Jeronimus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jeronimus

What is the meaning of the name Jeronimus ?

The baby name Jeronimus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'respelling': 'jeh-ROH-nih-muhs', 'IPA': '/dʒɛˈroʊnɪməs/'}.

Jeronimus is Greek in Origin.

Jeronimus is a Dutch and Scandinavian form of Latin Hieronymus, from Greek Hierónymos (hieros "sacred, holy" + onoma "name"), hence "holy name." The form moved through medieval and humanist Latin into the vernacular, with Latin H- often rendered as J- in Dutch spellings. Its use spread in Christian Europe through the cult of St. Jerome (Latin Hieronymus), the 4th–5th-century translator of the Vulgate.

The name appears in early modern records of the Low Countries and Denmark–Norway; notable bearers include the painter Jheronimus (Hieronymus) Bosch and the Dutch merchant Jeronimus Cornelisz, while "Jeronimus" became a stock elder’s name in Holberg’s comedies. Related forms include Hieronymus (Latin/German), Jerome and Jérôme, Jerónimo (Spanish/Portuguese), Geronimo (Italian), Jeroen and Jeroom (Dutch/Flemish), Ieronim (East Slavic), and Hieronim (Polish). Feminine counterparts are Jerónima/Jeronima and Hieronyma; modern Dutch often prefers Jeroen.

⚙ We can't find Jeronimus in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.