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Gerard
Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, 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 language, Dutch, Polish language, Polish and Catalan language, Catalan); Gerrard (English, Scottish, Irish); (Italian language, Italian, and Spanish language, Spanish); (Portuguese language, Portuguese); (Italian language, Italian); (Italian language, Northern Italian, now only a surname); (variant forms and , now only surnames, French language, French); (Irish language, Irish); Gerhardt and Gerhart/Gerhard/Gerhardus (German language, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans language, Afrikaans); (Hungarian language, Hungarian); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gerardo
Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race car driver * Gerardo Carrera Piñera (born 1987), Spanish professional footballer, usually simply Gerardo * Gerardo Diego (1896–1987), Spanish poet * Gerardo García León (born 1974), Spanish footballer * Gerardo Greco (born 1966), Italian journalist * Gerardo Guevara (1930–2024), Ecuadorian composer * Gerardo Herrero (born 1953), Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer * Gerardo de León (1913–1981), Filipino actor and film director * Gerardo Machado (1871–1939), President of Cuba * Gerardo Martino (born 1962), retired Argentine footballer and current manager * Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897–1948), Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist * Gerardo Mejía (born 1965), Ecuadorian-born musician, known as Gerardo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gerry
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named ** Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge *** Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann ****Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas ***** Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ****** Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ****** Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president ****** Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr ******* Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr * Alan Gerry (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gérard
Gérard (French language, French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, 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'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard. As a given name * Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer * Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (1950–2013), Canadian politician * Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician * Gérard Barray (1931–2024), French film and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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" or "brave with the spear". The name's common female equivalent is Geertje. The pronunciation of the name varies slightly, depending on whether or not the speaker uses a variety of Dutch which distinguishes between the phonemes and . While speakers of most northern varieties of Dutch, which do not distinguish between the two phonemes, will pronounce the name as or , speakers of southern varieties will generally pronounce it as {{IPA, �eːrt. Although Geert is a name in its own right, it is often the given name of persons who are formally called Gerard or Gerardus. The latter name refers usually to saints Gerard of Toul or Gerard Majella. People with the given name * Geert Bakker (1921–1993), Dutch sailor * Geert Egberts Boer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Garrett (name)
Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the invading Normans and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names. The name ''Gerard'' (or Germanic: Gerhard) is composed of the Germanic elements or (meaning 'spear') and ('brave', 'hard' or 'strong'), while ''Gerald'' is composed of again or ('spear') and ('to rule').''Family Names And Family History'', David Hey, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, , 9781852855505. page. 42 Although Garrett remains predominantly only a last name in the UK and Ireland, elsewhere in the English-speaking world it is also a common first name (e.g. in the United States). Other surnames derived from Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald include: Gerrard, Garratt, Garret, Garred, Garrad, Garrard, Garrod, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gert
Gert is a mainly masculine given name (sometimes a 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 increasingly rare. In 2010 around 12,000 in Sweden had the name as their first name according to the same source. Gert is most common in Sweden among men over 50 years of age. Around 400 women in Sweden have Gert as their first name according to the Swedish Bureau of Census. Sports *Gert Aandewiel (born 1969), Dutch football player and manager *Gert Andersen (born 1939), Danish handball player * Gert Bals (1936–2016), Dutch footballer *Gert Bender (born 1948), German motorcycle racer *Gerrit Gert van den Berg (cyclist) (1903-?), Dutch cyclist *Gert Blomé (1934–2021), Swedish ice hockey player *Gert Bolmer (born 1983), Dutch dressage equestrian *Gert Bongers (born 1946), Dutch track cyclist *Gert Brauer (1955–2018), G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Girard (other)
