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Jeremaine
How to Pronounce Jeremaine
Pronounced juh-MAYN /dʒəˈmeɪn/Medium
Meaning: Jeremaine is a spelling variant of Jermaine, which comes through French Germain from Latin germanus, 'brother' or 'of the same parents,' and by extension 'German.' The extra e reflects the way the name was written to match its sound rather than a separate origin.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jeremaine is a variant spelling of Jermaine, a name that traces through French Germain to Latin germanus, 'brother.' Jermaine surged in American use after Jermaine Jackson of the Jackson 5 became a household name, and respellings like Jeremaine followed in its wake from the early 1970s. This version stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak in the early 1980s.
A boy named Jeremaine from that stretch would be in his forties now, squarely a child of the Motown-into-disco era when the parent name Jermaine peaked. The spelling never overtook the standard Jermaine and reads today as a personal variation of a recognizable name rather than a trend in its own right.
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What does the name Jeremaine mean?
It is a spelling variant of Jermaine, from French Germain and Latin germanus, meaning 'brother' or 'of the same parents.'
How do you pronounce Jeremaine?
It's said juh-MAYN /dʒəˈmeɪn/, two syllables, stress on the second, just like Jermaine.
Is Jeremaine a boy or girl name?
Jeremaine is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Jeremaine?
It has always been rare, a variant of Jermaine given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak in the early eighties.