Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Gerard

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GERARD

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: English, Dutch

PRONOUNCED: jə-RAHRD (English), JER-ərd (English), KHAY-rahrt (Dutch) [key]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It was initially much more common than the similar name Gerald, with which it was often confused, but it is now less common.

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VARIANTS: Gerrard, Jerrard (English), Gerhard, Gerrit (Dutch)

DIMINUTIVES: Geert, Gerd, Gerry, Gert (Dutch)

FEMININE FORM: Gerarda (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Gerhard (Ancient Germanic), Gérard (French), Gerrit, Jorrit, Jurryt, Jurre (Frisian), Gerhard, Geert, Gerd, Gerhardt, Gert (German), Gellért (Hungarian), Gearóid (Irish), Gerardo, Gherardo (Italian), Sjra (Limburgish), Gerardo (Spanish), Gerhard (Swedish)

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