# Jeremy vs Jerome

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jeremy
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ɪ.mi/ · frequency rank #5,605*
A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).

### Jerome
*name · IPA /d͡ʒəˈɹəʊm/ · frequency rank #11,904*
A male given name from Ancient Greek.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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