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View Name: Gervasius


GERVASIUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Meaning & History
Probably a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear". Saint Gervasius was an early martyr from Milan whose remains were discovered in the 4th century.
Related Names
VARIANT: Gervas
OTHER LANGUAGES: Gervase (English), Gervais (French), Gervas (German), Gervasio (Italian), Gerwazy (Polish), Gervásio (Portuguese), Gervasio (Spanish)



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