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Gerard m

English, Irish, and Dutch: of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements gār, gēr spear + hard brave, hardy, strong. In the Middle Ages this was a much more common name than GERALD (SEE Gerald), with which it was sometimes confused, but nowadays is less common. It survives mainly among Roman Catholics.

Cognates: French: Gérard. Italian: Gerardo. German: Gerhard, Gerhar(d)t. Low German: Gerrit, Ge(e)rt. Dutch, Flemish: Geeraard, Geerd, Ge(e)rt. Frisian: Gerrit, Garrit. Hungarian: Gellért.

Short form: English: Ged.

Pet forms: English: Gerry, Jerry.