Given name
Hieronim
“of the sacred name”
Hieronim is a form of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Original PolishHirek
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Hieronim carries the interpretation “of the sacred name.” Hieronim is a form of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Polish.
How it developed
Hieronim is used as a form of Jerome.
Hieronim’s family of names
In Polish usage, Hieronim has a diminutive in Hireczek. In Polish usage, Hieronim has a feminine form in HIERONIMA. Hieronim is a form of Jerome.
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Around the world
Hieronim has relatives in 26 languages. Lines run from its Polish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Hirekdiminutive · Polish
- Hireczekdiminutive · Polish
- Hiruśdiminutive · Polish
- Eromenvariant · Slovene
- Heronimosvariant
- Heronymosvariant
- Heronymvariant
- Heronimvariant
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Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Hieronimafeminine form · Polish, Slovene
- Jeromebase name · English
- GeronimoItalian
- GirolamoItalian
- JeroenDutch
- HieronymusEnglish, German
- Jeronimascognate · Lithuanian
- ΙερώνυμοςGreek
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- JerónimoPortuguese, Spanish
- JerônimoPortuguese
- JérômeFrench
- GerominoItalian
- GerolamoItalian
- JeromosHungarian
- ІєронімUkrainian
- Ἱερώνυμοςgr
- JarolímSlovak
- ИеронимRussian
- HiëronymusDutch
- JeroniCatalan
- ヒエロニムスJapanese
- GérômeFrench
- HieronimoEsperanto
- JeronýmCzech
- JeronimCroatian
- ЕранімBelarusian
- ЯронімBelarusian
- ГеранімBelarusian
- JerolinBasque
- JeronimiAlbanian
People named Hieronim
- Hieronim Augustyn LubomirskiPolish noble and politician (1647-1706)
- Hieronim Wincenty RadziwiłłPolish-Lithuanian nobleman (1759-1786)
- Hieronim DerdowskiKashubian-language Polish poet1852–1902
- Hieronim MorsztynPolish writer1581–1622
- Hieronim StebnickiRusso-Polish geologist and explorer (1832-1897)
- Hieronim Florian RadziwiłłPolish-Lithuanian noble (1715-1760)
- Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko(1743-1812)
- Hieronim ChodkiewiczPolish noble (died 1561)1500–1561
- Hieronim StroynowskiPolish bishop and economist (1752–1815)
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