Given name
Gervasius
“one who is honored; one who serves the spear”
Gervasius 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
Gervasius is a variant of Gervase. One German interpretation is “one who is honored; one who serves the spear.” Its derivation is not certain.
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Where it comes from
Gervasius is a variant of Gervase. A possible origin is German, although the derivation remains uncertain.
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Gervasius’s family of names
In Latin usage, Gervasius has a later derivative in Gervais. Gervasius has a related form in Gervase. In English usage, Gervasius has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gervais.
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Gervasius has relatives in 6 languages.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Gervaisderivative · French
- Gervasiosequivalent
- Gervasioequivalent
- Cirvášderivative · zlw-ocs
- ΓερβάσιοςGreek
- Jervasíderivative · zlw-ocs
- Gervasiderivative · Catalan
- Gervasoequivalent
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