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Jermia
How to Pronounce Jermia
Pronounced jer-MY-uh /dʒɜːrˈmaɪ.ə/Medium
Meaning: Jermia is a girl's name most plausibly formed as a feminine variant of Jeremiah, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord will raise up,' while also echoing the sound of Jermaine.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
Jermia reads as a feminine take on Jeremiah, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord will raise up,' also carrying an echo of Jermaine. Names drawn from biblical prophets and reshaped for girls appear across modern African American naming, and Jermia reached its small high in the early 2000s.
It stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, so a Jermia from then would be in her twenties. It reads as a fresh, meaning-rich coinage, at home beside Jamia and Tamia.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jermia mean?
It is a variant of Jeremiah (Hebrew, 'the Lord will raise up'), used as a girl's name and echoing Jermaine.
How do you pronounce Jermia?
It's said jer-MY-uh (/dʒɜːrˈmaɪ.ə/).
Is Jermia a boy or girl name?
Jermia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jermia?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.