Hieronymus, pronounced /haɪˈrɒnɪməs/ or /həˈrɒnɪməs/, is the Latin form of the Ancient Greek name Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnymos), meaning "with a sacred name". It corresponds to the English given name Jerome.
Notable persons with that given name include:
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, better known as Saint Jerome (c. 347 – 420)Hiëronymus Emiliani, better known as St. Jerome Emiliani (1486–1537)Hieronymus of Cardia, Greek general and historianHieronymus of Rhodes, Greek peripatetic philosopher of the 3rd century BCHieronymus of Syracuse, Greek tyrantHieronymus, son of Charles MartelHieronymus (bishop of Wrocław), early medieval Bishop of Wrocław, Poland from 1046-1062Hieronymus Bock, German botanistHieronymus Bosch, Dutch artistHieronymus Cock, Flemish painter and etcherHieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomistHieronymus Graf von Colloredo, Austrian Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, Count of the Holy Roman EmpireHieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, famous recounter of tall tales, fictionalized as Baron Munchausen (1720–1797)Hieronymus Praetorius, German ComposerHieronymus Theodor Richter, German chemistMarcus Hieronymus Vida, 16th-century Italian poet and bishopHieronymus Vietor (c. 1480–1546/47), printer in Vienna and KrakówHieronymus Wierix, Flemish engraverHieronymus Wolf, German historianHieronymus Georg Zeuthen, Danish mathematicianGeorg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus, German botanistOtto Hieronimus, German engineerArchbishop Ieronymos II of AthensDetective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, fictional characterCharlie Hieronymus Pace, fictional characterHolger Hieronymus, German former football playerVariants of this name in various languages include:
Albanian: JeronimiArabic: جيروم (Jerome)Basque: JeronimoBelarusian: Еранім (Yeranim)Bulgarian: Йероним (Yeronim)Catalan: JeroniWritten Chinese: 希罗尼穆斯Chinese Pinyin: xī luó ní mù sīCroatian: JeronimCzech: Jeroným, Jeronýmus (archaic)Danish: HieronymusDutch: Hiëronymus, JeroenEnglish: Jerome, Hieronymus, Geromy, RhonemusEsperanto: HieronimoEstonian: HieronymusFinnish: HieronymusFrench: Jérôme, GérômeGalician XeromeGerman: HieronymusAncient Greek : Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnymos)Modern Greek: Ιερώνυμος (Ierónymos)Hebrew: הירונימוס (Hieronymus)Hungarian: JeromosIndonesian: HieronimusInterlingua: JeronimoItalian: Girolamo, Gerolamo, Geronimo, GerominoJapanese: ヒエロニムス (Hieronimusu)Korean: 히에로니무스 (Hieronimuseu), 제롬 (Jerom)Latin: HieronymusLithuanian: JeronimasMalayalam: ജെറോംNorwegian: HieronymusPolish: HieronimPortuguese: Jerónimo, Brazilian Jerônimo, or Jeronymo as an Azorian family nameRomanian: IeronimRussian: Иероним (Iyeronim)Sardinian: ZiròminuDutch Low Saxon: HiëronymusSerbian: Јероним (Jeronim)Slovak: HieronymSpanish: JerónimoSwahili: JeromuSwedish: HieronymusTagalog: Jeronimo, GeronimoThai: นักบุญเจอโรมUkrainian: Ієронім (Iyeronim)Vietnamese: Giêrônimô