Given name

Gerðr

“garden, yard”

Gerðr is a feminine given name. It is used in Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gerðr probably goes back to a word meaning “garden, yard.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gerðr’s family of names

In Old Norse usage, Gerðr has a later derivative in Gerda. In Old Norse usage, Gerðr has a conventional equivalent in the German form Gerda. In Old Norse usage, Gerðr has a later derivative in Gerd.

Walk Gerðr’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Gerðr has relatives in 8 languages.

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4 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Across languages 4

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

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