Jersey
JUR-zee
English place name, Old Norse
"Geirr's island"Share
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Updated Fri Sep 27 2024
Jersey Origin and Meaning
The name Jersey is a girl's name meaning "Geirr's island".
An established place name, associated with a sunny island in the English Channel, the Garden State in the US, knitted pullovers, reality TV, and a Broadway musical. It peaked in the late 2000s and though it is now in decline, 130 girls and nearly 50 boys received the name in 2023.
-ey meaning "island". Alternative theories suggest it comes from jarl ,meaning "earl" or hjǫr meaning "sword".
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