jerónimo — meaning in English

English meaning

• geronimo intj A shout made just before leaping — off a diving board, out of a plane, into water — popularised by paratroopers.
• Jerome name A masculine given name of Greek origin, meaning "sacred name," borne by Saint Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible.

Senses

jerónimo is used for these senses in English:

• Hieronymus A surname transferred from the given name.
• Jerome A en given name.

geronimo — full definition

1. intj A shout made just before leaping — off a diving board, out of a plane, into water — popularised by paratroopers.
2. name A renowned Apache leader and medicine man who resisted US and Mexican expansion in the 1800s.

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