Gerard
Looking for more names like Gerard? Get Name MatchMaker & more Expert name-finding tools!
Origin of the name Gerard:
Derived from the Old High German Gerhart (spear strength, brave with the spear), which is composed from the elementsger (a spear) and hart (hearty, brave, strong).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Buy the bookDoes Gerard sound...
Sibling Names for Gerard...
Do you know any real life Gerards?
What are their siblings named?
Reader Contributions
Contribute to, or edit, this collection of community wisdom on the name Gerard!
- Comments and insights on the name Gerard: | Edit
Gerard can be a good name for the child of an international family. It is more sophisticated than Gerald, plus it's used in English-speaking countries, French-speaking countries, and the Netherlands, and is spelled the same way in all of them.
- Personal experiences with the name Gerard: | Edit
- Share what you know!
- Nicknames for Gerard: | Edit
Gerry, Rard, Gee
- Meanings and history of the name Gerard: | Edit
From Old High German, meaning "strong spear". Pronounced jer-ARD in English, zher-AR in French.
- Famous real-life people named Gerard: | Edit
Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet and priest
Gerard Depardieu, French actor
Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
Gerard McSorley, Irish actor
Gerard Way, lead singer of My Chemical Romance and author of comic book series "The Umbrella Academy"
Gerard Canonico (born 1989), American Broadway actor and singer
St. Gerard Majella, patron saint of pregnant women
Gerard Sokoto, South African musician- Gerard in song, story & screen: | Edit
- Share what you know!
Name Lists Featuring This Name
NameVoyager US Popularity of Gerard Over Time
NameMapper Current Popularity of Gerard by State
Global Popularity of the Name Gerard
- #91 in Spain
Baby Name Wizard Store
Celebrate with personalized baby name products! Custom birth announcements, invitations, bibs, onesies & more.
Start Shopping