It should come from a sentence in New Concept English 2, Lesson 63 "jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!" Here "why this was. The Chinese meaning of Jeremy is: Jeremy, a male name. Therefore, men can use this word as their English name. jeremy: Phonetic symbol: English [dʒerəmɪ] American [dʒɛrəmɪ] Explanation: n. Nicola gray /nikəulə/ /grei/ Nicola Gray claire taylor /klɛə/ /¹teilə/ Claire Taylor michael baker /'maikl/ / 'beikə / Michael Baker jeremy short /'jerimi/ /ʃɔ:t/ Jeremy Short Note: The above Chinese is the standard English translation.
American Son Star Jeremy Jordan on Returning to Broadway and Smashing