Given name & surname
Gerbert
“spear”·“bright”
Gerbert is a masculine given name. It is used in English and French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerbert is built from elements meaning “spear” and “bright”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gerbert’s family of names
In French usage, Gerbert continues an earlier form in Gerbertus. In German usage, Gerbert as a surname has a related form in GERBER.
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