Given name & surname
Girolamo
“of the sacred name”
In Italian use, Girolamo is a vernacular form of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Girolamo is a vernacular form of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Girolamo is a vernacular form of Jerome. An origin associated with Jerome is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Girolamo is used as a form of Jerome.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Girolamo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74
- 74 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 304 as a first name in 2020; 542 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Girolamo’s family of names
Girolamo shares a linguistic root with Jerome. In Italian usage, Girolamo has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Hieronim. In Italian usage, Girolamo has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jerome.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Girolamo has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jeromecognate · English
- Jeronimequivalent
- HieronymusEnglish, German
- ΙερώνυμοςGreek
- JerónimoPortuguese, Spanish
- JerônimoPortuguese
- HieronimPolish
- JérômeFrench
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Girolamo
- Girolamo SavonarolaItalian Dominican friar and preacher (1452-1498)
- Girolamo FrescobaldiItalian composer (1583–1643)
- ParmigianinoItalian Mannerist painter and printmaker (1503–1540)
- Girolamo FracastoroItalian physician1478–1553
- Hieronymus FabriciusItalian physician, anatomist and surgeon (1533–1619)
- Gerolamo EmilianiItalian humanitarian and saint1486–1537
- Girolamo CassarMaltese architect1520–1586
- Girolamo PriuliDoge of Venice (1486-1567)
- Girolamo de RadaItalian writer of Arbëresh descent (1814–1903)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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