Gerhard name meaning
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What does Gerhard mean?
Gerhard means Spear Strong, Spear Brave, Hardy or Hard has origin in Old High German and Germanic, a boy name is used prevalently in English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, German, Norwegian and Scandinavian.
Gerhard is German, Scandinavian and English cognate of Gerald. Also Gerhard is German and Scandinavian cognate of Gerard. Of Old High German and Germanic origin, Gerhard is used chiefly in English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, German, Norwegian and Scandinavian aimed at baby boys, Gerhard means "Spear Strong, Spear Brave, Hardy or Hard".
Gerhard is formed by GEIR and HARD.
How do I pronounce Gerhard?
The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Gerhard is gair-hard. Some people pronounce it as ge-rha-rd or ger-hard.
Variants of Gerhard
Adalger, Geirahǫð, Alphard, Hardis, Gerald, Gerard, Gerwald, Garald, Gared, Garet, Aldiger, Harald, Garad, Garrett
How popular is the name Gerhard?
Gerhard is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1882 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 1885, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 439 on boy names chart when 62 babies were given the name Gerhard.
There are over 2423 babies that have been given the name Gerhard in United States. Gerhard is an uncommon baby name in France, where it last appeared in 1960 after 23 years of use since 1901.
There are over 126 babies that have been given the name Gerhard in France.
However things change on global perspective, Gerhard is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 200 have the name.
Also the baby name is popular in Austria, South Africa and Switzerland. According to our findings, over 950000 babies have been named Gerhard globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12171 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8763 | 8 |
| 2014 | 12078 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10746 | 6 |
| 2009 | 12478 | 5 |
Facts
Gerhard in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 4682 | 5087 | 0 | 11 |
 | 999 | 189 | 0 | 0 |
 | 748 | 4991 | 0 | 11 |
 | 217 | 387 | 0 | 11 |
 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What numerology tells about Gerhard?
Handling the problems and life situations of others keeps you distracted from your own. Skin touch makes you nervous because you feel it so deeply that it makes you tremble. Use your brain when it comes to social interaction. People hate you for having the guts to say “NO” to society restriction and rules. Number 6 as your soul urge no represents your caring nature. You are never bored. Even when you are alone.
Other names similar to Gerhard, for soon-to-be-parents
- Reggie - Originated from Old High German and Germanic, Customary Reggie is substantially used in English and Tamil and mostly is bestowed upon both genders, Reggie means "Counsel Power or Ruler with Counsel". In 1979, famed name Reggie bagged 456th position on baby boy chart in United States
- Kareem - Meaning of Kareem is Precious or Distinguished or Noble is chiefly used in Marathi and Hindi and originated from Arabic is aimed at both genders
- Eden - Originated from Old English and Hebrew, Trendy Eden is a gender insensitive name, dominantly used in Finnish and English, Eden means "Adornment or Delightful"
- Nixon - Illustrous Nixon is used in English, Nixon means "Mythological Nike was Greek Goddess of Victory or Root Origin of Nicholas, Son of Nicholas or Abbreviation of Nicholas" used as a gender insensitive name came from Old English and Old Greek
- Nadine - Substantially used in Danish, Greenlandic and Finnish persistent and noteworthy, Nadine is used as a gender-neutral name which came from Russian, meaning of Nadine is "Hope or Hopeful"
Sibling Names for Gerhard
If you've chosen the name Gerhard for your little one, congratulations! Now it's time to think about sibling names that will complement it. We've compiled a list of names that share similar origins, sounds or meanings, so you can find the perfect match for your growing family.
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Famous people named Gerhard
- Gerhard Fieseler, German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion
- Gerhard Ludwig, German bookseller
- Gerhard Rohlfs, German linguist
- Gerhard Lindblom, ethnographer from Sweden
- Gerhard Klopfer, official of the Nazi Party and assistant to Martin Bormann
- Gerhard Schrader, German chemist specializing
- Gerhard Küntscher, German surgeon
- Gerhard Bersu, German archaeologist
- Gerhard Zucker, German businessman and rocket engineer
- Gerhard von Malberg, sixth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- Gerhard Ringel, German mathematician who earned his Ph
- Gerhard Fischer, contributed to the development and popularity of the hand held metal detector
- Gerhard Ritter, nationalist-conservative German historian
- Gerhard Lenski, Lenski, Jr
- Gerhard Tersteegen, German Reformed religious writer
- Gerhard vom Rath, German mineralogist, born at Duisburg in Prussia
- Gerhard Noodt, Dutch jurist, born in Nijmegen
- Gerhard Skiba, of the Austrian Social Democratic Party was elected mayor of the city of Braunau am Inn
- Gerhard Adolph Bading, American physician, politician, and diplomat
- Gerhard Schulmeyer, German American businessman
- Gerhard Stolze, German tenor
- Gerhard Waibel, designer of gliders
- Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, German prince
- Gerhard Kofler, Austrian-Italian writer
- Gerhard Dorn, Belgian philosopher, translator, alchemist
- Gerhard Louis De Geer, Swedish politician,
- Gerhard Koeppel, German-born historian of Roman art and a specialist
- Gerhard Rose, German expert on tropical medicine
- Gerhard M. Sessler, German inventor and scientist
- Gerhard Buchwald, German medical doctor and vaccination critic
- Gerhard Friedrich Müller, historian and pioneer ethnologist
- Gerhard Wagner, first Reich Doctors' Leader
- Gerhard Plankensteiner, Italian luger who competed from 1986 to 2010
- Gerhard Heinrich Dieke, German/U.S. physicist
- Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg and regent of Bad Zwischenahn
- Gerhard Wahrig, German linguist, esp
- Gerhard Hüsch, was one of the most important German singers of modern times
- Gerhard Wessel, was President of the Federal Intelligence Bureau
- Gerhard Kittel, German Lutheran theologian and lexicographer of biblical languages
- Gerhard Botz, German politician and member of the SPD
- Gerhard Unger, German lyric tenor
- Gerhard Haidacher, Austrian bobsledder
- Gerhard Gentzen, German mathematician and logician
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician
- Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian pioneering physicist and physical chemist
- Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist
- Gerhard Thiele, German physicist and a former ESA astronaut
- Gerhard Frey, German mathematician
- Gerhard Hessenberg, German mathematician
- Gerhard Weinberg, German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies
- Gerhard Schröder, West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union party
- Gerhard, professional name of a Canadian artist
- Gerhard Berger, Austrian former Formula One racing driver
- Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service
- Gerhard Casper, former president of Stanford University from 1992 to 2000 and a former Dean of the University of Chicago Law School
- Gerhard Flesch, German SS functionary during the Nazi era
- Gerhard Richter, German visual artist
- Gerhard Glogowski, German politician
Lists having Gerhard
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