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English
Etymology
From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos). Doublet of Hieronymus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jerome
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
- A town in Drew County, Arkansas.
- A small unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Jerome County, Idaho.
- A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town in Morgan County, West Virginia.
Derived terms
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
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