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I LOVE my name and I am most certainly NOT a Mormon. I am complemented on it all the time. I do find that I must annunciate VERY clearly when introducing my self as many people HEAR Jerry and I immediately correct them. The only playground taunt kids could come up with was "Jar-Head" which actually is a US Marine so that is not so bad.

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Because Jared is both a Biblical and Book of Mormon name, and has popular naming elements, Jared is a popular choice among Latter-day Saints families who want a "Mormon" name for their son that is not too out of the mainstream.

Jared's my brother's name so I am a bit biased but I love the name, when I hear it I think of tousled copper hair, fishing barefoot, whittling, cracking jokes, a wide playful smile, and the bluest eyes around, everything that reminds me of him. He's a pretty amazing person and gets compliments on his name all the time. Growing up I called him Jay Jay. My mom called him Jare Bear or Jerry and his friends called him J Man.

Nicknames for Jared

Jaybird
Jarebear
Jerry,
Jay Jay
Jarry
Jazza

Meanings and history of the name Jared

Famous real-life people named Jared

Jared Padalecki, American actor and professional tall person
Jared Leto, American musician and actor
Jared S. Gilmore, American Child Actor
Jared Followill, American musician
Jared Fogle, Subway spokesperson and child molester
Jared Goff, professional quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams

Jared in song, story & screen

Jared Cameron, Twilight Saga
Jared Kleinman, Dear Evan Hansen