Where does “Hieronymus” come from?

Hieronymus comes from Latin Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος, combining ἱερός (sacred) with ὄνυμα (name), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ and h₃neh₃-.

Hieronymus (English): Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome

Definitions

  1. Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome

Ancestry of “Hieronymus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHierōnymus
2Ancient GreekἹερώνυμοςholy name
3Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
4Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα
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