As a nickname, Jez most commonly is a diminutive form of the given name Jeremy (roughly homophonous to "Jers" in non-rhotic 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

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

See also