Gerardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name

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 ca ...

. 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 Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "strong ...

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Gerhard Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

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Gerrit Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard. People with this name include: * Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet * Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect * Gerrit Badenhor ...

Gert Gert is a mainly masculine given name ( short form of Gerrit, Gerard, etc.) with some female bearers (short for Gertrude). Since 1993 no one in Sweden has been baptised as Gert according to the Swedish Bureau of Census, so the name is becoming ...

, and Geurt. Among people with this name are: ;Latinized names *

Gerardus de Abbatisvilla Gerard of Abbeville (1220-1272) was a theologian from the University of Paris. He formally became a theologian in 1257 and from then was known as an opponent of the mendicant orders, particularly in the second stage of the conflict, taking part in ...

(1220–1272), French theologian * Gerardus Bruxellensis, 13th-century Belgian geometer and philosopher *

Gerardus Cameracensis Gerard of Florennes (ca 975, bishop 1012 – 14 March 1051), bishop of Cambrai as Gerard I, had formerly been chaplain to Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and helpful to the latter in his political negotiations with Robert the Pious, King of France. In ...

(c.975–1051), Belgian bishop of Cambrai * Gerardus Cremonensis (c.1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books *

Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator (; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and Cartography, cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the Mercator 1569 world map, 1569 world map based on ...

(1512–1594), Netherlandish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer *

Gerardus Odonis Geraldus Odonis, Guiral Ot in Occitan, (1285, Camboulit, department of Lot – 1349, Catania, Sicily) was a French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order. Life His name appears in medieval manuscripts as Geraldus slightly more ...

(1285–1349), French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order * Gerardus Rivius (fl. 1592–1625), Flemish printer * Gerardus Rufus Vacariensis (1500–1550), French Catholic theologian and humanist * Gerardus a Schagen (c.1642–1724), Dutch engraver and cartographer *

Gerardus Vossius Gerrit Janszoon Vos (March or April 1577, Heidelberg – 19 March 1649, Amsterdam), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian. Life He was the son of Johannes (Jan) Vos, a Protestant from the Ne ...

(1577–1649), Dutch classical scholar and theologian * Gerardus de Zutphania (1367–1398), Dutch mystical writer ;Birth names * Gerardus Pieter Baerends (1916–1999), Dutch zoologist and ethologist *

Gerardus Beekman Gerardus Willemse Beekman (c. August 1653 – October 10, 1723) was a wealthy physician, land owner, and colonial governor of the Province of New York. Early life He was christened August 17, 1653 at Corlaer's Hook Plantation, New York, the seco ...

(1653–1723), New Netherland physician, land owner, and colonial governor of New York * Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (1887–1941), Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army * Gerardus Leonardus Blasius (1627–1682), Dutch physician and anatomist * Gerardus J.P.J. Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch linguist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and lecturer *

Gerardus Petrus Booms Gerardus Petrus Booms (29 October 1822 in Maastricht – 23 February 1897 in The Hague) was a Dutch military leader, author, and politician. Life Boom's father and his brothers served under Napoleon ; the father took part in the French oc ...

(1822–1897), Dutch lieutenant-general, Minister of War, and publisher *

Gerardus Brackx Gerardus "Gerard" Brackx (1931, Ostend – 19 September 2011) was a Belgian businessman, pioneer of the Belgian travel business and founder of Jetair. His father was a Catholic businessman who owned a factory which produced washing machines and ...

(1931–2011), Belgian travel businessman * Gerardus J.M. Braks (born 1933), Dutch government minister and President of the Senate * Gerardus H.G. von Brucken Fock (1859–1935), Dutch pianist and composer * Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (1917–2005), Dutch Air Force pilot during World War II *

Gerardus Clark Gerardus Clark (January 20, 1786 – August 23, 1860) was an American lawyer. He was the son of William and Annis (Bostwick) Clark, and was born in New Milford, Connecticut, January 20, 1786. He graduated from Yale University in 1804. While ...

(1786–1860), American lawyer * Gerardus Antonius Cox (born 1940), Dutch singer, cabaret artist and actor *

Gerardus Croese Gerard Croese (26 April 1642, Amsterdam – 10 May 1710, Dordrecht) was a Dutch Reformed minister and author. He is now remembered as an early historian of the Society of Friends, with his ''Historia Quakeriana'' (1695). It is considered sympathet ...

(1642–1710), Dutch Reformed minister and author *

Gerardus Johannes Geers Gerardus Johannes Geers, (Delft, 10 December 1891 – Groningen, the 2 May 1965), was a Dutch linguist and Hispanist. He wrote his thesis on the language of the Blackfoot Indians in North America but spent his career studying the Spanish language a ...

