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Etymology

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From Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, holy name). Doublet of Jerome.

Proper noun

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Hieronymus (countable and uncountable, plural Hieronymuses)

  1. (Christianity) Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek of historical use.
  3. A surname transferred from the given name.
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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hieronymus is the 36,736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Hieronymus is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hiˈʁɔ.ni.mʊs/, /he-/, /je-/, /-ʁoː-/ (usual)
  • IPA(key): /hi.eˈʁoː.ny.mʊs/ (learned, classicist)
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Proper noun

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Hieronymus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hieronymus' or Hieronymi)

  1. Jerome; Hieronymus

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, holy name).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hierōnymus m sg (genitive Hierōnymī); second declension

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hierōnymus
Genitive Hierōnymī
Dative Hierōnymō
Accusative Hierōnymum
Ablative Hierōnymō
Vocative Hierōnyme

Further reading

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  • Hieronymus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hieronymus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 746.