Jerome

Jerome

See also: Jérôme

English

Etymology

From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos).

Proper noun

Jerome

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname​.
3. A town in Arizona.
4. A city in Arkansas.
5. A city in and the county seat of Jerome County, Idaho.
6. A village in Illinois.
7. an unincorporated community in Union Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States
8. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.

Derived terms

• Jerome County

Translations

male given name

Catalan: Jeroni Chinese: Cantonese: 耶柔米 (je4 jau4 mai5), 熱羅尼莫, 热罗尼莫 (jit6 lo4 nei4 mok6) (Catholic), 葉理諾, 叶理诺 (jip6 lei5 nok6) (Catholic), 傑羅姆, 杰罗姆 (git6 lo4 mou5) Mandarin: 耶柔米 (Yēróumǐ), 熱羅尼莫, 热罗尼莫 (Rèluónímò) (Catholic), 葉理諾, 叶理诺 (Yèlǐnuò) (Catholic), 傑羅姆, 杰罗姆 (Jiéluómǔ) Czech: Jeroným m French: Jérôme (fr) Galician: Xerónimo m Greek: Ιερώνυμος (el) m (Ierónymos) Ancient: Ἱερώνυμος m (Hierṓnumos) Hebrew: יָרוֺן‎ (Yaron)

Hungarian: Jeromos (hu) Irish: Iaróm m, Diarmaid m Italian: Girolamo (it) Japanese: ジェローム (Jerōmu) Latin: Hieronymus m Polish: Hieronim (pl) m Portuguese: Jerónimo (pt) m (Portugal), Jerônimo (pt) m (Brazil) Russian: Джеро́м (ru) m (Džeróm), Иерони́м (ru) m (Ijeroním) (cognate) Spanish: Jerónimo (es) m Vietnamese: Giêrônimô Welsh: Siêrom m