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Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος Hierōnymos sacred name; from ἱερός hierós sacred and ὂνυμα 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.