Given name & surname
Gervaise
“one who is honored; one who serves the spear”
Gervaise is a variant of Gervase. One German interpretation is “one who is honored; one who serves the spear.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gervaise is a variant of Gervase. One German interpretation is “one who is honored; one who serves the spear.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gervaise is a variant of Gervase. A possible origin is German, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Gervaise is a feminine form of Gervais. In French usage, Gervaise is a feminine form of Gervase.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gervaise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54
- 0 boys · 54 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gervaise’s family of names
In French usage, Gervaise is a feminine form of Gervais. Gervaise has a related form in Gervase. Gervaise shares a linguistic root with Gervais.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gervaise has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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