First name translation?

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First name translation?

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Hi,
In many of the church records in Latin that I have seen, the name Girolamo appears as Hieronymi or Hieronymus. However, in some of the church records from the 1600s, I have been seeing the name Geronimo. Would that also be translated as Girolamo?
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Latin: Hieronymus

Italian: Girolamo, Gerolamo, Geronimo, Geromino

English: Jerome (but my grandmother's older brother born in Sicily who was named Girolamo was called James or Jimmy in the U.S.)

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I would say that it is a possible Greek variation of the name.
Girolamo, Hieronymus and Geronimo (among other variaions) all translate to the English - Jerome.
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Geronimo

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Thank you!
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