name
Geronimo
jeh-RON-ih-moh
dʒɪˈrɒnɪmoʊListen
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Syllable breakdown
Geronimo
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Spanish adaptation of his Apache name Goyaaałé (Goyathlay), meaning 'one who yawns'.
- Meaning
- Chiricahua Apache leader (1829–1909) who resisted American and Mexican expansion into Apache tribal lands.
- Gender
- male
Common mispronunciations
geh-RON-ih-mohjer-ON-ih-moh
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