Jerome

See also: Jérôme

English

Etymology

From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos). Doublet of Hieronymus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹəʊm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹoʊm/
  • Rhymes: -əʊm

Proper noun

Jerome

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 2025 August 5, Elisabeth Buchwald, “Trump says Scott Bessent no longer in the running for Fed chair”, in CNN Business[1], archived from the original on 25 August 2025:
      President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer being considered as a replacement for Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
  4. A town in Drew County, Arkansas.
  5. A small unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida.
  6. A city, the county seat of Jerome County, Idaho.
  7. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
  10. An unincorporated community in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
  11. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
  12. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
  13. A census-designated place in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A ghost town in Morgan County, West Virginia.

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