Robert vs Jeremy - What's the difference?
robert | jeremy |
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* : Act I, Scene I:
* 1984 , Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir , Mariner Books, 2005, ISBN 0618509631, page 93
, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).
* 1611 King James Version of the Bible: Matthew 2:17 :
* 1840 John Bowring: Memoirs of Jeremy Bentham. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, p.169 :
As proper nouns the difference between robert and jeremy
is that robert is a given name derived from Germanic while Jeremy is a given name derived from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).robert
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- My brother Robert'? Old Sir ' Robert' s son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?
- I hadn't even considered names for a girl. Robby it would be. Robert' Douglas. Where the Douglas came from is another story, but the '''Robert''' came from me because I liked the sound. '''Robert''' was formal, dignified, important. ' Robert . And that was nearly as nice as as the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.
Usage notes
* One of the most common English given names since the Norman Conquest.jeremy
English
Proper noun
(en-proper noun) (plural Jeremys )- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet.
- He had the name of Jeremy given to him, because Jeremiah, as his father said, was a family name; and there was an advantage in curtailing a syllable, and in showing a preference towards the names of the New Testament over those of the old.