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“with a sacred name”
Language contexts for this entry: Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil)
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/ʒeˈɾõ.ni.mu/ · Portuguese (Brazil)
01 / Meaning & origin
Jerônimo is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese and Portuguese (Brazil). It is a form of Hieronymus, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “with a sacred name”.
Meaning: “with a sacred name”
Du latin Hieronymus.
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Jeronimo— “with a holy name”
_Jeronimo_, _m._ _Port._ Gr. with a holy name, 89
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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