Jeroma as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jeroma

What is the meaning of the name Jeroma ?

The baby name Jeroma is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-ROH-muh (IPA: /dʒəˈroʊmə/).

Jeroma is Greek in Origin.

Jeroma is a rare feminine form of Jerome, ultimately from Greek Hierōnymos (hieros “sacred” + onoma “name”), via Latin Hieronymus. The meaning is “sacred name.” The name spread across Christian Europe through the veneration of Saint Jerome, the 4th–5th‑century scholar and Bible translator; while the masculine became common, feminine counterparts emerged in Catholic regions.

Female forms appear in Iberia and Italy from the late medieval period onward, and Jeroma surfaces as a simplified modern spelling in English and Spanish contexts. More established variants include Jerónima/Jeronima (Spanish and Portuguese), Geronima (Italian), Jéromine/Jeromine (French), and Hieronima/Hieronyma (Central and Eastern European, Latinized). Related masculine names are Jerome, Jerónimo/Jeronimo, Geronimo, and Hieronymus. Diminutives used for Jeroma and its cousins include Jeri and Roma. Though uncommon today, Jeroma offers a vintage, pan‑European choice with deep scholarly and devotional roots.

⚙ Jeroma is vanishingly rare. We hold just 13 recorded uses of it, from 8 countries.