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Jer

Boy Name day: October 13
Jer is a short form of Jerry: on birth records it is written Jerry (630,799 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Jerry page. Also a short form of Jermaine, Jeri, Jere.
Origin: Germanic (via the name Gerald). Meaning: Rule of the spear.
Jerry began as an English pet form of Gerald (Germanic 'ger', spear + 'wald', rule) — and of Gerard and Jerome — before becoming an independent given name.

Name day for Jer

October 13

Why this day? Jer is a short form of Jerry, and shares its name day.

Jer is celebrated in the United States on October 13; Argentina on May 1.

The story of the name Jer

Jer is a short form of Jerry. It keeps its origin (Germanic (via the name Gerald)) and meaning — rule of the spear, and shares its name day, October 13.

On birth records, Jer is rarely written as such: the Jers are Jerrys (630,799 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jerry page. Jer is also a short form of Jermaine, Jeri, Jere.

Frequently asked questions about Jer

What does Jer mean?

Jer is a short form of Jerry, which means rule of the spear.

When is Jer's name day?

October 13, together with Jerry: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Jer a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jerry.

Jer's profile

Energy 5/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 8/10
Whimsy 3/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 8/10
Need for attention 3/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Jones94%
  2. Calum92%
  3. Leopold92%
  4. Aharon91%
  5. Mayer90%
  6. Hadi90%
  7. Dixon90%
  8. Alston90%
  9. Umar90%
  10. Adnan90%

Bottom 10

  1. Cosmo42%
  2. Neymar42%
  3. Anakin42%
  4. Phineas42%
  5. Ferris42%
  6. Rowdy43%
  7. Fox45%
  8. Wilder46%
  9. Gianluca47%
  10. Roan48%

Love potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Muhammed93%
  2. Ledger90%
  3. Lawton89%
  4. Leopold89%
  5. Boaz89%
  6. Osman89%
  7. Dixon88%
  8. Jones88%
  9. Dovid87%
  10. Truett86%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Robinson42%
  3. Elio43%
  4. Phineas43%
  5. Brixton44%
  6. Wilder44%
  7. Cosmo44%
  8. Dilan44%
  9. Dashiell44%
  10. Ferris44%

Professional potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Damir96%
  2. Boden96%
  3. Calum96%
  4. Shlomo96%
  5. Jones96%
  6. Boaz94%
  7. Akiva94%
  8. Abdulrahman94%
  9. Shimon94%
  10. Dixon92%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Kaiser51%
  3. Wolfgang52%
  4. Axl52%
  5. Alaric52%
  6. Kain52%
  7. Ransom53%
  8. Huxley54%
  9. Achilles54%
  10. Cristiano54%

Crush potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Hampton86%
  2. Yaseen84%
  3. Shimon82%
  4. Lawton82%
  5. Aharon82%
  6. Calum82%
  7. Mayer81%
  8. Dietrich80%
  9. Muhammed80%
  10. Yitzchok79%

Bottom 10

  1. Rowdy42%
  2. Phineas42%
  3. Neymar42%
  4. Roan42%
  5. Finnian42%
  6. Anakin42%
  7. Wilder42%
  8. Cosmo42%
  9. Atreyu42%
  10. Ferris42%
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