Jerome



Gender:
Origin: Greek
501 famous people named Jerome found on Wikipedia.
159905 male, 1061 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 870-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 93-th in year 1939
Used in: English

Meanings

A male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”.


Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name".
It is the name of a prominent Christian saint, Saint Jerome, the translator of the Vulgate.
Jerome ranked among the top 200 names given to boys born in the United States between 1903 and 1985. It has since declined in popularity and was ranked as the 616th most popular name for American boys born in 2008.


Masc. proper name, from French Jérome, from Late Latin Hieronymus, from Greek Hieronymos, literally "holy name," from hieros "holy" (see ire) + onyma, dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name (n.)).


Sacred name. Combine of hieros (sacred) and onoma (name).

Famous People: 501 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Jerome Flynn 1963 British actor
2 Jerome Bettis 1972 Former American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
3 Jerome Bruner 1915 American psychologist & scholar
4 Jerome Sinclair 1996 English footballer
5 Jerome Kern 1885 American composer of musical theater and popular music
6 Jerome K. Jerome 1859 English humorist
7 Jerome Brown 1965 All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
8 Jerome Robbins 1918 American theater producer, director, and choreographer
9 Cameron Jerome 1986 Footballer
10 Jerome Benton 1962 American singer
11 Jerome Kersey 1962 American basketball player
12 Jerome Kaino 1983 New Zealand rugby union player
13 Jerome Corsi 1946 American conservative author
14 Leonard Jerome 1817 Brooklyn, New York, financier and maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill
15 Jerome Ponce 1995 Actor
16 Jerome Randle 1987 American basketball player
17 Jerome Simpson 1986 American football player
18 Jerome Kiesewetter 1993 German-American soccer player
19 Jerome Thomas 1983 English footballer
20 Julian Jerome
21 Jerome Kagan 1929 American psychologist
22 Jerome Bixby 1923 American short story writer, editor and scriptwriter
23 Kiki Jerome
24 Jerome Boger 1955 American National Football League referee
25 Jerome Isaac Friedman 1930 American physicist
26 Jerome Lane 1966 American basketball player
27 Jerome Cowan 1897 US actor
28 Ava Jerome Fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital
29 Jerome Felton 1986 American football player, running back, fullback
30 Jerome Ranft American sculptor
31 Jerome Jordan 1986 Jamaican basketball player
32 Jerome H. Powell 1953 American lawyer
33 Jerome Messam 1985 Player of American and Canadian football
34 Jerome Harrison 1983 American football player, running back
35 Jerome Dyson 1987 American professional basketball player
36 Jerome James 1975 American basketball player
37 Harry Jerome 1940 Athletics competitor
38 Jerome Taylor 1984 Jamaican cricketer
39 Jerome Williams 1981 American baseball player
40 Jerome of Sandy Cove Unidentified amputee found at Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, 1863
41 Jerome Toobin 1919 TV producer
42 Jerome Courtland 1926 American actor and producer
43 Jerome Fontamillas 1976 Musician
44 Jerome H. Lemelson 1923 American inventor
45 Jerome Cavanagh 1928 American mayor
46 Jerome Ehlers 1958 Australian actor
47 Jerome Mathis 1983 American football player, wide receiver, return specialist
48 Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II 1830 American-born soldier of French descent
49 Jerome Allen 1973 Basketball player
50 Jerome Armstrong 1964 American political strategist
51 Jerome Moross 1913 American-born composer
52 Jerome Wiesner 1915 American academic engineer
53 Jerome McDougle 1978 Player of American football
54 Jerome Binnom-Williams 1995 English footballer
55 Jerome Richardson 1920 American jazz multi-instrumentalist
56 Jerome of Prague 1378 Czech philosopher
57 Michael Jerome 0007 American drummer
58 Jerome Cunningham 1991
59 Jerome Lawrence 1915 American playwright
60 Jerome Apt 1949 Astronaut, scientist Professor
61 Jerome Brailey 1950 American musician
62 Jerome Walton 1965 American baseball player
63 Jerome Karle 1918 American physical chemist
64 Jerome Clark 1946 American writer
65 Jerome Meyinsse 1988 Professional basketball player
66 Jerome Henderson 1969 American football player
67 Jerome Froese 1970 German musician
68 Jerome Beasley 1980 American basketball player
69 Jerome Young 1976 Jamaican sprinter
70 Jerome H. Friedman 1939 American scientist
71 Jerome Hines 1921 Opera singer
72 Jerome Dillon 1969 American musician
73 Jerome Clarke Hunsaker 1886 American aviator
74 Jerome Groopman Medical doctor and author
75 Jerome Pathon 1975 American football player
76 Jerome Monroe Smucker 1858
77 Jerome Lettvin 1920 American psychiatrist
78 Jerome Case 1819 American politician
79 Jerome Charyn 1937 American writer
80 Jerome Horsey 1550 English politician and explorer
81 Jerome Willis 1928 British actor
82 Jerome Rothenberg 1931 American poet
83 Jerome Schottenstein 1935 American businessman
84 Jerome Kass 1937 American screenwriter
85 Jerome Opeña Comic book artist
86 Jerome A. Cohen 1930 American legal academic
87 Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. 1925 American businessman
