Gender Masculine
Usage Finnish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈjor.mɑ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Finnish (allegedly Karelian) form of Jeremiah. This was the name of a character in Juhani Aho's novel Panu (1897).

Related Names

Rootsrum + Yahweh
VariantsJarmo, Jeremias
DiminutiveJere
Other Languages & CulturesErmias(Amharic) Jeremiah, Jeremias, Jeremy(Biblical) Ieremias(Biblical Greek) Yirmeyahu(Biblical Hebrew) Hieremias(Biblical Latin) Jeremiah, Jem, Jemmy, Jere, Jeremy, Jerry(English) Jez, Jezza(English (British)) Jérémie, Jérémy(French) Jeremias(German) Geremia(Italian) Jeremi, Jeremiasz(Polish) Jeremias(Portuguese) Jeremías(Spanish)

People think this name is

classic   mature   informal   common   wholesome   strong   strange  

Name Days

Finland: June 26

Categories

Entry updated April 25, 2021