"Gerlach" meaning in English

See Gerlach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Gerlachs [plural], Gerlac [alternative], Gerlache [alternative]
Etymology: From the German and Dutch surname, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *laik (“sport, game”), meaning something like "spear-thrower." Compare Garlick, Garlock, Carlock. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gem-pro}}, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Gerlach (countable and uncountable, plural Gerlachs)
  1. (countable) A surname from the Germanic languages or originating as an occupation. Tags: countable Translations (surname): Герлах (Gerlah) [feminine, masculine] (Bulgarian), Gerlach (Dutch), Gerlach (German), Gerlachus (Latin), Gerlach (Limburgish), Gerlach (Luxembourgish)
    Sense id: en-Gerlach-en-name-wYBgW2UM Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 72 22 6
  2. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Nevada, USA, Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerlach-en-name-rGrvkKkP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Limburgish translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 78 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 6 5 44 14 2 4 4 6 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 4 50 16 1 3 4 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 75 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 76 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 77 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Limburgish translations: 5 77 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 8 73 20
  3. The highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpathian Mountains. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gerlach-en-name-vWjGURZJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Stern-Gerlach experiment

Inflected forms

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