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Gerardus Josephus Xavery
Gerardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name Gerard. It has been in use as a birth name in the Low Countries. In daily life, most people use a shorter version, such as Geert, Ger, Gerard, Gerd (given name), Gerd, Gerhard, Gerrie (given name), Gerrie, Gerrit, Gert, and Geurt. Among people with this name are: ;Latinized names *Gerardus de Abbatisvilla (1220–1272), French theologian *Gerard of Brussels, Gerardus Bruxellensis, 13th-century Belgian geometer and philosopher *Gerardus Cameracensis (c.975–1051), Belgian bishop of Cambrai *Gerardus Cremonensis (c.1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books *Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Netherlandish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer *Gerardus Odonis (1285–1349), French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order *Gerard Rivius, Gerardus Rivius (fl. 1592–1625), Flemish printer *Gerardus Rufus Vacariensis (1500–1550), French Catholic theologian and humanist *Gerard van Schagen, Gerardus a Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard
Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). Common forms of the name are Gerard (English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Polish and Catalan); Gerrard (English, Scottish, Irish); Gerardo (Italian, and Spanish); Geraldo (Portuguese); Gherardo (Italian); Gherardi (Northern Italian, now only a surname); Gérard (variant forms ''Girard'' and ''Guérard'', now only surnames, French); Gearóid (Irish); Gerhardt and Gerhart/Gerhard/Gerhardus (German, Dutch, and Afrikaans); Gellért ( Hungarian); Gerardas ( Lithuanian) and Gerards/Ģirts ( Latvian); Γεράρδης (Greece). A few abbreviated forms are Gerry and Jerry (English); Gerd (German) and Gert (Afrikaans and Dutch); Gerrit ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |