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Jerry

Meaning

An English diminutive of Jeremiah.

Traits and personality

Numerology links the initials A, J and S to the number 1 — initiative, self-reliance and an entrepreneurial streak: someone more likely to set the direction than wait for others to. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.

Initial
J
Syllables
2

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