Géry is the customary French form of Saint
Gaugericus
Saint Gaugericus, in French language, French Saint Géry (also known as Gorik, Gau; in Walloon language, Walloon, Djèri) ( 550 – August 11, 619) was a bishop of Cambrai, France.
Biography
He was born to Roman Empire, Roman parents, Gaude ...
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French communes named for the saint include:
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Géry, Meuse, France
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Saint-Géry (disambiguation), several French communes
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Saint-Géry Island, former island in Brussels, Belgium
People with the surname Gery or Géry:
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Jacques Géry Jacques Géry (12 March 1917, Paris – 15 June 2007, Sarlat, France) was a French ichthyologist. He was also a scientist and a Doctor of Medicine.
The most notable species he described are:
* Green neon tetra, ''Paracheirodon simulans'' (Géry, ...
(1917–2007), French ichthyologist
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Jean Gery
Jean Gery (before 1638 – 1690?) (also spelled Jean Jarry, Yan Jarri or Jean Henri) was a French explorer and a deserter from the La Salle expedition of 1685. After leaving the expedition, Gery became chief of a group of Coahuiltecan Indians, ...
(also spelled Jean Jarry, Yan Jarri or Jean Henri) (before 1638–1690, French explorer
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Marcel Gery
Marcel Gery (in Czech and Slovak Marcel Géry; born March 15, 1965) is a former butterfly swimmer, who was born in Czechoslovakia and competed for the Czechoslovak national team in international competitions.
At the 1985 Summer Universiade, G ...
(born 1965), Slovakian and Canadian swimmer
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Wade-Gery:
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Laura Wade-Gery (born 1965), British business executive
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Robert Wade-Gery (1929–2015), British diplomat
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Theodore Wade-Gery
Theodore may refer to:
Places
* Theodore, Alabama, United States
* Theodore, Australian Capital Territory
* Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia
* Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada
* Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Saskatche ...
(1888–1972), British classical scholar, historian and epigrapher
Gery and Géry are also male given names, including:
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Géry de Ghersem
Géry de Ghersem (also Géry Gersem) (1573 to 1575 – 25 May 1630) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance, active both in Spain at the court of Philip II and Philip III, and in his native from Low countries. He was a prolific and ...
(also Géry Gersem) (1573/75–1630), Franco-Flemish composer
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