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Jesse vs Jerry - What's the difference?

jesse | jerry |

As nouns the difference between jesse and jerry

is that jesse is (architecture) a representation of the genealogy of christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick while jerry is .

As a proper noun jesse

is (biblical character) the father of king david.

jesse

English

(wikipedia Jesse)

Proper noun

(s)
  • (biblical character) The father of king David.
  • * : 1 Samuel 17:12 :
  • Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse ; and he had eight sons; and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
  • of biblical origin.
  • * 1882 , Jesse James (folk song):
  • Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man, / He robbed the Glendale train. / He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor, / He'd a hand and a heart and a brain.
  • (female), a variant of Jessie.
  • * 1985 , The Progress of Love , Chatto&Windus 1987, ISBN 0701131616, page 166-167:
  • We had decided to change the spelling of our names. Mine was to become Jesse instead of Jessie, and hers was to be Meribeth, not MaryBeth. We signed these names to the test papers we turned in at school.
    The teacher waved my paper in the air. "I can't give a mark to this person, because I don't know who this person is," she said. "Who is this Jesse'?" She spelled the name out loud. "That is a boy's name. Does anybody here know a boy named ' Jesse ?"

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick.
  • jerry

    English

    Etymology 1

    Diminutive of Jeremy, Jerome, Gerald, Jerrold, Gerard, and related names.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A nickname for Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, and similar male names; also used as a formal male given name.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn.
  • An old nickname for a chamber pot (also referred to as a potty) (Dated UK)
  • Quotations

    * 1970 Santha Rama Rau: The Adventuress . Harper&Row. page 157: *: - - - I, incidentally, am Jeremy Wilson, and anyone who abbreviates that to 'Jerry' does so at unspeakable peril." *: "Oh really?" Kay asked. "Why?" *: "Well, just a wartime hangover. We used to call the Germans 'Jerries'." *: "I don't know much about the German war."

    See also

    * Geri * Gerri * Gerry

    Etymology 2

    By shortening of German . Originated during the First World War.

    Alternative forms

    * jerry, geri, gerri

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (British, US, derogatory, slang, dated) A German.
  • Usage notes
    * Used during World War II. Usage after World War II served as a reminder that the UK and Germany had been enemies.
    Synonyms
    * Boche * Fritz * Kraut
    Derived terms
    * jerrycan