jeremy
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.mi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).
name
A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet."
- "He had the name of Jeremy given to him, because Jeremiah, as his father said, was a family name; and there was an advantage in curtailing a syllable, and in showing a preference towards the names of the New Testament over those of the old."
- "Fry: You don't meet many American Jeremies, do you? Have you ever met an American Jeremy? Clarkson: No, it's too complicated. There's three syllables."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.mi/