Meaning of name Jerome
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Meaning 
The name Jerome has the following meaning: Of the sacred name.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Jerome is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 531 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Jerome fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 64 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 681 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jerome in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Jerome is pronounced as juh-rome Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Jerome and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jerome: Boys - Cole, Dard, Julian, Narcisse, Nicholas, Nico, Stephen, Girls - Andria, Damalis, Damans, Damia, Damiana, Effa, Eudora, Eugenia, Iphigeneia, Kristine, Marlys, Narcissa, Both genders - Agnes, Beryl
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Jerome: Gerome, Geronimo, Gerrie, Hierome, Hieronim, Jairome (Greek), Jeroen, Jerolin, Jerolyn, Jerom, Jeromo, Jeronimo, JerromeNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Jerome are: Jerry
Style 
We think the name Jerome should fall under the following style category: Classics. See other Classics boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jerome to be: Wise, caring and easygoingIn one word, you might describe Jerome as a(n) " wise" person. See other "wise" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Jerome (or its variants) are: Jerome Hines, born on 8 November, a famous singer. Jerome Hines's background: A well-known basso opera singer who was associated with the Metropolitan Opera for many years. Jerome Robbins, born on 11 October, a famous choreographer. Jerome Robbins's background: An American Academy Award winning film director and choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater. Jerome Kern, born on 27 January, a famous composer. Jerome Kern's background: An American composer of popular music. He wrote around 700 songs, including such classics as 'Ol' Man River', 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man', 'A Fine Romance', 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes', 'All the Things You Are' and 'The Way You Look Tonight'.
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