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Gerakina f Greek, FolkloreFrom the Greek word for the common buzzard (species Buteo buteo), a bird native to mainland Europe, which is derived from a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἱέραξ
(hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon" (see
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Geralt m LiteratureVariant of
Gerald used by Andrzej Sapkowski, a Polish writer, in the Witcher series. Geralt of Rivia (Geralt z Rivii) is the name of the main character.
Gerana f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as
Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [
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Gerar m & f Ancient HebrewAlso Gerara, (LXX). Name of the land in which Abimelech dwelt. Genesis 20:2.
Geras m Greek MythologyMeans "old age." Geras was the spirit (daimon) of old age, one of the malevolent spirits spawned by the goddess
Nyx (Night).
Gerasimakis m GreekModern Greek diminutive of
Gerasimos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης
(-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Gerco m DutchDerived from
Gero, which is a short form of Germanic names containing the element
ger meaning "spear". A known bearer of this name is the Dutch show jumping equestrian Gerco Schröder (b... [
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Gerdlinde f German (Rare)A 20th century coinage formed from the given name
Gerd 1 and the Old High German name element
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft"
Gereke m Medieval ScandinavianMeaning uncertain. The first element is possibly derived from Old Norse
geirr "spear". The second element could possibly be related to Old Norse
rikr "mighty, rich" or
leikr "game, play".
Gerelma f BuryatMeans "light mother" in Buryat, from Mongolian гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light" combined with the suffix -маа
(-maa) meaning "mother".
Geri m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
gjarn "greedy", which is related to Gothic
gairns (see
Adalgern). In Norse mythology, Geri is the name of one of Odin's two wolves... [
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Geric m LiteratureThe name of a character in
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale.
Gerik m German (Rare)A Low German name formed from the name elements
GER "javelin, spear" and
RIK "king, ruler".... [
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Gerlando m ItalianItalian form of
Gerland. Gerlando di Agrigento is the patron saint of Agrigento in Sicily. Other famous bearers are the painter Gerlando Marsiglia, and the actor Gerlando Buzzanca (AKA Lando Buzzanca)
German m Germanicderived from the Germanic elements
Ger (spear) and
Man (man) meaning "man of spear". Now this name is used in Germany but in a different form and rarely
Germann.
Germann m German (Archaic)German form of the ancient Germanic given name
Ger(e)man, which is composed of the Germanic elements
ger meaning "spear" and
man meaning "man".... [
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Germelina f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Possibly a feminine diminutive of
Germelo, which is apparently a variant of
Hermelo, which either comes from the town of Ermelo in Spain, or from the name
Hermilo, a diminutive of
Hermes.
Germinal m FrenchDerived from the name of the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word
germen, meaning "germination".
Geromy m LiteratureCorruption of
Jeremy, used as the name of the token black character in popular webcomic series
Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff by Andrew Hussie.
Geronti m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Gerontios (see
Gerontius). A known bearer of this name was Geronti Kikodze (1886-1960), a prominent Georgian literary critic and thinker.
Gerrett m Dutch, FrisianOld Germanic two-element name. Dutch and Frisian form from the given Germanic name Garrett.
Gersemi f Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
gersemi "treasure, something which is considered precious or valuable". In Norse mythology this is one of
Freyja and
Óðr's daughters.
Gersende f French (Rare)French form of
Gerswintha. Another theory, however, suggests that Gersende might also be derived from the Germanic name
Garsind, and thus ultimately from the Germanic elements
ger "spear" and
sind "journey".
Gerswintha f Germanic, HistoryThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Gerswintha was the name of one of Charlemagne's concubines.
Gerðarr m Old NorseEither a variant of
Garðar or a combination of Ancient Germanic
*gerðan "(re)made, (re)constructed" and Old Norse
herr "army".
Gerthorn m Old SwedishDerived from Old Swedish
ger meaning "spear" combined with Old Swedish
þorn meaning "thorn".
Gertruda f Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian герой труда
(geroy truda) meaning "hero of labour" and of героиня труда
(geroinya truda) meaning "heroine of labour". In a way, one could say that this name is a Soviet (re-)interpretation of the Germanic name
Gertruda.... [
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