Given name & surname · also German

Gehring

Gehring is a surname from German, ultimately from Alemannic German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gehring comes from German, and ultimately from Alemannic German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Gehring as a surname is a short form of Gerhard.

Gehring’s family of names

In English usage, Gehring as a surname is a short form of Gerhard. In German usage, Gehring has a later derivative in GEHRIS. In English usage, Gehring as a surname has a related form in GEHRIG.

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Nicknames & forms 4

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