Geronimo - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Geronimo \ge-roni-mo, ger(o)-nimo\ is pronounced hare-ROH-nee-moh, jer-RAH-nah-moh. It is of Italian origin. Variant of Jerome (Greek) "sacred name", a saint's name. The Native American Geronimo (19th century) was one of the last of the renowned Apache warrior chiefs.

Geronimo has 6 variant forms: Heronimo, Herinomos, Hieronimo, Hieronymus, Jeronimo and Jeronimus.

Geronimo is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Geronimo. Click here to compare Geronimo with related baby names.