Jeronimo or Jerónimo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of "

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

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surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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Tonicha Jeronimo Tonicha Dobre (née Jeronimo; born 4 November 1977) is a British actress, born in Jersey, of partial Portuguese extraction. She is best known for her role as Linda Fowler in ''Emmerdale'' between 1994 and 1997 when her character was killed off. ...

(born 1977), a British actress * Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 1981), Brazilian-born German footballer a.k.a.

Cacau Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 27 March 1981), known as Cacau (, ), is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented Germany at international level. Cacau received German citizenship in February 20 ...

Those bearing it as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

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Jerónimo de Alderete Jerónimo de Alderete y Mercado (; c. 1518 – April 7, 1556) was a Spanish conquistador who was later named governor of Chile, but died before he could assume his post. Early life Alderete was born in Olmedo, Castille in 1518, the son of Fra ...

(1518–1556), Spanish conquistador *

Jerónimo Amione Jerónimo Arturo Amione Cevallos (born 31 March 1990) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Mexico, Amione is Lebanese from his father's side, and Mexican from his mother's side. He represented Mexico at ...

(born 1990), Mexican footballer *

Jerónimo de Azevedo Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo ( Estate of Barbosa, Entre-Douro-e-Minho, Portugal, ''circa'' 1560 – Lisbon, 1625) was a Portuguese fidalgo, Governor (captain-general) of Portuguese Ceylon and viceroy of Portuguese India. He proclaimed in Colombo, ...

(1560–1625), Portuguese

fidalgo ''Fidalgo'' (, ), from Galician and Portuguese —equivalent to nobleman, but sometimes literally translated into English as "son of somebody" or "son of some (important family)"—is a traditional title of Portuguese nobility that refers to a ...

* Jerónimo Barrales (born 1987), Argentinian footballer * Jerónimo Fernandes de Cabrera Bobadilla y Mendoza, Viceroy of Perú *

Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte , image = Agustín Jeronimo de Iturbide y Huarte.jpg , caption = The only known image of the Prince Imperial , house = Iturbide , succession = Head of the Imperial House of Mexico , predecessor = Agustín I , reign ...

(1807–1866), son of the first Mexican Emperor Agustín I of Mexico *

Jeronimo Gomez Jeronimo Enrique Gomez (born August 19, 1976) is an American guitarist, bass guitarist, musician, songwriter and designer. Originally from McAllen, Texas, Gomez grew up in Davie, Florida, where he notably played in the melodic hardcore band As ...

(born 1976), American musician *

Jerónimo Lobo Jerónimo Lobo (1595 – 29 January 1678) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. He took part in the unsuccessful efforts to convert Ethiopia from the native Ethiopian church to Roman Catholicism until the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1643. Aft ...

(1595–1678), Portuguese Jesuit missionary *

Jerónimo Saavedra Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo (born 3 July 1936 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish politician. He served as President of the Canary Islands twice from 1982 to 1987, and again from 1991 to 1993. Biography In 1972 he joined the Spanish So ...

(born 1936), Spanish politician *

Jerónimo de Sousa Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (; born 13 April 1947) is a Portugal, Portuguese politician who served as General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party from the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004 to the party's National Conference in N ...

(born 1944), Portuguese politician *

Jerônimo de Sousa Monteiro Jerônimo de Sousa Monteiro (June 4, 1870 – October 23, 1933) was a Brazilian politician. He was a representative (in the local Espírito do Santo's Chamber of Representative and in the Brazilian Federal Chamber of Representatives), a Sena ...

(1870–1933), Brazilian politician *

Jerónimo Morales Neumann Jerónimo Morales Neumann (born 3 June 1986), known as Jerónimo, is an Argentine professional footballer, who plays for Independiente Rivadavia in the Primera B Nacional. Club career Jerónimo has previously played for a number of clubs in hi ...

(born 1986), Argentinian footballer *

Jerónimo Treviño José Jerónimo de los Dolores Treviño y Leal, commonly known as Jerónimo Treviño was a prominent Mexican General and politician. He was a veteran of the Reform War and the Second French intervention in Mexico which he gained fame for his pa ...

(1835–1914), Mexican governor and general *

Jerónimo Zurita y Castro Jerónimo (or Gerónimo) de Zurita y Castro or simply Jerónimo (or Gerónimo) de Zurita (1512 – 3 November 1580) was a Spanish historian of the sixteenth century who founded the modern tradition of historical scholarship in Spain. Born a ...

(1512–1580), Spanish historian Those bearing it as an artistic name include: * Jerónimo (

Alberto Pedro Gonzales Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Alb ...

), Argentina

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{{given name, Jerónimo Spanish masculine given names Spanish-language surnames

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