Jarome as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jarome

What is the meaning of the name Jarome ?

The baby name Jarome is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈroʊm/ (juh-ROHM); variant /dʒæˈroʊm/ (jah-ROHM).

Jarome is Greek in Origin.

Jarome is a modern English respelling of Jerome, ultimately derived from the Greek personal name Hierōnymos (hieros “sacred, holy” + onoma “name”), hence “sacred/holy name.” The cult and scholarship of Saint Jerome (c. 347–420), translator of the Latin Vulgate, propelled the name throughout medieval Europe. In English it gained steady currency from the 16th century onward and saw renewed favor in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Jarome spelling surfaced in the 20th century as a phonetic or stylistic alternative, remaining less common than Jerome yet familiar through public figures such as NHL star Jarome Iginla and rugby league halfback Jarome Luai. Pronunciation is typically jə-ROHM. Close variants include Jerome, Jeromy, Jeromie, and Gerome; related international forms are Jérôme (French), Hieronymus (German/Latin), Jeroen (Dutch), Gerónimo/Jerónimo (Spanish/Portuguese), and Girolamo (Italian). Nicknames and affectionate forms include Jerry, Rome, and Romy.