Jerome (given name) explained

Jerome
Gender:male
Meaning:"sacred name"
Origin:Greek
Related Names:Geronimo, Hieronymus, Jerónimo

Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name".

It is the name of a prominent Christian saint, Saint Jerome,[1] the translator of the Vulgate.

Jerome ranked among the top 200 names given to boys born in the United States between 1903 and 1985. Since then its use has declined and the name was ranked 616th as the name given to American boys born in 2008.[2]

Variants

Gerolamo, Geronimo, Girolamo

Gerome, Jerome

Girolamo

Ιερώνυμος (Ieronymos)

Jerome

Hiëronymus

Jeronim

Jeroným

Jerolim, Jeronim

Jeromos

Hieronym, Hieroným

Hieronim

Hieronimus

Iaróm

Sierôm

Ieronimus

Jeronimas

Hieronīms

Jérôme

Ġlormu

Hieronimo

Jerónimo, Gerónimo

[3] Jerônimo

Jeroni, Jerònim

Xerome, Xeromo

Hieronim

List of people with this given name

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jerome.
  2. Web site: Popular Baby Names. 2010-01-22. 2015-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150421201854/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi. dead.
  3. Web site: Names Related to the name Jerônimo.