Gervais
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + an uncertain element.
The name of a 2nd C saint.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1185x1186 Geruasio (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 5;
1189 Gervasius (nom) GASurv p. 143;
1222 Gervasii (gen) StPaulDom p. 95,
Gervasium (acc) ibid. p. 95,
Gervasius (nom) ibid. p. 39;
1560 Jervis (nom) StMartF p. 60
- Early Modern English
- ● 1583 Gervis BEmar-vol2 p. 96
- Walloon
- ● 1590 Geruois RWC p. 13;
1590/1 Geruois ibid. p. 15;
1590 Gervais ibid. p. 563;
1591/2 Geruois ibid. p. 20;
1591 Jeruois ibid. p. 17;
1592/3 Gerouis ibid. p. 25;
1592 Geruois ibid. p. 23;
1593 Geruois ibid. p. 28;
1593/4 Geruois ibid. p. 30;
1594 Geruois ibid. p. 32;
1594/5 Geruois ibid. p. 36;
1595 Geruoise ibid. p. 39,
Jeruois ibid. p. 37
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1123 Gervasii (gen) CartYonne1 CXXXV;
1124 Gervasius (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII;
1180 Gervasii (gen) RotScaNor p. 16,
Gervasio (abl) ibid. p. 27,
Gervasius (nom) ibid. p. 17;
1231 Gervasii (gen) NDParisII 2-LXXXVIII;
1255 Gervasii (gen) ArrestReg-volI V, Candlemas;
1258 Gervasius (nom) ibid. XXIX, Candlemas;
1259 Gervasium (acc) ibid. XVIII, Pentecost;
1260 Gervasius (nom) ibid. VI, Candlemas;
1304 Gervasii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVI;
1308 Gervasium (acc) ArchReimsII1 LXV
- Old French
- ● 1296 Gervese paris1296 p. 3;
1302x1303 Gervaise (obl) ArchReimsII1 XXX;
1313 Gervaise Paris1313 p. 2,
Gerveise ibid. p. 35
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Gervaise MemBret-II col. 601;
1418 Gervais DdB1418 p. 198,
Gervaise HGParis p. 374;
1479 Gervaise Laroche no. 2;
1561 Gervays RegPCC-1 p. 3;
1562 Gervais ibid. p. 9;
1564 Gervais ibid. p. 62;
1565 Gervais ibid. p. 123;
1566 Gervais ibid.;
1567 Gervais ibid. p. 287;
1568 Gervais ibid. p. 368;
1570 Gervais ibid. p. 427;
1571 Gervays ibid. p. 443
- ◑ 1423 Gervaisot favier 272;
1438 Gervaisot ibid. 115
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Geruasius (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 17
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1382 Gerbaisii (gen) Sav14thC 9
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1124 Gervasius (nom) ESC L
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 2h12thC Geruasii (gen) CartChart 6;
1475 Gervasii (gen) MHCG2 239
- Wales
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- Latin
- ● 1247 Jervisia (abl) ArchCambIII p. 228
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Gervais". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Gervais.