Given name & surname
Hieronymus
“of the sacred name”
Hieronymus is a Latinate form of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hieronymus is a Latinate form of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hieronymus is a Latinate form of Jerome. An origin associated with Jerome is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Hieronymus is used as a form of Jerome.
Hieronymus’s family of names
In German usage, Hieronymus has a short form in Gereon. In English usage, Hieronymus shares an earlier linguistic root with Jerome. In English usage, Hieronymus has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Geronimo.
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Around the world
Hieronymus has relatives in 16 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hieronymus
- Jerome4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church345–420
- Hieronymus BoschDutch painter (c. 1450–1516)
- Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von MünchhausenGerman nobleman1720–1797
- Jerome of PragueCzech philosopher1380–1416
- Hieronymus BockGerman botanist (1498-1554)
- Hieronymus WolfGerman pedagogue and humanist (1516-1580)
- Hieronymus of Cardia4th/3rd century BC Greek general and historian353 BC–249 BC
- Hieronymus von ColloredoPrince-bishop (1732-1812)
- Hieronymus Georg ZeuthenDanish mathematician (1839–1920)
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