television series The Forest Rangers.

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