Meaning and background
The story behind Jeremy
Jeremy developed as a medieval English form of Jeremiah and appears with this spelling in some English New Testament translations. The reference records fuller and contracted English readings, so syllable count can depend on how the household says it. That is useful when comparing the name with shorter alternatives. For a dog, Jeremy offers a complete personal-name form without the length of Jeremiah. If a person is the inspiration, preserve their pronunciation instead of forcing a reading from the number of written vowels.
- Origin
- English form of Jeremiah, originally a medieval vernacular form. Source
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About Jeremy
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jeremy appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒɛɹəmi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dʒɛɹəmi/ · primary stress on syllable 1JH EH1 R AH0 M IY2
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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