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hieronymus

/ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
hi-erony-mus
IPA
/ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek of historical use.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, “holy name”). Doublet of Geronimo and Jerome.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hierōnymus, Ἱερώνυμος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/
  • British English: /ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɒnɪməs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hieronymuses (plural)

Derived Forms

Hieronymic

Frequently Paired Words

Jerome

Questions

How do you pronounce hieronymus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/.
What does hieronymus mean?
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
Where does hieronymus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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