Name: Jerome
Gender: Male
Usage: Jerome, of basque origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jerome are in general originating from Belgium, France, Malta, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Jerome across the world, see Jérôme, Jérome, Jerôme.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jerome is: Sacred name.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Jerome is ranked on the 608th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 960400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.014% of the population. The name Jerome has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Jerome for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Jerome is 30 September.
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History and Origin
Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὂνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name".
It is the name of a prominent Christian saint, Saint Jerome, the translator of the Vulgate.
Jerome ranked among the top 200 names given to boys born in the United States between 1903 and 1985. It has since declined in popularity and was ranked as the 616th most popular name for American boys born in 2008.
English: Anglicized form of the Greek name Hieronymos, composed of the elements hieros holy + onoma name. St Jerome (c.342–420) was a citizen of the Eastern Roman Empire, who bore the Greek names Eusebios Hieronymos Sophronios; he was chiefly responsible for the translation into Latin of the Bible, the Vulgate. He also wrote many works of commentary and exposition on the Bible, and is regarded as one of the Doctors of the Church.
Cognates: French: Jérôme. Italian: Geronimo, Girolamo. Spanish: Jerónimo. Dutch: Jeroen (the most popular male name of all in Holland in 1981).
Pet form: English: Jerry.
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