Jerome
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Saint Eusebius Hieronymus, a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
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Jerome K(lapka) 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”
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Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad , Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
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Jerome K ( lapka ). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)
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Late in former Chair Jerome Powell’s term, the outlook for rates became unclear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Philip Jerome, of Winchester, Hampshire, appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on his 49th birthday after pleading guilty to four breach charges.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Eight years earlier, in February 2018, just a few miles from where Powers and his friend initiated their confrontation, 31-year-old Dominic Jerome “D.J.”
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
As former Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at his March press conference, central bankers typically look through temporary energy shocks when setting interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jerome hugged me and reassured me and then walked into the courtroom.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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