Hieronymus - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hieronymus \hi(e)-rony-mus, hier(o)-nymus\ is a variant of Geronimo (Italian), Hieronymos (Greek) and Jerome (Greek), and the meaning of Hieronymus is "sacred name".

The baby name Hieronymus sounds like Hieronimus and Hieronimos. Other similar baby names are Jeronimus, Hieronimo and Hieronim.

Hieronymus is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#51368 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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