Meaning: Sacred name
The story
From Greek Hieronymos, combining sacred and name. Saint Jerome’s Latin Bible translation helped establish the name across Christian Europe, with different forms in several languages.
Nicknames
- Jerry
- Rome
Spellings & variants
- Hieronymus
- Jerónimo
- Gerolamo
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Jerome comes from Greek.
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