88 Jerome H. Holland 1916 American diplomat
89 Jerome Weidman 1913 American writer
90 Jerome Deupree 1956 American musician
91 Jerome Udoji 1912 Nigerian businessman and government official
92 Jerome Cutler American rabbi
93 Jerome Caminada 1844 British police officer
94 Jerome McGann 1937 American academic
95 Jerome Holmes 1961 U.S. federal judge
96 Jerome B. Robertson 1815 Confederate Army general
97 Jerome Holtzman 1926 American sportswriter and U.S. Marine
98 Jerome Whitehead 1956 American businessman
99 Jerome Travers 1887 Amateur golfer
100 Jerome Murphy-O'Connor 1935 Irish Roman Catholic priest, member of the Dominican Order, biblical scholar
101 Jerome Horwitz 1919 American scientist
102 Jerome E. Singer 1934 American psychologist
103 Jerome Murphy 1987 Player of American football
104 Jerome Vered 1958 American writer
105 Jerome Tanner American pornographic film director
106 Jerome Smith 1991 American gridiron football player
107 Chauncey Jerome 1793 British clockmaker
108 Jerome F. O'Malley 1932 United States Air Force general
109 Jerome Hellman 1928 Film producer
110 Jerome Arnold 1936 American musician
111 Jerome Holder 1992 British actor
112 Jerome Woods 1973 American football player
113 Jerome Lowenthal 1932 American musician
114 Jerome Hauer American businessman
115 Jerome Singleton 1986 American paralympic sprinter
116 Jerome Tiger 1941 American artist
117 Jerome G. Miller 1931 American academic
118 Jerome B. Chaffee 1825 Entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado
119 William Jerome 1865 American songwriter
120 Jerome Pearson 1938 American scientist
121 Jerome Hill 1905 American film director
122 Jerome L. Greene American lawyer and businessman
123 Jerome Frank 1909 American psychiatrist
124 Jerome Drayton 1945 Canadian long distance runner
125 Jerome Myers 1867 American artist
126 Jerome L. Johnson 1935 United States Navy admiral
127 Jerome Okimo 1988 English footballer
128 Jerome Barkum 1950 American football player
129 Jerome Collins 1982 Player of American football
130 Jerome Sally 1959 American football player
131 Jerome Lyle Rappaport 1927 American philanthropist
132 Jerome Adams
133 Jerome Booth 1963
134 Jerome D. Mack 1920 American businessman
135 Jerome Rose 1938 Concert Pianist
136 Jerome Zerbe 1904 American photojournalist
137 Jerome Lambert 1971 Former American professional basketball player and fireman
138 Jerome Ramatlhakwane 1985 Botswanan footballer
139 Jerome Sala 1986 Filipino singer
140 Jerome Mincy 1964 Puerto Rican basketball player
141 Jerome Witkin 1939 American painter and art professor
142 Jerome Thompson 1988 American lacrosse player
143 Jerome Heckenkamp 1980 American computer criminal
144 Jerome Ravetz 1929 American philosopher
145 Jerome Tuccille 1937 American writer
146 Jerome McCarthy 1973 South African association football player
147 Jerome Herbert Skolnick 1931 American criminologist
148 Jerome Horton 1956 American politician
149 Jerome Connor 1874 Irish artist
150 Jerome H. Remick 1867 American music publisher
151 Jerome Carter 1982 Player of American football
152 Jerome Olds American musician
153 Jerome B. Simandle 1949 American judge
154 Jerome Couplin 1991 Player of American football
155 Henry Jerome 1917 American musician
156 Jerome Sydenham 1967 Nigerian born electronic music producer, DJ and owner of Ibadan Records
157 Jerome Souers 1958 American football coach
158 Jerome Liebling 1924 American photographer
159 Jerome Chazen American businessman
160 Jerome Ropati 1984 New Zealand rugby league player
161 Jerome Federico 1992 English footballer
162 Jerome Chodorov 1911 American politician
163 Jerome R. Waldie 1925 American politician
164 Jerome Anderson 1953 American basketball player-coach
165 Jerome Kilty 1922 Actor
166 Jerome Biffle 1928 Athletics competitor
167 Jerome Alexander Judge and politician
168 Jerome W. Conn 1907 American endocrinologist
169 Jerome Hanus 1940 American Benedictine monk and archbishop
170 David Jerome 1829 American politician
171 Jerome Harris 1953 American jazz musician
172 Jerome Babe 1837 American diamond miner and inventor
173 Jerome Coffee 1958 American boxer
174 Jerome B. Posner American neurologist
175 Jerome Edward Listecki 1949 Roman Catholic archbishop
176 Jerome A. Barron 1934 American legal scholar
177 Jerome Emser 1477 German theologian
178 Jerome Preston Bates 1954 American actor
179 James Jerome 1933 Canadian judge
180 Jerome Teasley 1948 American drummer
181 Jerome H. Barkow Canadian anthropologist
182 Jerome Ambro 1928 American politician
183 Jerome Swartz 1940 American physicist
184 Jerome G. Cooper 1936 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
185 Jerome Kennedy 1960 Canadian politician
186 Jerome C. Glenn
187 Jerome Bechard 1969 Canadian ice hockey player
188 Jerome Long 1990 American football player
189 Jerome of Moravia 1250 Medieval music theorist
190 William Travers Jerome 1859 American judge
191 Jerome A. Sudut 1930 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
192 Jerome Caja 1958
193 Jerome Baker 1991 Canadian footballer
194 Jerome Starkey 1981 British journalist
195 Jerome Harmon 1969 Professional basketball player
196 Jerome Xavier 1549 Spanish jesuit missionery
197 Jerome Bonaparte Squier 1838 American luthier
198 Jerome X. O'Donovan 1944 American politician
199 Jerome Fitzgerald 1966 Bahamian politician
200 Jerome O'Shea 1931 Gaelic football player