Geronimo

See also: geronimo

English

Proper noun

Geronimo

1. (1829–1909) A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe.
2. A cry before jumping out of or into something (originally by American parachutists). See geronimo.

Translations

prominent leader

• Apache:

  Chiricahua: Goyaałé

• 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)
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• 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

Anagrams

• ignorome

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Italian

Proper noun

Geronimo m

1. Hieronymus

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Gerónimo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhe ɾoˈnimo/, [ˌhɛ ɾoˈniː.mo]

Proper noun

Geronimo

1. , notably borne by:
   • Licerio Gerónimo, Filipino general during the Philippine-American War who killed Henry Ware Lawton.
   • Sarah Geronimo, Filipino singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Geronimo is the 123^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 50,719 individuals.