Given name & surname
Geremia
“one who is exalted by the Lord”·“appointed by God”
Geremia is a form of Jeremiah. Interpretations include “appointed by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is exalted by the Lord” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Geremia carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.” Geremia is a form of Jeremiah. Interpretations include “appointed by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is exalted by the Lord” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
How it developed
Geremia is used as a form of Jeremiah.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Geremia is a form of Jeremiah. The history of Jeremiah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Jeremiah is the name of the Hebrew prophet of the 7th-6th centuries BC.
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Geremia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 131 as a first name in 2020; 718 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Geremia’s family of names
Geremia is a form of Jeremiah. In Italian usage, Geremia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jeremiah. In Italian usage, Geremia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jeremia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Geremia has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jeremiahbase name · English
- Jeremyequivalent
- Jeremiasequivalent
- JeremiaGerman
- Jormaequivalent
- Jeremiášequivalent
- Jeremíasequivalent
- Jeremiásequivalent
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People named Geremia
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