Jerome
Vulgate translator's name
Jerome is a male given name, from Greek roots meaning "sacred name." It appears across European languages in various forms—Jerónimo in Spanish, Girolamo in Italian.
Saint Jerome, translator of the Bible into Latin, is the name's most famous bearer.
Jerome finally showed up an hour late.
Converting between languages
- LatinAncient Roman language
- Church FatherEarly Christian theological authority
- DoctorCredential-based honorific
- patronRegular supporter or customer
hermit · scholar · desert · Bethlehem · monastery · ascetic · scripture · biblical
Amusing quality
48th state admitted
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- historicalOf documented times
Personal name from birth
- first namePersonal name, not surname
- baptismal nameName given at christening
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- JerryMasculine given name
identity · namesake · masculine · heritage · ancestry · family · patronymic · personality
translation
Converting between languages
- LatinAncient Roman language
- Church FatherEarly Christian theological authority
- DoctorCredential-based honorific
patron · hermit · scholar · desert · Bethlehem · monastery · ascetic · scripture · biblical · exegesis
humor
Amusing quality
author · satire · wit · novelist · Thames · boating · travelogue
Arizona
48th state admitted
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
given name
Personal name from birth
- first namePersonal name, not surname
- baptismal nameName given at christening
- nicknameInformal substitute name
Jerry · identity · namesake · masculine · heritage · ancestry · family · patronymic · personality · individuality
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- Idaho CountiesAda, Adams, Bannock, Blaine, Boise
- Latin BiblesGutenberg Bible, Lindisfarne Gospels
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Saint NamesAgatha, Agnes, Ambrose, Andrew, Anthony
- Southwestmesa, Monument Valley, Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon