44%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Dutch (Rare), Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. GHEHR-lahkh(Dutch) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German element ger "spear" combined with (possibly) lahhi "doctor, healer". Saint Gerlach was a 12th-century Dutch soldier who became a hermit. Categories Legend of the Galactic Heroes characters, saints, weapons Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 581.