Given name

Gerð

Gerð is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

Original Old NorseGerðr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gerð comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Gerðr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gerð’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Gerð continues an earlier form in Gerðr.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Geirþrúður is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Oygerð is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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