OK unusual question. Is the surname Hieronimus a German name or is it Greek? Thank you?

It is a family name, ( my mother's maiden name), I always thought was purely German. Last week my sister was told by a Greek that this is a Greek name so we are confused and wonder if any one out there really knows? Thank you so much.

OK unusual question. Is the surname Hieronimus a German name or is it Greek? Thank you?
It appears to have its roots in Greece. It first appears as the name of a greek general , and the next reference I found was St. Jerome, and he was born in an area that is noe Bosnia. The german side to the family come a little later.





Here's where I started looking


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus
Reply:If your serious about knowing,you can trace your family tree back to whatever country it is. That's really the only way to know for sure.
Reply:i think its Greek
Reply:Hieronimus is the German of Hieronymus (so you're both right). It was a fairly common first name (Hieronymus Bosch) in Germany. Both are derivitives of the name Jerome.


A famous Greek general and contemporary of Alexander the Great was named Hieronymous of Cardia.
Reply:Greek names usually end in "is". Roman names end in "us".