Given name

Gersón

“stranger, pilgrim”

Gersón is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gersón goes back to Hebrew גרשון, meaning “stranger, pilgrim.”

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Where it comes from

Gersón comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew גרשון.

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Gersón’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Gersón has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gershon. In Spanish usage, Gersón has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Gérson.

Walk Gersón’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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