Jerome
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A venerable Christian name tied to Saint Jerome and the Greek form Hieronymos, meaning “sacred name.”
Meaning
Jerome comes through Latin and French from Greek Hieronymos, a name traditionally understood as “holy” or “sacred name.” The excerpts also show it as the source for several related forms in other languages, including Jerom, Jeromette, and Jeronimo. One excerpt notes the Gaelic sound-change from Hieronymus to Jerome, reflecting how the name was adapted across languages.
Origin
GreekLatinEnglishFrenchmasculine
Fun fact
The name became especially famous through Saint Jerome, a major Christian scholar and translator.