"Gerard" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒəˈɹɑɹd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gerard.wav Forms: Gerrard [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d Etymology: Etymology tree Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor. Old French Gerartder. Middle English Gerard English Gerard From Middle English Gerard, from Old French Gerart, from Frankish *Gaiʀahard, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:inh|enm:Gerard<id:name><ety:der<fro:Gerart<id:name>>>|id=name|tree=1}} Etymology tree Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor. Old French Gerartder. Middle English Gerard English Gerard, {{inh|en|enm|Gerard}} Middle English Gerard, {{der|en|fro|Gerart}} Old French Gerart, {{der|en|frk|*Gaiʀahard}} Frankish *Gaiʀahard, {{af|gmw-pro|*gaiʀ|*hard(ī)|nocat=1|t1=spear|t2=hard, brave}} *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gerard
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Translations (male given name): Gerard (Afrikaans), Gerard (Basque), Gerardo (Basque), জেরার্ড (jerarḍo) (Bengali), Ге́рхард (Gérhard) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Дже́рард (Džérard) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Жера́р (Žerár) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Gerard [masculine] (Catalan), 傑勒德 /杰勒德 (Jiélèdé) (Chinese Mandarin), Gerhard (Danish), Gerard [masculine] (Dutch), Gerardo (Esperanto), Kert (Estonian), Gérard (French), Xerardo [masculine] (Galician), Gerhard (German), Γεράρδος (Gerárdos) (Greek), Gellért (Hungarian), Gearóid [masculine] (Irish), Gerardo [masculine] (Italian), Gherardo [masculine] (Italian), Ģirts [masculine] (Latvian), Gerrard [masculine] (Manx), Gerardo [masculine] (Portuguese), Жера́р (Žerár) [masculine] (Russian), Ге́рхард (Gérxard) [masculine] (Russian), Дже́ра́рд (Džérárd) [masculine] (Russian), Cilardu [masculine] (Sicilian), Gerardo [masculine] (Spanish), Gerhard (Swedish), Djuråd (Walloon), Djeråd (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-Gerard-en-name-esvibhbL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 96 4
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gerardia (english: syn. of Agalinis) [Translingual] Related terms: Garrett, Gerry, Jerry
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    {
      "english": "syn. of Agalinis",
      "tags": [
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      "translation": "syn. of Agalinis",
      "word": "Gerardia"
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      "word": "Garrett"
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      "word": "Jerry"
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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          "ref": "c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:",
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerard"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerard"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerardo"
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      "code": "bn",
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      "lang_code": "bn",
      "roman": "jerarḍo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "জেরার্ড"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "Gérhard",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ге́рхард"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "Džérard",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "Дже́рард"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "Жера́р"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gerard"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Jiélèdé",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "傑勒德 /杰勒德"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerhard"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gerard"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerardo"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kert"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gérard"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Xerardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerhard"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Gerárdos",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Γεράρδος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gellért"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gearóid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gerardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gherardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ģirts"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Gerrard"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gerardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Žerár",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Жера́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Gérxard",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ге́рхард"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Džérárd",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Дже́ра́рд"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cilardu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gerardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerhard"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "lang_code": "wa",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Djuråd"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "lang_code": "wa",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Djeråd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gerard"
}

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