The first name Jérôme

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About the first name Jérôme

Meaning

The name Jérôme traditionally means “sacred name”.

Historical origin

The name Jérôme comes from Greek Hieronymos, formed from hieros “sacred” and onyma “name”.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Jérôme; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:jé-rômʒeʁ.om

Frequency of the first name Jérôme by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jérôme by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JérômeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jérôme in baptisms by year.50037525012501715177318311889194720051715–1719 7 baptisms1720–1724 14 baptisms1725–1729 14 baptisms1730–1734 14 baptisms1735–1739 14 baptisms1740–1744 7 baptisms1745–1749 14 baptisms1750–1754 42 baptisms1755–1759 14 baptisms1760–1764 28 baptisms1765–1769 21 baptisms1770–1774 14 baptisms1775–1779 14 baptisms1780–1784 70 baptisms1785–1789 28 baptisms1790–1794 21 baptisms1795–1799 161 baptisms1800–1804 63 baptisms1805–1809 49 baptisms1810–1814 42 baptisms1815–1819 63 baptisms1820–1824 49 baptisms1825–1829 175 baptisms1830–1834 147 baptisms1835–1839 210 baptisms1840–1844 203 baptisms1845–1849 91 baptisms1850–1854 203 baptisms1855–1859 84 baptisms1860–1864 182 baptisms1865–1869 175 baptisms1870–1874 98 baptisms1875–1879 70 baptisms1880–1884 91 baptisms1885–1889 35 baptisms1890–1894 42 baptisms1895–1899 42 baptisms1900–1904 14 baptisms1905–1909 42 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 7 baptisms1920–1924 14 baptisms1930–1934 21 baptisms1945–1949 14 baptisms1960–1964 21 baptisms1970–1974 42 baptisms1975–1979 42 baptisms1980–1984 105 baptisms1985–1989 98 baptisms1990–1994 63 baptisms1995–1999 42 baptisms2000–2004 28 baptisms2005–2009 7 baptisms

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