Jeremy

Jeremy is an English form of the Latin and Greek Ieremias, itself derived from the Hebrew name Yirmiyahu, meaning "Yahweh will exalt" or "Yahweh will loosen," composed of the elements yirme and yah, a shortened form of the divine name. The name belongs to the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, whose book of laments profoundly shaped Jewish and Christian tradition. Jeremy came into regular English use during the Middle Ages and gained broader popularity in the twentieth century. Closely related forms include Jeremiah, the French Jérémy, and the Spanish and Italian Jeremías.