Given name & surname

Gehr

“spear”

Gehr is a surname from German. It is used in English and East Central German.

Original GermanGehricke

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gehr goes back to a word meaning “spear.”

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Where it comes from

Gehr comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In East Central German usage, Gehr is a diminutive of Gerhard.

Gehr’s family of names

In East Central German usage, Gehr is a diminutive of Gerhard. In German usage, Gehr as a surname has a related form in GEERS. In German usage, Gehr as a surname has a related form in Gehricke.

Walk Gehr’s family in the name graph

GehrGerhardGeersGerickeGehricke

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Nicknames & forms 4

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