Surname
Gerety
“son of a member of the Oireachtas”
Gerety is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerety is a form of Geraghty. Geraghty goes back to Irish mac Oireachtach, meaning “son of a member of the Oireachtas.”
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Where it comes from
Gerety is a form of Geraghty. Geraghty comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gerety’s family of names
In English usage, Gerety as a surname has a related form in Geraghty.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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