JERONIMO
jeh-ROH-nee-moh
A multilingual form of Jerome, ultimately tied to the meaning “sacred name.”
Meaning
Jeronimo is a Romance-language form of Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos via Latin Hieronymus. The core meaning is usually explained as “holy name” or “sacred name,” from Greek elements meaning sacred/holy and name.
Origin
GreekLatinPortugueseSpanishmasculine
Fun fact
The 1884 excerpt groups Jeronimo with Portuguese forms and treats it as a related form of Jerome alongside Geronimo and Girolamo.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages.