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View Name: Hieronymus


HIERONYMUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: ‘Ιερωνυμος (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: hee-RO-nee-muws (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Latin form of JEROME used in Germany and the Netherlands. Hieronymus Bosch was a 15th-century Dutch painter known for his depictions of the torments of hell.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Jeroen (Dutch), Hieronymos (Ancient Greek)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Jeronim, Jerko (Croatian), Jerome, Jerry (English), Jérôme (French), Gerolamo, Geronimo, Girolamo (Italian), Ieronimus (Late Roman), Jerónimo (Portuguese), Jerônimo (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Jerónimo (Spanish)



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