First names in Hebrew

First name Jeremy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירמיהו

Gematria value: 271

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jeremy is written ירמיהו

Jeremy is a short English form of Jeremiah, ירמיהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jeremy mean?

Meaning: "God uplifts" or "God establishes" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to one of the great prophets of the Bible. In Hebrew its meaning is disputed: "God uplifts" or "God establishes".

Gematria

Jeremy = 271

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ירמיהו has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total271

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Jeremy, from י to ו:

יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ יִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ׃

“May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name flourish. May all nations be blessed through him and call him happy.”

Psalms 72:17

The book of your first name

Jeremy, in nine pages

• Jeremy, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Jeremy
• Jeremy, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Jeremy in three answers

How do you write Jeremy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jeremy is written ירמיהו. Jeremy is a short English form of Jeremiah, ירמיהו in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jeremy?
Written ירמיהו, Jeremy is worth 271: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Jeremy mean?
God uplifts" or "God establishes" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to one of the great prophets of the Bible. In Hebrew its meaning is disputed: "God uplifts" or "God establishes".