Gerard
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"He was famous, sir, in his profession, and it was his great right to be so: Gerard de Narbon."
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example
More examples"Gerard wants to localize his game into many different languages, but he doesn't know where to start."
Etymology
Etymology tree Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor. Old French Gerartder. Middle English Gerard English Gerard From Middle English Gerard, from Old French Gerart, from Frankish *Gaiʀahard, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”).