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Baby Name Jerome |
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| Meaning of Jerome - What does the name Jerome means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| jeh-rome |  |
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Boy Name |
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English |
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Derived from the Latin Hieronymus, a compound name composed from the elements hieros (holy), and onyma (name): hence, "holy name." The name was borne by St. Jerome (340-420), born Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius in Pannonia, an ancient Roman province in central Europe. A monk and church scholar, St. Jerome was the author of the Vulgate (the translation of the Bible into Latin) and is regarded as one of the doctors of the church |
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American, English, French |
| Pet forms: | Jerry |
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