Contribute your knowledge to the name Jeronimo. ... From the Greek name 'Ιερωνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name", derived from 'ιερος (hieros) "sacred" and ονομα (onoma) "name".
From the Greek name 'ΙεÏωνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name", derived from 'ιεÏος (hieros) "sacred" and ονομα (onoma) "name". Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, in the 5th century.
Last name: Jerram. SDB Popularity ranking: 9281. This surname is English, but with either of two origins. Firstly, it may have derived from the Greek "Hieronymos", meaning "sacred name", of which the European spelling is Jerome.