Given name & surname

Gervila

“good”·“hope”

Gervila is a masculine given name from Old High German. It is used in Lithuanian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gervila is built from elements meaning “good” and “hope”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Gervila comes from Old High German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Lithuanian usage, Gervila developed from GERWIL.

Gervila’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Gervila developed from the Old High German form GERWIL. In Lithuanian usage, Gervila has a related form in Gervilaitė. In Lithuanian usage, Gervila has a related form in Gervilienė.

Walk Gervila’s family in the name graph

GervilaGervilaitėGervilienėGerwil

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“filled with hope”

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Elpydah

“filled with hope”

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Elpyda

“filled with hope”

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Elpiedah

“filled with hope”

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Sibling ideas

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