What does the name Gerardo mean?
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Gerardo Name Meaning and History
Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Gerardo (see Gerard).
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Gerard Name Meaning and History
English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard): from the personal name Gerard, Gérard, introduced to Britain from France by the Normans; it is composed of the Germanic elements gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
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Gerardo
English, Irish, and Dutch: of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements gar, ger spear + hard brave, hardy, strong. In the Middle Ages this was a much more common name than Gerald, with which it was sometimes confused, but nowadays is less common. It survives mainly among Roman Catholics. Variants: Gerrard, Jerrard.
Cognates: French: Gérard. Italian: Gerardo. German: Gerhard, Gerhar(d)t. Low German: Gerrit, Ge(e)rt. Dutch, Flemish: Geeraard, Geerd, Ge(e)rt. Frisian: Gerrit, Garrit. Hungarian: Gellért.
Short form: English: Ged.
Pet forms: English: Gerry, Jerry.
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Gerald
English and Irish: of Germanic origin, composed of the elements gar, ger spear + wald rule. The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans, but soon became confused with Gerard. It died out in England at the end of the 13th century. However, it continued in Ireland, where it had been brought in the 12th century, at the time of Strongbow's invasion, principally by Maurice FitzGerald, “son of Gerald”. The name was revived in England in the 19th century, along with several other long-extinct names of Germanic and Celtic origin, and is now more common than Gerard, which survived all along as an English “gentry” name. Variant: Jerrold.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Gearóid, Gearalt. Welsh: Gerallt. Dutch: Gerolt. German: Gerhold. Italian: Giraldo. French: Gérald, Géraud.
Short form: English: Ged.
Pet forms: English: Gerry, Jerry.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
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The name Gerardo/Jerardo as spelled would be Spanish and Italian from the personal name Gerardo which is English, Irish and Dutch and of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements gar, ger spear + hard brave, hardy, strong. Also, means the same thing as Gerald and Gerard.
Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Gerardo (see Gerard).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Gerardo-fa…
Gerard Name Meaning and History
English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard): from the personal name Gerard, Gérard, introduced to Britain from France by the Normans; it is composed of the Germanic elements gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Gerard-fam…
Gerardo
English, Irish, and Dutch: of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements gar, ger spear + hard brave, hardy, strong. In the Middle Ages this was a much more common name than Gerald, with which it was sometimes confused, but nowadays is less common. It survives mainly among Roman Catholics. Variants: Gerrard, Jerrard.
Cognates: French: Gérard. Italian: Gerardo. German: Gerhard, Gerhar(d)t. Low German: Gerrit, Ge(e)rt. Dutch, Flemish: Geeraard, Geerd, Ge(e)rt. Frisian: Gerrit, Garrit. Hungarian: Gellért.
Short form: English: Ged.
Pet forms: English: Gerry, Jerry.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Gerardo-fa…
Gerald
English and Irish: of Germanic origin, composed of the elements gar, ger spear + wald rule. The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans, but soon became confused with Gerard. It died out in England at the end of the 13th century. However, it continued in Ireland, where it had been brought in the 12th century, at the time of Strongbow's invasion, principally by Maurice FitzGerald, “son of Gerald”. The name was revived in England in the 19th century, along with several other long-extinct names of Germanic and Celtic origin, and is now more common than Gerard, which survived all along as an English “gentry” name. Variant: Jerrold.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Gearóid, Gearalt. Welsh: Gerallt. Dutch: Gerolt. German: Gerhold. Italian: Giraldo. French: Gérald, Géraud.
Short form: English: Ged.
Pet forms: English: Gerry, Jerry.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Gerardo-fa…
The name Gerardo/Jerardo as spelled would be Spanish and Italian from the personal name Gerardo which is English, Irish and Dutch and of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements gar, ger spear + hard brave, hardy, strong. Also, means the same thing as Gerald and Gerard.
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