Gerasimos ( el, Γεράσιμος) is a Greek given name derived from Greek "γέρας" ("gΕras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"Liddel & Scott, Greek Lexicon, γέρας
/ref>). The suffix -ιμος gives the meaning "the one who deserves honour". It can also be anglicized as "Gerassimos" or "Gerasimus". It can also be slavicized as

Gerasim Gerasim (Russian Герасим; ) is a male given name, derived from Greek γεράσιμος (cf. Gerasimos), meaning "Respectable", "Honorable Elder". First name * Gerasim Izmailov, Russian navigator * Gerasim - deaf and mute serf, a character i ...

(russian: Герасим; ).

Saints

Gerasimus of the Jordan Gerasimus of the Jordan ( el, Γεράσιμος Ἰορδανίτης, Abba Gerasimus, Holy Righteous Father Gerasimus of Jordan—also spelled Gerasimos or Gerasim) was a Christian saint, monk and abbot of the 5th century AD. Biography Gerasi ...

, a Christian saint, monk, and abbot of the 5th century AD *

Gerasimos, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Symeon Gerasimos (or Gerasimus) was a Christian apologist and monk who wrote in Arabic. He lived in the Middle Ages, sometime between the 9th and 13th centuries. Life Virtually nothing is known of Gerasimos' biography. His only surviving work provides no ...

, Christian author in Arabic, 12th/13th century * Gerasimos of Euripos, Orthodox monk and disciple of Gregory of Sinai, 14th century *

Gerasimus of Kefalonia Gerasimos of Kefalonia (Greek: Άγιος Γεράσιμος) is the patron saint of the island of Kefalonia in Greece. Life Gerasimos (1506–1579) came from the aristocratic and wealthy Notaras family. He was ordained a monk at Mount Athos, w ...

, a Christian saint and monk of the 16th century AD from the Greek island of Kefalonia

Orthodox bishops

Patriarchs of Constantinople

* Gerasimus I of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321 * Gerasimus II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1673 to 1674 *

Gerasimus III of Constantinople Gerasimus III was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1794 to 1797. He descended from Cyprus. In 1762 he was elected metropolitan bishop of Vize, in 1783 of İzmit and in 1791 of Derkoi. In the 3rd of March in 1794 he was elected Ecumen ...

, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1794 to 1797

Other Orthodox patriarchs

* Gerasimus I of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and later Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in the late 19th century AD * Gerasimos I, Serbian Patriarch, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch (1574-1586)

Other Orthodox bishops

* Gerasimos Avlonites, a Greek Orthodox bishop of the Diocese of Arcadia in Crete in the 18th century AD * Gerasimos Michaleas, a bishop of the Greek Orthodox church of America in the 21st century AD

Other people

* Gerasimos Vokos, a Greek writer *

Gerasimos Arsenis Gerasimos Arsenis ( el, Γεράσιμος Αρσένης; 30 May 1931 – 19 April 2016) was a Greek politician who served as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and as a Minister in several Governments with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. ...

, a Greek politician * Gerasimos Skiadaresis, a Greek actor * Gerassimos Moutafis, a Greek singer

References

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