Girolamo

name

The verdict

“Girolamo” is uncommon French (frequency #72,369 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,369
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom italien, équivalant à Jérôme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-girolamo · Girolamo · French

Girolamo · rank #72,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,369
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Givry

Nearest frequency peer: Givry (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Girolamo »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Girolamo » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Girolamo
PropertyValue
HeadwordGirolamo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Girolamo » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Girolamotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Givry » (#72,370), « gigabit » (#72,367), « glousser » (#72,371). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Girolamo » est au #72,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Girolamo is uncommon French at frequency #72,369 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom italien, équivalant à Jérôme.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Girolamo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Girolamo, spelled G-I-R-O-L-A-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom italien, équivalant à Jérôme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Girolamo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le 5 mai, impasse de la Statue, des éboueurs d’origine malienne trouvèrent parmi les poubelles de ce beau quartier, le corps de Girolamo Venezia, lui-même d’origine italienne.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Girolamo"?
"Girolamo" is spelled G-I-R-O-L-A-M-O.
What does "Girolamo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Girolamo" means: Prénom italien, équivalant à Jérôme.
What language does "Girolamo" come from?
"Girolamo" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Girolamo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list