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Gérard

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Gérard
PronunciationFrench: [ʒeʁaʁ]
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Meaningstrong and brave spear-wearer
Region of originCommon in French-speaking countries
Other names
Related namesGerard Gerhar(d)t, Geert, Gerhardus, Girard, Gerardo, Gertje, Gerrit, Jerry/Gerry.

Gérard (French: [ʒeʁaʁ] ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other 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.

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