Jerko

Jerko is a Croatian masculine given name functioning as a familiar or diminutive form of Jeronim, the Croatian equivalent of Jerome. Jerome derives from the Greek name Hieronymos, composed of the elements hieros, meaning holy or sacred, and onyma, meaning name, thus carrying the sense of holy name. The name is closely associated with Saint Jerome, the fourth-century biblical scholar who produced the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible. Related forms include Jere, Jeronim, and the widely used international cognate Jerome.