Gerard

//ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Example

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"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”).

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