Girard may refer to: Places in the United States *Girard, Alabama *Girard, Georgia *Girard, Illinois *Girard, Kansas *Girard, Michigan *Girard, Minnesota *Girard, Ohio *Girard, Pennsylvania *Girard, Texas *Girard, West Virginia *Girard Township, Macoupin County, Illinois *Girard Township, Michigan *Girard Township, Minnesota *Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania *Girard Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania * Girard Avenue, a street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by two SEPTA stations: **Girard station (Broad Street Line), a subway station on serving the Broad Street Line **Girard station (SEPTA Market-Frankford Line), a rapid transit station on Market-Frankford Line **SEPTA Route 15, a trolley line also known as the Girard Avenue Line *Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, was known as Girard until 1941 People * Girard I of Roussillon (died 1113), count of Roussillon * Girard II of Roussillon (died 1172), count of Roussillon * Gerard la Pucelle (1117–1184), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gerhardus
Gerhardus and its shortened form Hardus are masculine given names of Dutch-language origin. People with those names include: * Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie (AKA Brand Fourie, 19162008), South African youth pastor * Francois Gerhardus Joubert (18271903), Boer general * RG Snyman, Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman (born 1995), South African rugby union player * Gerhardus Liebenberg (born 1972), South African cricketer * Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock (192689), South African banker, sixth Governor of the ABSA Bank * Gerhardus Pienaar (born 1981), South African javelin thrower * Hardus Viljoen (Gerhardus C. Viljoen, born 1989), South African cricketer * Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (18931958), Prime Minister of South Africa 195458 * Johannes Maritz (Johannes Gerhardus Maritz, born 1990), Namibian hurdler See also * Gerardus Mercator (151294), Flemish cartographer * Gerard (other) * Gerhard (other) * * References {{given name [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 (1919–1983), German World War II flying ace * Gerhard Berger (born 1959), Austrian racing driver * Gerhard Boldt (1918–1981), German soldier and writer * Gerhard de Beer (born 1994), South African football player * Gerhard Diephuis (1817–1892), Dutch jurist * Gerhard Domagk (1895–1964), German pathologist and bacteriologist and Nobel Laureate * Gerhard Dorn (c.1530–1584), Flemish philosopher, translator, alchemist, physician and bibliophile * Gerhard Ertl (born 1936), German physicist and Nobel Laureate * Gerhard Fieseler (1896–1987), German World War I flying ace * Gerhard Flesch (1909–1948), German Nazi Gestapo and SS officer executed for war crimes * Gerhard Gentzen (1909–1945), German mathematician and logician * Gerhard A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gerrit (other)
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 Badenhorst (born 1962), South African powerlifter and professional strongman competitor * Gerrit Battem (c. 1636 – 1684), Dutch landscape painter * Gerrit Beneker (1882–1934), American painter and illustrator * Gerrit Berckheyde (1638–1698), Dutch painter * Gerrit Berkhoff (1901–1996), Dutch chemist and university rector * Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903–1996), Dutch theologian * Gerrit Berveling (born 1944), Dutch Esperanto author * Gerrit Blaauw (1924–2018), Dutch computer engineer * Gerrit de Blanken (1894–1961), Dutch pottery artist * Gerrit van Bloclant (1578–1650), Dutch Renaissance painter * Gerrit Bol (1906–1989), Dutch mathematician * Gerrit Braamcamp (1699–1771), Dutch distiller, timber merchant and art collector * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Geraldo (name)
Geraldo is a Spanish, Italian or Portuguese name equivalent to Gerald or Harold. It may refer to: Notable individuals * Geraldo, English bandleader (1904–1974) * Geraldo Alckmin, Brazilian politician * Geraldo Alves (footballer, born 1980), Portuguese * Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves, Brazilian international footballer * Geraldo Boldewijn, American football player * Geraldo Gonzalez, Cuban boxer known as Kid Gavilán * Geraldo Guzman, baseball player * Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Brazilian priest * Geraldo Moreira da Silva Júnior, Brazilian football player * Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, Brazilian priest * Geraldo Rivera, American television personality, host on the Geraldo talk show * Geraldo Rocha Pereira, Brazilian footballer * Geraldo dos Santos Júnior, Brazilian football player * Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo, Brazilian footballer Fictional characters *Geraldo Russo, a.k.a. Jerry Russo, a character from '' Wizards of Waverly Place'' * The Mystic Shopkeeper Geraldo, one of the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Guerard (other)
Guérard, and Guerard may refer to: Localities * Guérard, in the Seine-et-Marne department of the Île-de-France region, north-central France * Beuzeville-la-Guérard, in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region, northern France * Bosc-Guérard-Saint-Adrien, in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region, northern France * Templeux-le-Guérard, in the Somme department of the Picardie region, northern France * Bosc-Guérard-Saint-Adrien, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region, northern France People * Albert J. Guerard (1914–2000), American academic and writer * Albert Léon Guérard (1880–1959), French-born American academic, father of Albert J. Guerard * Benjamin Guerard (1740–1788), American politician from South Carolina * Benjamin Guérard (historian) (1797–1854), French historian and librarian * Daniel Guérard (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player * Michel Guérard (1933–2024, Vétheuil, Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |