The only [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] i know is 19 years old, but i do like this name, and i love the nn potential of [name_u]Jem[/name_u].
What do you think of [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]? Is [name_u]Jem[/name_u] on its own more usable? Is there an alternative first?
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] peaked in 1977 as the 15th most popular. As of last year it was 152nd. [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] is increasing in popularity and is much more common (52nd most popular). [name_u]Jem[/name_u] could still be a nickname. [name_u]James[/name_u] might be an alternative first name with the nickname [name_u]Jem[/name_u]. I think any of these are useable today!
With the nickname [name_u]Jem[/name_u], I prefer [name_u]James[/name_u] as a given name.
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] is definitely still usable today. It is a bit dated but it’s still fairly popular, too. I agree that [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] might be a better alternative to [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m].
Oooh, I’ve been crushing on [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] lately, especially with nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]. I do worry, though, about possible datedness and nns [name_u]Jerry[/name_u] and [name_f]Jez[/name_f] (urgh). But I think if he was called [name_u]Jem[/name_u] regularly, then it could work really really well. Pondering [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u] for my own list.
I don’t think it’s too dated to use. I know a teenage [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] and it suits him perfectly, nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u] is lovely but I don’t like nn [name_u]Jerry[/name_u], that is dated. [name_f]Jez[/name_f] sounds a bit chavvy to me, so I wouldn’t use that either. There’s also nn [name_u]Remy[/name_u] which isn’t really my style but is equally as valid as a nickname… I’d love to meet a little [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m].
I like it, actually. It doesn’t feel dated to me, although if I heard the name in casual conversation I would picture a man in his late teens/20s/maybe 30s.
I don’t think it’s too dated. I have known a few Jeremys my age (37), but it wouldn’t seem like a strange choice for a baby. I like it.
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] was never big enough (at least were I’m from) to now be dated. I can only think of one guy and he’s my age (late 20s). If I met a [name_u]Jem[/name_u] I’d assume he was a [name_u]James[/name_u] or just [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] and [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] are tentatively on my list only because everyone I tell seems to think [name_u]Remy[/name_u] is too nicknamey. Not a huge fan but I wouldn’t mind using [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] if he’s called [name_u]Remy[/name_u]. The [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] I knew was just called [name_m]Jer[/name_m]
The only [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] I know is in his thirties but I don’t consider the name itself dated at all; more of a modern classic. It’s a version of [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], right, and Biblical names can’t be dated because they have been used for hundreds of years.
Personally, I like [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] and [name_u]Remy[/name_u] or [name_u]Jem[/name_u] would be a dashing and fun nickname. I would love to meet a little [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], it’s a lovely name and I hope it will be used more often.
i think [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] is a lovely name. [name_f]One[/name_f] of my brother’s friends is named [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], he is 17.
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] is awesome, i’d totally use it. I know a little [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] (around 3).
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] doesn’t strike me as dated or tied to any particular era (in the U.S., at least). It’s not as popular as it used to be, but it’s not unheard of, either. It’s a spunky name I’ve always liked, probably because my brother’s best friend is named [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m].
Yes, it’s dated.
And “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]?” Really? I think that’s possibly the least-masculine nickname I’ve ever heard. It’s “[name_f]Gem[/name_f],” as in, a jewel, to the ear. I cannot imagine a young boy wanting to go by this nickname. It’s just BEGGING to be teased.
I have a boss called jerome and I love it. So I associate it with fresh, strong, manly attributes
I think it sounds dated, yes. I like [name_u]Jem[/name_u] as a girlsname. Go with [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] as a second name, that sounds great though!
I love [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]! [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] is nice as well.
We’ll have to agree to disagree here. The only people named [name_u]Jem[/name_u] I’ve ever heard of are boys, and that includes [name_u]Jem[/name_u] [name_u]Finch[/name_u], a very well-known literary character. It sounds so close to [name_m]Jim[/name_m] i can’t imagine anyone automatically assuming its feminine. All the Gemmas i know go by [name_f]Em[/name_f] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f], not [name_f]Gem[/name_f]. At most, its equally unisex, but to my ears its entirely masculine.
I also don’t think kids are going to name-bully anyone. I’m convinced that kids who do, get it from their parents. A kid today knows every range of name on other kids. What would’ve seemed odd ten or twenty years ago is perfectly normal to them.
I also don’t believe that unisex names are somehow a bad thing for boys but fine on girls. It sends the message that femininity is somehow wrong or less and that masculine is the ideal we should all aspire to. I have no problem giving my boys unisex names; I’m not the type that thinks macho manly man names are the only thing acceptable for boys.
I like [name_u]Jem[/name_u] as a nickname, reminds me of [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables’ son in the later books of that series. (yeah yeah I’m Canadian)
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] has a bunch of associations --hyper masculine actors (Renner and Piven) the [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_m]Jam[/name_m] song (a classic, although that [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] was kind of sad)
So while there were a bunch of Jeremys 30 years ago, I think it has moved into the “classic” realm.
I think of it being dated but my friend just had a [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] 2 weeks ago. I also know another [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] who is about 6. There are a few around. Who decides what’s dated anyway? Some very popular names sound old to me. [name_m]George[/name_m] for example.
As far as J names go, I prefer [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] or [name_m]Joshua[/name_m]. [name_u]Jericho[/name_u] is about as close as I’d get to [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]…it doesn’t sound strong enough for my taste.