Boy · Greek, through Dutch
Jeroen
Say it: yuh-ROON
Meaning
Dutch form of Hieronymus, from Greek hieros 'holy' and onyma 'name'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A medieval Dutch form popular again in the 1970s–80s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 6 babies given this name since 1991
- At its height in 1991, about 1 in 336,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Jérôme |
|---|---|
| English | Jerome |
Famous bearers
- Jheronimus (Jeroen) Bosch, painter
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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