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Jez (nickname)

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Jez is a nickname, most commonly shorthand for the given name Jeremy (roughly homophonous to "Jers" in non-rhotic accents), Jezebel, Jeremiah, Jerahmeel and Jezreel, particularly in the United Kingdom and United States.

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The Jez nickname can often be extended to form other nicknames, still based on the name Jezreel, such as Jezza or Jezzie.

People

  • Jez Alborough (born 1959), English writer and illustrator
  • Jez Butterworth (born 1969), English playwright, screenwriter and director
  • Jez Carne, Australian radio presenter
  • Jez Coad, English record producer and musician
  • Jez George (born 1970), English football manager and executive
  • Jez Lowe (born 1955), English folk singer-songwriter
  • Jez Moxey (born 1963), English football executive
  • Jez Nelson, British jazz broadcaster and television producer
  • Jez San (born 1966), English programmer
  • Jez Strode (born 1958), English drummer
  • Jez Williams (born 1970), English musician
  • Jez Wilson (born 1979), English boxer

    • Fictional characters

  • Jeremy Osborne, one of the main characters of the British TV series Peep Show
  • Jessica Lockhart, a character in The Kingdom Keepers series of novels.
  • Jezz Torrent, lead singer for the fictional band "Love Fist" in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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    Jez (nickname) Wikipedia
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