Jerome

Jerome \je-ro-me, jer-ome\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jerome is pronounced as JHeh-RAHM- or ZH-EYEYRahM- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jerome: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Jerome?

Jerome is mainly used in the English and French languages. It is of Old Greek origin. The meaning of the name is sacred name, one who bears a holy name. Biblical name derived from the words 'hieros' meaning sacred, holy ; 'onoma' meaning name. Older forms of Jerome comprise Hieronymos (Old Greek) and Hieronymus (Latin). The name was borne by Saint Jerome (342-420), who translated the Bible into its Latin version, the Vulgate; his Greek name was Eusebios Hieronymos Sophronios. The first name was used occasionally by English speakers from the 12th century, often in the form Geronimus. The French Jerome eventually dominated all other forms of the name, and it saw a revival in popularity among 19th century English speakers. Hieronymus is the Latinate form of Jerome; it is still used in Bavaria and Rhineland in Germany. The name Jerome is widely used; it has 30 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Jerome used in English comprise baby name Gerrie, short names for Gerry, short names for Hierome, Jairome name, nicknames for Jarom, name Jere, Jerolin meaning, name Jerolyn, meaning of Jerom, Jeromo meaning of name, name Jeromy, Jeron name popularity, Jerone name variations, meaning of Jerónimo (also used in Spanish), name Jerrie meaning, meaning of Jerromy, baby name Jerron, and name Jerrone origin. The familiar form Jerry pronounciation, and the variant spellings Gerome meaning and origin and Jerrome meaning and origin are other English forms. Foreign variant forms comprise the Italian meaning of Gerolamo, the Greek, Italian, and Spanish baby name Geronimo, the Italian name Girolamo meaning, the Polish name Hieronim origin, the Greek what does the name Hieronymos mean, the German Hieronymus name variations, the Dutch meaning of Jeroen, the Greek, Italian, and Spanish nicknames for Jeronimo, and the French name Jérôme. Jerome is a classic favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby boy name, but not to the degree it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1938, 0.194% of baby boys were given the name Jerome. It was #93 in rank then. The baby name has seen a steep decline in frequency since then, and is today used on a modest scale. In 2010, its usage was only 0.015% and its ranking #746. Within the family of boy names directly linked to Jerome, Jerry meaning of name was the most widely used. In 2010, the name was twice as popular as Jerome.

The following famous people share the name Jerome:

• Actor Gene Wilder, born Jerome Silberman 11 June 1933, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Author J.D
• Salinger, born Jerome David Salinger 1 January 1919, New York, New York
• Guitarist Jerry Garcia, born Jerome John Garcia 1 August 1942 - 9 August 1995, San Francisco, California.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jerome:

the name Jerem name popularity, the French short names for Jereme, the name Jerrem pronounciation, the English name Jerrome origin, the English short names for Gerome, the name Jaaron pronounciation, the English nicknames for Jaraan, the name short names for Jaran, the Hebrew short names for Jaren, the name Jarmin meaning of name, the Finnish what does the name Jarmo mean, the Finnish Jarno pronounciation, the English name Jarom origin, the English Jaron meaning of name, the name nicknames for Jarone, the name Jarran name variations, the name what does the name Jarren mean, the name name Jarrin, the name what does the name Jarron mean, and the name Jaryn pronounciation.

The baby name Jerome fun facts:

The name Jerome in reverse order is "Emorej".

The numerological value of the name Jerome is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Jerome?

Jerome is in the top names in USA.