Gerard

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd//
United States//d͡ʒəˈɹɑɹd//

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

proper noun

1
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
He was famous, sir, in his profession, and it was his great right to be so: Gerard de Narbon.
2
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor. Old French Gerartder. Middle English Gerard English Gerard From Middle English Gerard, from Old French Gerart, from Frankish *Gaiʀahard, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”).

Georgie · A diminutive of the male given name George.Georgina · A female given name from Ancient Greek.Gerald · A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Gerard · A male given name from the Germanic languages.

germ · The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a…Germ · a German person.german · Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).

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