Gérard name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old High German
Usage: French, Swedish, Danish and Finnish
Meaning: Spear, Brave, Hardy, Throws and Hard and Strong
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What does Gérard mean?
Origin of Gérard is in Old High German bestowed upon baby boys, meaning of Gérard is "Spear, Brave, Hardy, Throws and Hard or Strong" is used mostly in Swedish, Finnish, Danish and French.
Gérard is French form of Gerhard. The name is celebrated on October 3.
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Variants of Gérard
Gareth, Gerhard, Gerald, Gerard, Gare, Garald, Gerwald, Gared, Garet
How popular is the name Gérard?
Gérard is an extremely popular name in France given to over 379656 babies in 159 years. At its zenith in 1945, it ranked 4th when 20005 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
Moreover, the name has been to the top 5 baby names 7 times Gérard is a rare baby name in Belgium where it is still in use. But Gérard is a popular baby name in Madagascar where every 1 in 2000 have the name.
According to our findings, at least 370000 people have been bestowed Gérard around the globe.
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Gérard in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 20165 | 26451 | 0 | 265 |
 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 265 |
 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 265 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Alo - Meaning of Alo is Light has origin in Greenlandic particulary used in Swedish and Danish is used as a unisex name
- Ingegerd - Origin of Ingegerd is in Old Norse is used as a baby girl name, meaning of Ingegerd is "Protection, Enclosure or Ings Place" is dominantly used in Swedish, Scandinavian and Danish
- Gildi - Meaning of Gildi is Guild-Brother used for both sexes which is used primarily in Finnish and Old Norse is originated from Germanic and Old Norse
- Anitha - The odd girl name Anitha is used in Tamil and Hindi has its roots in Hebrew and Old English, Anitha means "Grace or Who Takes Pleasure In New Joys"
Famous people named Gérard
- Gérard Bessette, French Canadian writer and educator
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- Gérard Onesta, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens
- Gérard Edelinck, copper-plate engraver and print publisher of Flemish origin
- Gérard Souzay, French baritone
- Gérard Klein, French science fiction writer with sociological training
- Gérard Grisey, twentieth-century French composer of contemporary classical music
- Gérard Encausse, Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist
- Gérard Fusil, creator of the Raid Gauloises in 1989
- Gérard Pierre-Charles, Haitian politician and former leader of the Unified Party of Haitian Communists
- Gérard Pape, composer of electronic music, author
- Gérard Genette, French literary theorist, associated
- Gérard Deprez, Belgian politician
- Gérard Blitz, Belgian entrepreneur and Yogi
- Gérard Bouchard, historian, sociologist and writer
- Gérard Veilleux,
- Gérard de Lally-Tollendal, French politician
- Gérard Audran, French engraver of the Audran family
- Gérard de la Martinière, French businessman
- Gérard Laplau, French folk artist
- Gérard Lesne, French countertenor
- Gérard de Villiers, French writer
- Gérard Calvi, French composer
- Gérard Cauvin, father of the Protestant Reformer John Calvin
- Gérard Brachet, French space scientist
- Gérard Lenorman, French singer
- Gérard Desrosiers, Canadian physician and the founder of the first regional library
- Gérard Hoarau, exiled opposition leader
- Gérard Crombac, Swiss auto-racing journalist
- Gérard Fussman, French indologist
- Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda, Congolese politician
- Gérard Lebovici, French film producer, editor and impresario
- Gérard Pirès, French film director and writer
- Gérard Prunier, French academic and historian specializing
- Gérard Fenouil, former athlete from France
- Gérard Mentor Laurent, Haitian historian and educator
- Gérard Fombrun, Haitian,architect
- Gérard Hekking, French cellist
- Gérard Masson, French composer
- Gérard Garitte, Belgian scientist at the Catholic University of Leuven and historian
- Gérard Chaliand, French expert in geopolitics
- Gérard Krawczyk, French film director
- Gérard Caussé, French violist
- Gérard Roubichou, French writer and art critic
- Gérard of Brogne, abbot of Brogne
- Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French astronomer
- Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and conchologist
- Gérard Mourou, French scientist and pioneer
- Gérard Berry, French computer scientist
- Gérard Depardieu, French actor
- Gérard de Nerval, a major figure of French romanticism, best
- Gérard Houllier, French football manager and former player
- Gérard Asselin, Canadian politician
Lists having Gérard
- Boy names beginning with G
- German Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- French Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in France (1972)
- Baby Names that mean Spear
- Baby Names that mean Brave
- Baby Names that mean Hardy
- Baby Names that mean Hard
- Baby Names that mean Strong