Origin and popularity of the name HIERONYMUS

Origin

Hieronymus : German: from the personal name Hieronymus ‘Jerome’ a Latinized form of Greek Hierōnymos composed of the elements hieros ‘sacred’ + onyma ‘name’. It was borne by several Christian saints including Saint Jerome (c. 347–420) creator of the Vulgate the standard Latin version of the Bible. See also Jerome.

Grames : Possibly an altered form of German Gramm(e)s from a short form of the personal name Hieronymus.

Grams : German: from a shortened form of the personal name Hieronymus.

Gromer : German:: 1: from a shortened form of the personal name Gerom Latin Hieronymus (see Jerome).2: variant of Kramer.3: (also Grömer): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name reflected by Old High German hruom ‘fame’.

Groomes : 1: English: variant of Grooms. This surname is now rare in Britain.2: Possibly an Americanized form of German Grummes from a short or pet form of the personal name Hieronymus (see Jerome).

Missel : German: variant of Müssel from a pet form of the personal name Hieronymus (see Jerome).

Ohnemus : South German: from a shortened form of the personal name Hieronymus (see Jerome).

Rohn : German:: 1: nickname for a coarse or uncouth person from Middle High German ron(e) ‘stump block’.2: habitational name from any of the places called Rohne Rohna or Ronau in Silesia Thuringia and Saxony.3: from a short form of the medieval personal name Hieronymus (see Jerome).

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