Gerard

== English == === Alternative forms === Gerrard === Etymology === From Middle English Gerard, from Old French Gerart, from Frankish *Gaiʀahard, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) +‎ *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹɑɹd/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d === Proper noun === Gerard A male given name from the Germanic languages. A surname originating as a patronymic. ==== Derived terms ==== Translingual: Gerardia (syn. of Agalinis) ==== Related terms ==== Garrett Gerry Jerry ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Drager, Grader, grader, red rag, redrag, regard == Basque == === Proper noun === Gerard ? a male given name === References === Xarles Bidegain, Izendegia, 1999, Elkarlanean, Donostia, →ISBN, page 189 == Catalan == === Alternative forms === Guerau, Garau, Grau, Giralt === Etymology === From Frankish *Gaiʀahard, either directly or via Old French Gerart. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒəˈɾart] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒeˈɾaɾt] === Proper noun === Gerard m a male given name from the Germanic languages === Further reading === “Gerard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *Gērhard, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.rɑrt/ Hyphenation: Ge‧rard === Proper noun === Gerard m a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Geerd === Anagrams === drager