As a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, Jez most commonly is a diminutive form of the given name Jeremy (roughly

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to "Jers" in

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accents), Jezebel, Jeremiah, Jerahmeel, and Jezreel. The Jez nickname can often be extended to form other nicknames, still based on the name Jezreel, such as Jezza or Jezzie. It may refer to:

People with the nickname

* Jez Alborough (born 1959), English writer and illustrator *

Jez Butterworth Jeremy "Jez" Butterworth (born March 1969) is an English playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has written screenplays in collaboration with his brothers, John-Henry and Tom. Life and career In March 1969, Butterworth was born in Lo ...

(born 1969), English playwright, screenwriter and director * Jez Coad, English record producer and musician *

Jez George Jeremy "Jez" George (born 24 January 1970) is a former English football manager who was Chief Executive Officer for Cambridge United in the Football League Two. He was also a prominent figure in the Cambridge United Youth & Community Trust. He has ...

(born 1970), English football manager and executive *

Jez Lowe John Gerard "Jez" Lowe (born 14 July 1955) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a family with Irish roots. He is known primarily for his compositions dealing with daily life in North-East England, ...

(born 1955), English folk singer-songwriter * Jez Moxey (born 1963), English football executive * Jez Nelson, British jazz broadcaster and television producer *

Jez San Jeremy Elliott "Jez" San OBE (born 29 March 1966) is an English game programmer and entrepreneur who founded Argonaut Software as a teenager in the 1980s. He is best known for the 1986 Atari ST game ''Starglider'' and helping to design the Supe ...

(born 1966), English programmer *

Jez Strode Kajagoogoo were a British new wave band, best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and the Top 10 in numerous other countries. History Beginnings (1978–1982) Formed in Leighton Buzzar ...

(born 1958), English drummer * Jez Williams (born 1970), English musician * Jez Wilson (born 1979), English boxer

Fictional characters with the nickname

* Jeremy Usborne, 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'' * Jeremy "Jez" Brockhollow, a badger socialite in '' Dimension 20: Mice and Murder''

People with the nickname

Fictional characters with the nickname

See also