Jerome

See also: Jérôme

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹəʊm/
• Rhymes: -əʊm

Proper noun

Jerome

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
4. A town in Drew County, Arkansas.
5. A small unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida.
6. A city, the county seat of Jerome County, Idaho.
7. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
8. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
10. An unincorporated community in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
11. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
12. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
13. A census-designated place in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
14. A ghost town in Morgan County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Jerome County
• Jeromian

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Jeroni (ca)
• 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
• Dutch: Jeroen (nl)
• French: Jérôme (fr)
• Galician: Xerónimo m
• German: Hieronymus (de) m; (dated) Jeronimus m
• Greek: Ιερώνυμος (el) m (Ierónymos)

  Ancient: Ἱερώνυμος m (Hierṓnumos)

• Hungarian: Jeromos (hu)
• Irish: Iaróm m, Diarmaid m
• Italian: Girolamo (it)
• Japanese: ジェローム (Jerōmu)
• Latin: Hieronymus m, Ieronimus m
• Macedonian: Јероним m (Jeronim)
• Occitan: Giròni 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