Names Gerard

Gerard

Found 8 entry about "Gerard"

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

The name Gerard means "brave with a spear" in German and "brave as a spear" in French.

Pronunciation

GEH-rart(Polish)
GHEH-rahrt(Dutch)
JEHR-əd(British English)
The name Gerard is pronounced 'jer-ard' or 'jair-ard'.
ji-RAHRD(American English)
zhə-RART(Catalan)

Popularity

Gerard is a widely used name and has been in the top 1000 baby names in the United States for over a century.

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Gerard Name meanings & History

The name Gerard has origins in Germanic and French languages. The name Gerard means "brave with a spear" in German and "brave as a spear" in French. Derived from the Old German element ger meaning "spear" combined with hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This name was borne by saints from Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Italy. The Normans introduced it to Britain. It was initially much more common there than the similar name Gerald [1], with which it was often confused, but it is now less common. Gerard is used as both a first name and a surname throughout Western Europe and the Americas.

Zodiac Sign of Gerard: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Gerard:

G: Gregarious,Genuine,Goof-off,Go-getter

E: Exaggerate,Expressive,Environment,Enliven,Entertain,Enlighten

R: Reason,Rational,Restless,Resourceful

A: Ambitious,Argumentative,Action,Aggressive,Angry,Assertive

D: Doting,Determined,Dutiful,Demanding,Daddy,Domestic

Gerard is:

a Class name
a Classic name
a Formal name
a Mature name
a Serious name
a Strange name
a Strong name
a Upper name
a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Gerard include Saint Gerard Majella, Gerard Way, and Gerard Philips.

2.) Gerard (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Strength of the spear

Other Forms: Geraud, Gerrard, Jerard

3.) GERARD (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Gerhart (spear strength, brave with a spear), a compound name composed of the elements ger (a spear) and hart (hearty, brave, strong). Introduced to England by the Normans, Gerard has remained in steady use since the Middle Ages. Var: Gerrard, Jerrard. Pet: Ged, Gerrick, Gerry, Jerry. (JEH-RARD)

4.) Gerard (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: (French) brave

Other Forms: Gerord, Gerr, Gerrard

5.) GERARD (Male)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Gerhart (spear strength, brave with a spear), a compound name composed of the elements ger (a spear) and hart (hearty, brave, strong). (GEHR-AHRD)

6.) GERARD (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Derived from the Germanic Gerhart (brave with the spear), a name composed of the Old High German elements ger (a spear, a javelin) and hart (hearty, brave, strong). Cognate: Geeraard, Geerd, Geert, Gert (Dutch, Flemish); Garrit, Gerrit (Frisian); Gerhard (Norwegian, Swedish). (GARE-RARD)

7.) GERARD (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Introduced by the Anglo-Normans, Gerard is derived from the Old High German Gerhard (spear brave, brave with a spear), a compounding of the elements ger (a spear) and hart (hearty, brave, strong). Gearard is the common Gaelic form. (JER-RAHRD)