Gerasim (
Russian Герасим; ) is a male given name,
derived from
Greek γεράσιμος (cf.
Gerasimos Gerasimos ( el, Γεράσιμος) is a Greek given name derived from Greek "γέρας" ("gΕras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"). The suffix -ιμος gives the meaning "the one who deserves honour". It can also be anglicized as "Gerassimos" or ...
), meaning "Respectable", "Honorable Elder".
First name
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Gerasim Izmailov, Russian
navigator
* Gerasim - deaf and mute serf, a character in
Ivan Turgenev's short story''
Mumu''
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Gerasim Khugayev
Gerasim "Rezo" Georgievich Khugayev ( os, Хуыгаты Георгийы фырт Герасим (Резо), ''Xwêgatê Géorgiyê fêrt Gérasim (Rézo)''; ka, გერასიმე ხუგაევი, ''Gerasime Khugaevi''; russian: Ге ...
(born 1945), Ossetian
politician
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Gerasim Lebedev
Gerasim Stepanovich Lebedev (russian: Гера́сим Степа́нович Ле́бедев; 1749 – July 27, 1817), also spelled Herasim Steppanovich Lebedeff ( bn, হেরাসিম স্তেপানোভিচ লেবেদ ...
(1749 – 1817), Russian
adventurer,
linguist
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Gerasim Pileš
Gerasim Pileš ( Chuvash & russian: link=no, Харлампьев Герасим Дмитриевич, February 2, 1913, Man Toktash village, Russia – November 2, 2003, Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, Russia) – a Soviet Chuvash writer playwrigh ...
(1913 - 2003), a Soviet Chuvash writer playwright, sculptor, painter.
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Gerasim I, Serbian Patriarch
Gerasim I Sokolović ( sr-cyrl, Герасим I Соколовић) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1574 to 1586. He was the third primate of the restored Serbian Patriarchate of Peć, and cousin of previous Serbian Patriarch ...
, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch (1574-1586)
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Gerasim Zakov (born 1984), Bulgarian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
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Gerasim Zelić
Gerasim Zelić ( sr, Герасим Зелић; 1752–1828) was a Serbian Orthodox Church archimandrite, traveller and writer. His chief work is ''Žitije'' (Lives), in three volumes. They are memoirs of his travels throughout western Europe, ...
(1752 – 1828), a Serbian Orthodox Church archimandrite, traveller and writer
* Gerasim Petronović (1820-1906),
Serbian Orthodox Bishop of
Bay of Kotor and writer
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Gjerasim Qiriazi
Gjerasim Qiriazi (18 October 1858 – 2 January 1894) was an Albanian Protestant preacher and educator. He is the founder of thEvangelical Church of Albania, (VUSH) Vëllazëria Ungjillore e Shqipërisëand the Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Chur ...
(Gerasim Kyrias) (1858 – 1894), an Albanian Protestant preacher and educator.
Related surnames
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Gerasimov Gerasimov (russian: Герасимов) or Gerasimova (feminine; Герасимова) is a Russian surname, derived from the given name Gerasim. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aleksei Gerasimov (disambiguation), multiple people
* Aleks ...
See also
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Gerasimos (disambiguation) Gerasimos ( el, Γεράσιμος) is a Greek given name derived from Greek "γέρας" ("gΕras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"). The suffix -ιμος gives the meaning "the one who deserves honour". It can also be anglicized as "Gerassimos" or ...
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