Jere as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jere

What is the meaning of the name Jere ?

The baby name Jere is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Finnish: /ˈje.re/ ("YEH-reh"),English (common): /ˈdʒɛri/ ("JER-ee", as Jerry).

Jere is Hebrew in Origin.

Jere is a compact given name with several roots. In English it most often shortens Jeremiah or Jeremy, ultimately from Hebrew Yirmeyahu, interpreted as 'Yahweh will exalt' or 'appointed by God.' In some families it abbreviates Gerald/Jerald, from Germanic elements ger 'spear' and wald 'rule,' yielding the alternative sense 'spear-ruler.' In Finland, Jere functions as an independent name as well as a pet form of Jeremias/Jeremi.

Records show Jere in the United States since the 1800s, used both formally and as a written stand-in for Jerry, with modest mid-20th-century prominence before fading. The Finnish form rose sharply in the 1980s-1990s and remains recognizable through figures like ice hockey star Jere Lehtinen. Related variants and cognates include Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jeremias, Jeremi, Jérémie, Jerry, Jem, and the British nickname Jez; from the Gerald line, Gerald and Jerald are closest.