Given name · Russian
Жерар
“spear”
Жерар is a masculine given name from French. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Жерар goes back to French Gérard, meaning “spear.”
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Where it comes from
Жерар comes from French, and ultimately from German.
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How it developed
From French Gérard, from Old High German hard, from English, from Old Norse, from German.
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Жерар’s family of names
In Russian usage, Жерар has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gérard.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
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