59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Scripts גֵּרְשֹׁם(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɜɹ.ʃɑm/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵּר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there" (see Exodus 18:3). This is the name of a son of Moses in the Old Testament. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootgarashVariantGershon(Biblical Hebrew) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong strange serious Categories isograms, Tamora Pierce characters, travel, uncertain etymology