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GERD (2)

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Norse Mythology, Scandinavian

Pronounced: GERD   [key]

Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure". In Norse myth Gerd was a fertility goddess, a frost giantess who was the wife of Freyr.
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