Given name
Gerberga
“spear”·“protection”
Gerberga is a feminine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old Dutch.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerberga is built from elements meaning “spear” and “protection”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *bergu, built from Old Dutch *gēr (“spear”) + *berga (“protection”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
People named Gerberga
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Similar names
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