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The first name Hieronymus

A unisex name from Greek meaning “having a holy name”.

Pronounced /ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/ 4 syllables Unisex Also a surname

Meaning and origin

Greek origin

Hieronymus means “having a holy name” in Greek.

From Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, “having a holy name”). Doublet of Geronimo and Jerome.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hieronymus in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

Йероним
Jeronim
Bulgarian
Jeroni
Catalan, also Jerònim
Jérôme
French, also Gérôme, Hiéronyme
Iaróm
Irish
Geronimo
Italian, also Girolamo, Gerolamo
Hieronim
Polish
Jerónimo
Portuguese, also Jerônimo
Иеро́ним
Ijerónim
Russian
Hierónimo
Spanish, also Jerónimo
Sierôm
Welsh

Spelled Hieronymus in German too.

Famous people named Hieronymus

23 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Hieronymus Bosch
    Dutch painter (c. 1450–1516)
  • Hieronymus Bock
    German botanist (1498-1554)
  • Hieronymus of Cardia
    4th/3rd century BC Greek general and historian, -353–-249
  • Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen
    Danish mathematician (1839–1920)
  • Hieronymus Cock
    Engraver and printmaker from the Southern Netherlands (1518-1570)
  • Hieronymus of Syracuse
    3rd century BCE tyrant, -230–-213
  • Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger
    German-Italian virtuoso performer and composer, 1580–1651
  • Hieronymus van Alphen
    Dutch poet and writer (1746–1803)
  • Johann Hieronymus Kniphof
    German botanist (1704–1763)
  • Hieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-Mansfeld
    (1775-1822) Austrian general
  • Hieronymus Wierix
    Flemish engraver and draughtsman (1553–1619)
  • Hieronymus David Gaubius
    German chemist, 1705–1780

More Greek unisex names

Questions

What does the name Hieronymus mean?
Hieronymus means “having a holy name” in Greek.
What is the origin of the name Hieronymus?
From Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, “having a holy name”). Doublet of Geronimo and Jerome.
How do you pronounce Hieronymus?
Hieronymus is /ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/, 4 syllables.
Is Hieronymus also a surname?
Yes. Hieronymus is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.