The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Hebrew, meaning “God has raised high”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Hieremias, Ieremias, Jarmo, Jer, Jere, Jeremias, Jeremie, Jeremy, Jerrie, Jerry, Jorma, Reme, Remy, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Nickname for Jeremy Stickles (sometimes called “Jerry” as well), the Court Messenger who, after being sent to bring John Ridd back to London, befriends the Ridd family and aids in the fight against the Doones, in Lorna Doone, by R.D. Blackmore (written in 1869, set in the 1670s-1680s).

WRITERS:
– Jeremiah Burrows (c. 1600-1646), English preacher and religious writer.
– Jeremiah Curtin (1835-1906), American folklorist and translator.

Tagged: 1600s, 1670s, 1680s, 1830s, 1860s, English, Hebrew, J

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• Jerry | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 14, 2014 at 2:32 am

  […] Diminutive of “Gerald”, “Jeremiah“, “Jeremy“, “Jerome”, […]

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• Jeremy | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 14, 2014 at 2:34 am

  […] IN LITERATURE: – Jeremy Stickles (sometimes called “Jerry” or “Jeremiah“), the Court Messenger who, after being sent to bring John Ridd back to London, befriends the […]

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