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Je⋅rome

  [juh-rohm; for 2, 3 also Brit. jer-uhm]
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1. Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus), a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
2. Jerome K(lap⋅ka)  [klap-kuh] , 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
3. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”
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Je·rome   (jə-rōm')   
Latin scholar who produced the Vulgate, the first scholarly Latin translation of the Bible from Hebrew.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Jerome 
masc. proper name, from Fr. Jérome, from L.L. Hieronymus, from Gk. Hieronymos, lit. "holy name," from hieros "holy" + onyma, dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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