Geronimo

See also: geronimo

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Geronimo

1. A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe (1829–1909).
2. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Jerome.

Derived terms

• Geronimo line

Translations

prominent leader

• Apache:

  Chiricahua: Goyaałé

  Western Apache: Goyahkla

• Azerbaijani: Ceronimo
• Basque: Jeronimo
• Bulgarian: Джеронимо m (Džeronimo)
• Catalan: Gerónimo m
• Galician: Gerónimo m, Xerónimo m
• Georgian: ჯერონიმო (ǯeronimo)
• Greek: Τζερόνιμο m (Tzerónimo)
• Japanese: ジェロニモ (Jeronimo)
• Korean: 제로니모 (jeronimo)
• Latvian: Džeronimo m
• Macedonian: Џеронимо m (Džeronimo)
• Malayalam: ജെറോനിമോ (jeṟōnimō)
• Navajo: Maʼii Ashkii, Łį́į́ʼ Tʼą́ą́ʼ Yisił
• Portuguese: Gerônimo m
• Russian: Джеронимо m (Džeronimo)
• Spanish: Gerónimo (es) m
• Tamil: யெரொனீமோ (yeroṉīmō)
• Thai: เจอโรนิโม (jer roh-ní moh)
• Ukrainian: Джеронімо m (Džeronimo)
• Veps: Džeronimo

Interjection

Geronimo

1. Alternative letter-case form of geronimo.

Anagrams

• ignorome

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, “holy name”).

Proper noun

Geronimo m

1. Hieronymus
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Jerome

Anagrams

• ergonomi

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gerónimo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /heˈɾonimo/ [hɛˌɾoː.n̪ɪˈmo]
• Rhymes: -onimo
• Syllabification: Ge‧ro‧ni‧mo

Proper noun

Gerónimó (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜈᜒᜋᜓ)

1. a surname from Spanish