Jerome

Greek
"sacred name"

Jerome Origin and Meaning

The name Jerome is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "sacred name".

Jerome has a bespectacled, serious, studious image, just like its namesake saint, who was a brilliant scholar. St. Jerome is the patron saint of students, librarians, and archaeologists.

Musical namesakes include Jerome Kern and Jerome Robbins, and Jerome is also the birthname of J.D Salinger, Jerry Garcia, and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as one of the Three Stooges.

The Latin form is Hieronymus, as in the painter Bosch.

# 913 in the US

Jerome Rank in US Top 1000

# 1365 on Nameberry

Jerome Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jerome Popularity

Famous People Named Jerome

  • Jerome David "J.D." Salinger
    American novelist
  • Saint Jerome
    Dalmatian presbyter, theologian, confessor and historian
  • Jérôme
    Napoléon Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, brother of Napoleon I
  • Jerome Klapka Jerome
    English humorist
  • Jerome David Kern
    American composer and songwriter
  • Jerome Robbins
    American choreographer and producer
  • Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld
    American actor/comedian
  • Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia
    American lead singer of The Grateful Dead
  • Jerome Silberman AKA Gene Wilder
    American actor/comedian
  • Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer
    American film producer
  • Jerome Coopersmith
    American playwright
  • Jerome Seymour Bruner
    American psychologist
  • Jerome Abram Bettis
    American NFL football player
  • Jerome Hines
    American operatic bass
  • Jerome Richardson
    American jazz musician
  • Jerome Leonard Boger
    American NFL referee
  • Jerome Isaac Jones aka Young Rome
    American singer/rapper
  • Stayve Jerome Thomas aka Slim Thug
    American rapper
  • Jerome Caminada
    British Victorian detective, possible inspiration for Sherlock Holmes
  • Jerome Patrick Flynn
    English actor and singer
  • Jérôme Boateng
    German football player
  • Jérôme Golmard
    French tennis player
  • Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner
    French kickboxer
  • Jerome Earl Fontamillas
    American musician of bands Mortal and Fold Zandura
  • Jarome Arthur
    Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Jerome Robert Aceti aka JeromeASF
    American YouTuber

Jerome in Pop Culture

  • Jerome
    German shepherd character in anime "Ginga Densetsu Weed"
  • Jerome Clarke
    character on TV's "House of Anubis"
  • Jerome Morris
    Shia LaBeouf's character in movie "Nymphomaniac"
  • Jerome Squalor
    character in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Jerome Morrow
    character in the movie "Gattaca."
  • Jerome E. "Jerry" Renault
    protagonist of Robert Cormier's "The Chocolate War" and the 1988 film of the same name