Given name & surname · also Germanic
Gerlach
“a spear thrower”
Gerlach is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a spear thrower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “a spear thrower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
Gerlach’s family of names
In German usage, Gerlach shares a linguistic root with the Gothic form 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃. In German usage, Gerlach has a related form in Gerlac. In German usage, Gerlach has a related form in Gerlache.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gerlach has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gerlach
- Gerlach I of NassauCount of Nassau (1298-1344)1200–1361
- Gerlach II of Nassau-WiesbadenCount of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1370-1386)1333–1386
- Gerlach Adolph von MünchhausenGerman politician in Hanover (1688-1770)
- Gerlac PetersonDutch mystic1370–1411
- Gerlach of NassauArchbishop and Elector of Mainz (1346-1371)1322–1371
- Gerlach IV of Isenburg-LimburgGerman noble1227–1289
- Gerlach FlickeGerman portrait painter (1495-1558)
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Similar names
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Gerheri
“spear” · “army”
>99% boys
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“a Geat” · “king”
>99% boys