(1891–1965), Dutch linguist and Hispanist *

Gerardus Gul Gerardus Gul (27 October 1847 – 9 February 1920) served as the seventeenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1892 to 1920. He is known for his role in assisting the persons who would later found the Polish National Catholic Church in the United States ...

(1847–1920), Dutch Archbishop *

Gerardus Philippus Helders Gerardus Philippus "Gerard" Helders (9 March 1905 – 6 January 2013) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. Helders app ...

(1905–2013), Dutch politician, Minister of Colonial Affairs *

Gerardus Heymans Gerardus Heymans (17 April 1857, Ferwert – 18 February 1930, Groningen) was a Dutch philosopher and psychologist.Hubbeling, H. G. (2013). Gerardus Heijmans (1857-1930). In ''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland.'' https://resources.huygens ...

(1857–1930), Dutch philosopher and psychologist *

Gerardus 't Hooft Gerardus (Gerard) 't Hooft (; born July 5, 1946) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating the ...

(born 1946), Dutch theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate *

Gerardus Huysmans Gerardus Wilhelmus Maria Huijsmans (later known as Huysmans) (29 April 1902 – 18 March 1948) was a Dutch politician. Huijsmans was born in Eindhoven. He was Dutch Minister for Finance in 1945 and Minister of the Economy from 1946 to 194 ...

(1902–1948), Dutch government minister * Gerardus Kamper (born 1950), Dutch cyclist *

Gerardus Johannes Lap Gerardus Johannes (Geert) Lap (born Venlo, 24 December 1951- 26 April 2017 ) was a Dutch ceramist, known for his new approach to ceramics characterized as clay minimalism. Life and work Geert Lap studied at the AKV St. Joost from 1974 to 1976, ...

(1951–2017), Dutch ceramist * Gerardus B.M. Leers (born 1951), Dutch government minister and mayor * Gerardus van der Leeuw (1890–1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion * Gerardus Mes (fl. 1560), Flemish composer * Gerardus Mühren (1946–2013), Dutch footballer *

Gerardus Johannes Mulder Gerardus Johannes Mulder or Gerrit Jan Mulder (27 December 1802 – 18 April 1880) was a Dutch organic and analytical chemist. Life Mulder was born in Utrecht and earned a medical degree from Utrecht University. He became a reader of chemis ...

(1802–1880), Dutch organic and analytical chemist *

Gerardus Rubens Pierre-Eugène-Aloys known as Gerardus Rubens, OCist. (born 1674; died 21 January 1736) was the 42nd Abbot of the Common Observance in St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem. He was the son of Aloysius Rubens and Anne de Deckers, and related to the Pain ...

(1674–1736), Flemish Cistercian abbot * Gerardus Cornelius Schoffelen (born 1937), Dutch sculptor *

Gerardus Siderius Gerardus Gijsbertus Siderius (11 March 1914, Amsterdam – 14 April 1990, Loosdrecht) was a Dutch canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Henk Starreveld Hendrik "Henk" Pieter Starreveld (28 April 1914 ...

(1914–1990), Dutch canoeist *

Gerardus J. Sizoo Gerardus Johannes Sizoo (8 November 1900 – 4 January 1994) was the first professor of physics at the Vrije Universiteit. He is notable for the establishment and development of the applied physics laboratory in 1930 and the establishment of the F ...

(1900–1994), Dutch physicist *

Gerardus van Swieten Gerard van Swieten (7 May 1700 – 18 June 1772) was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical university education. He was the fat ...

(1700–1772), Dutch-Austrian physician * Gerardus Franciscus Tebroke (1949–1995), Dutch long-distance runner * Gerardus B.M.C. Thoolen (1943–1996), Dutch stage and film actor * Gerardus M.J. Veldkamp (1921–1990), Dutch economists and government minister * Gerardus Petrus Voorting (1923–2015), Dutch road cyclist *

Gerardus de Vries Lentsch Gerardus "Gerard" de Vries Lentsch (23 November 1883, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 9 July 1973, Oegstgeest) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. De Vries Lentsch, as crew ...

(1883–1973), Dutch competitive sailor * Gerardus Maria Willems (born 1946), Dutch-born Australian classical pianist *

Gerardus Wynkoop II Gerrardus Wynkoop (September 30, 1732 - June 18, 1812) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Bucks County and served as speaker of the House in 1793. State Assembly prior to 1790 Votes * November 23, 1778 – due to a d ...

(died 1812), Pennsylvania politician * Gerardus Josephus Xavery (1700–aft.1747), Flemish-Dutch etcher and painter

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