Jerome is a masculine name of

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

origin, derived from the Greek given name , ''Hierōnymos'', "sacred name"; from ἱερός, ''hierós'', "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ''ónyma'', an alternative form of ὄνομα, ''ónoma'', "name". It is the name of a prominent Christian saint,

Saint Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is c ...

, the translator of the

Vulgate The Vulgate (; also called (Bible in common tongue), ) is a late-4th-century Bible translations into Latin, Latin translation of the Bible. The Vulgate is largely the work of Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus&nbs ...

. Jerome ranked among the top 200 names given to boys born in the United States between 1903 and 1985. Since then its use has declined and the name was ranked 616th as the name given to American boys born in 2008.

Variants

* Italian: Gerolamo,

Geronimo Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache ...

, Girolamo * English: Gerome, Jerome * Sicilian: Girolamo *

: Ιερώνυμος (Ieronymos) *

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and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: Hieronymus * Western Frisian: Hiëronymus * Galician and Spanish: Xerónimo * Albanian: Jeronim * Czech: Jeroným *

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

: Jerolim, Jeronim * Hungarian: Jeromos * Slovak: Hieronym, Hieroným * Slovene: Hieronim * Irish: Iaróm *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

: Sierôm *

Medieval Latin Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin Classical Latin is the form of Literary Latin recognized as a Literary language, literary standard language, standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. It was used f ...

: Ieronimus *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Jeronimas * Latvian: Hieronīms * Dutch: Jeroen *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Jérôme *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: Ġlormu *

Esperanto Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...

: Hieronimo * Spanish: Jerónimo, Gerónimo * Portuguese: Jerônimo *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

: Jeroni, Jerònim * Galician: Xerome, Xeromo * Polish: Hieronim * Japanese: Hiro

List of people with this given name

Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio Jerome de Salis, Count de Salis-Soglio, DL, JP, FRS (14 February 1771 – 2 October 1836), ''Illustris et Magnificus'', was an Anglo- Grison noble and Irish landowner. Life Jerome, Count de Salis-Soglio, was the eldest surviving son of P ...

(1771–1836), Anglo-Grison noble and Irish landowner * Jérôme Anthony (born 1968), French television presenter * Jerome Baker (disambiguation), multiple people * Jerome Gautier Balthazar, Sri Lankan Burgher army brigadier * Jerome Barkum (born 1950), American football player *

Jerome Bettis Jerome Abram Bettis Sr. (born February 16, 1972) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nicknamed "the Bus" for his large size and run ...

(born 1972), American football player *

Jerome Bixby Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby (January 11, 1923 – April 28, 1998) was an American short-story writer and scriptwriter. He wrote the 1953 story " It's a Good Life", which was the basis of a 1961 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' and was included ...

(1923–1998), American writer * Jérôme Boateng (born 1988), German football player *

Jérôme Bonaparte Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Girolamo Buonaparte; 15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon I and reigned as Jerome Napoleon I (formally Hieronymus Napoleon in German), King of Westphalia, between 1807 and 1 ...

(1784–1860), King of Westphalia, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte * Jerome "Jerry" Brudos (1939–2006), American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile * Jerome Bruner (1915–2016), American psychologist * Jerome Bwanausi (born 1959), Tanzanian politician * Jerome Couplin (born 1991), American football player * Jerome Cowan (1897–1972), American actor *

Jérôme d'Ambrosio Jérôme D’Ambrosio (born 27 December 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing driver, motorsport executive and former Team Principal of Venturi Racing in Formula E. He has previously driven for Marussia Virgin Racing and Lotus F1 in ...

(born 1985), Belgian racing driver * Jerome Dyson (born 1987), American basketball player *

Jerome Ford Jerome Ford (born September 12, 1999) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and Cincinnati. High school career Ford attended Armwood High School ...

(born 1999), American football player * Jerome Flynn (born 1963), British actor * Jerome Fontamillas (born 1967), American musician *

Jerome Frank Jerome New Frank (September 10, 1889 – January 13, 1957) was an American legal philosopher and author who played a leading role in the legal realism movement. He was Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and a United States circ ...

(1889–1957), American judge and legal philosopher * Jerome Frank (psychiatrist) (1909–2005), American psychiatrist * Jerome Garcia (1942–1995), American musician * Jerome Isaac Friedman (born 1930), American physicist, 1990 Nobel Physics laureate * Jerome "Curly" Howard (1903–1952), American comedian * Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), British author * Jerome Kagan (1929–2021), American psychologist * Jerome Karle (1918–2013), American chemist *

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

(1885–1945), American composer * Jerome Kohl (1946–2020), American musicologist * Jerome "Jerry" Kuehl, (1931-2018), historian and tv producer *

Jerome H. Lemelson Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson (July 18, 1923 – October 1, 1997) was an United States of America, American engineer, inventor, and patent holder. Several of his inventions and works in the fields in which he patented have made possible, either wh ...

(1923–1997), American inventor * Jerome Meyinsse (born 1988), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Jérôme Moïso (born 1978), French basketball player *

Jerome K. Moore Jerome K. Moore was born in Kittery, Maine and is an artist best known for his work on various ''Star Trek'' comics at publishers across the comic industry. Biography Born in Kittery, Maine to William and Maxine, Moore was raised in New York Ci ...

, American artist *

Jerome Arthur Pechillo Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (May 16, 1919 – January 1, 1991) was an American missionary and bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prelate of Coronel Oviedo in Paraguay from 1961 to 1976, and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Ne ...

(1919–1991), American missionary and Catholic bishop *

Jerome Powell Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American attorney and investment banker who has served as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. After earning a degree in politics from Princeton University in 1975 and a Ju ...

(born 1953), chair of the Federal Reserve * Jérôme Pradon, French actor and singer *

Jerome Prince (legal scholar) Jerome Prince (August 26, 1907 - December 24, 1988) was an American attorney, academic administrator, mystery writer, and legal scholar who served as the Dean of Brooklyn Law School from 1953 to 1971. He was a well-known evidence scholar. Early l ...

, American attorney, academic administrator, and legal scholar *

Jerome Prince (politician) Jerome A. Prince (born August 16, 1964) is an American politician serving as the 21st mayor of Gary, Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar ...

, mayor of Gary, Indiana * Jerome "Pooh" Richardson (born 1966), American basketball player * Jerome Robbins (1918–1998), American director * Jerome B. Robertson (1815–1890), American doctor, politician and Confederate general * Jérôme Rothen (born 1978), French footballer *

Jerome T. Youngman Jerome T. Youngman (born Thomas Cass Youngman, September 15, 1951, Detroit, Michigan), is an Americans, American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his hits, "Creeps at my Door" and "Blood for Oil", and TV h ...

(born 1951), American musician * Jerome Salinger (1919–2010), American author * Jerome Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian * Jerome Silberman (Gene Wilder), American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker *

Jerome B. Simandle Jerome B. Simandle (April 29, 1949 – July 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born in Binghamton, New York. Simandle received a Bachelor of Sci ...

(born 1949), American federal judge *

Jerome Tuccille Jerome Tuccille (May 30, 1937 – February 16, 2017) was an American writer and activist usually associated with the libertarian movement of American politics. In 1974, he ran for Governor of New York on the ticket of the Free Libertarian Party ...

, American libertarian writer and activist * Jérôme Valcke (born 1960) French football administrator * Jerome Vered (born 1958), American television contestant *

Jerome Wiesner Jerome Bert Wiesner (May 30, 1915 – October 21, 1994) was a professor of electrical engineering, chosen by President John F. Kennedy as chairman of his Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). Educated at the University of Michigan, Wiesner was ass ...

(1915–1994), American science advisor and educator * Jerome J. Workman Jr. (born 1952), American biological chemist *

Jerome of Périgord Jerome of Périgord (died 30 June 1120), in Spanish Jerónimo, was a French monk who became the bishop of several dioceses in Spain. He was a companion of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ("El Cid"), and in 1097 or 1098 became the Rom ...

, (died 1120), French monk and bishop in Spain * Jerome of Prague (1379–1416), Czech church reformer and follower of Jan Hus *

Jerome Foster II Jerome Foster II (born May 9, 2002) is an American environmental activist. He is the youngest-ever White House Advisor in United States history, as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council within the Biden administra ...

(born 2002), African-American environmental activist, voting rights advocate, and virtual reality developer. * Jerome of Sandy Cove (c.1835–1912), unidentifiable amputee discovered in Nova Scotia in 1863

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