Jez as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jez

What is the meaning of the name Jez ?

The baby name Jez is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jɛz/ (JEZ, rhymes with 'fez').

Jez is in Origin.

Jez is a modern English short form of Jeremy, itself the Anglicized form of Jeremiah, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, often interpreted as "Yahweh exalts" or "the Lord will uplift." Through Latin Ieremias and Old French Jérémie, the name entered Middle English, with Jez emerging centuries later as a clipped, informal pet name. In recent decades, especially in the UK and Australia, Jez has occasionally been adopted as an independent, largely masculine but sometimes unisex, given name.

Usage is buoyed by pop-culture bearers such as the sitcom character Jeremy "Jez" Usborne, giving the nickname a laid-back, creative vibe. Variants and related forms include Jezza (affectionate British), Jezz, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jérémie, Jeremi, and the rarer Jezreel (Hebrew "God sows"), from which Jez may also be drawn. Note that Jez is sometimes associated with Jezebel, though that route is infrequent due to its negative biblical overtones.