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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. Scot96%
  2. Dion96%
  3. Reginal95%
  4. Shelton94%
  5. Leopoldo92%
  6. Philippe91%
  7. Torrence90%
  8. Andre90%
  9. Conrado90%
  10. Daron90%

Bottom 10

  1. Scotty42%
  2. Feliciano42%
  3. Luigi45%
  4. Reggie46%
  5. Kip47%
  6. Damon50%
  7. Tad50%
  8. Rico52%
  9. Jeremey53%
  10. Renard53%

Love potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Scot96%
  2. Robb92%
  3. Taurus91%
  4. Andre91%
  5. Corbett90%
  6. Leopoldo89%
  7. Danial89%
  8. Gorge89%
  9. Conrado88%
  10. Anthoney88%

Bottom 10

  1. Jeremey44%
  2. Feliciano46%
  3. Renard46%
  4. Lavar48%
  5. Dameon49%
  6. Heath51%
  7. Kip52%
  8. Bryon54%
  9. Levar55%
  10. Jeremy56%

Professional potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Clemente96%
  2. Reginal96%
  3. Shawn94%
  4. Benjaman94%
  5. Shane94%
  6. Shaun94%
  7. Demetrios92%
  8. Anthoney92%
  9. Jereme92%
  10. Delvin92%

Bottom 10

  1. Chad50%
  2. Jason56%
  3. Darren57%
  4. Theron59%
  5. Wilfredo60%
  6. Federico60%
  7. Renard60%
  8. Tito60%
  9. Damon60%
  10. Dedrick63%

Crush potential for Jer

Top 10

  1. Scot84%
  2. Chad83%
  3. Reginal82%
  4. Gorge82%
  5. Chadwick82%
  6. Jefferey82%
  7. Rodrick81%
  8. Benjaman78%
  9. Jereme78%
  10. Conrado78%

Bottom 10

  1. Feliciano42%
  2. Scotty42%
  3. Mario43%
  4. Luigi43%
  5. Edwardo44%
  6. Renard45%
  7. Kip46%
  8. Josh49%
  9. Boris50%
  10. Reggie51%
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