Given name
Gerwil
“spear”·“will”
Gerwil is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerwil is built from elements meaning “spear” and “will”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Gerwil comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Gerwillja, from Proto-Germanic *Gaizawilja, built from Old High German gēr (“spear”) + willo (“will”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gerwil’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Gerwil has a later derivative in Gervila. In Old High German usage, Gerwil has a related form in Gerwill.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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