Jere

JEHR-ee; YEH-reh

Short form of Jeremiah, Jeremias, or Jeronim, English, Finnish, Croatian

"appointed by God; Yahwah will rise; sacred name"

Jere Origin and Meaning

The name Jere is a boy's name meaning "appointed by God; Yahwah will rise; sacred name".

In English, Jere could be an alternative spelling to Jerry, a short form of Jeremy, Jerald, Jeremiah and similar. In Croatian and Finnish, however, it is pronounced "YEH-reh" and is used as a diminutive and stand alone form of Jeronim (Croation for Jerome) and for Jeremias (the Finnish form of Jeremiah).

Jere Hribar who swum for Croatia during the 2024 Olympics is a notable bearer.

Jere Rank in US Top 1000

# 946 in the US

Famous People Named Jere

• Jere Locke Beasley American attorney and former acting governor of Alabama
• Jere Allen American painter
• Jerald Eugene "Jere" Burns II American actor
• Jere Alan Gillis American,Canadian ice hockey player
• Jere Uronen Finnish footballer
• Jere Karalahti Finnish ice hockey player
• Jere Lehtinen Finnish ice hockey player