Jerko

Jerko is a South Slavic given name, primarily used in Croatian, functioning as a familiar or hypocoristic form of Jere or Jerko derived ultimately from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, meaning something along the lines of "God will uplift" or "God will loosen." It shares its ultimate root with Jeremiah, the biblical prophet whose writings form one of the books of the Old Testament. Related forms include Jere, Jeremiah, and the Croatian Jeremija.