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Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Jerry is a cute young brown mute anthropomorphic house mouse, who first appeared as a mouse named Jinx in the 1940 MGM animated short Puss Gets the Boot. Hanna gave the mouse's original name as "Jinx", while Barbera claimed the mouse went unnamed in his first appearance.
It is a diminutive form (hypocorism) of George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, or Jerome.
Tom & Jerry were originally named "Jasper & Jinx" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Only Tom was ever identified on-screen by his original name ("Jasper"). The name Jinx was used by H&B in their television cartoon about the mice Pixie and Dixie and their adversary the feline Mr. Jinx.
Derived from the names Gerald, Jeremy, and Jerome, Jerry is a first name and nickname meaning “spear.” Spears are sharp weapons used for protection and battle.
Short form of Jeremiah or Jeremy, which are from the Hebrew Yirmiyahu meaning "sent by God" or "appointed by God".
In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Jerry is: May Jehovah exalt. Exalted of the Lord. Jeremiah was a 7th century prophet and the author of the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. Used commonly in Ireland.
1908 – Émile Cohl created Fantasmagorie — the first animated film using hand-drawn animation, and film historians consider it to be the first animated cartoon.
Tom and Jerry is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry.
: a hot drink that is a combination of a toddy and an eggnog.
Also called blitz can.
Jerry was a nickname given to Germans mostly during the Second World War by soldiers and civilians of the Allied nations, in particular by the British. The nickname was originally created during World War I. The term is the basis for the name of the jerrycan. The name may simply be an alteration of the word German.
杰瑞 : Jerry or Gerry ... : Jié ruì | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary | Yabla Chinese.
But they were yet to become Tom and Jerry. On their introduction, they were Jasper and Jinx. The short was an instant hit but the names were not. Hanna-Barbera offered studio employees a US$ 50 prize to come up with the best name.
They were named after a cocktail.
In the early 19th century, "Tom and Jerry" was a British term for rambunctious youth, as coined in the 1823 book Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom by Pierce Egan.
The name "Jerry" was chosen by MGM animator John Carr, who submitted "Tom and Jerry" as potential names for the duo after an important Loew's Inc.. distributor in Texas asked for follow-ups to Puss Gets the Boot.
Before Mickey Mouse, there was his predecessor: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Before Mickey Mouse, there was his predecessor: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
A film of Walt Disney's first animated creation, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which has been lost since 1928, has been discovered.
Jerry is a name that denotes you are the foundation of society. Your good sense of structure makes you an excellent organizer and manager of any enterprise. You are also stable, disciplined, practical, reliable, hard-working, and frugal. Being impulsive is not your style.
Jerry Origin and Meaning
Rapidly declining in popularity, as most Jerrys have their AARP cards.
1 out of every 5,347 baby boys born in 2021 are named Jerry.
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (Polish: [ˈjurɛk]), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.