Gerard m. Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

Brabant

Latin

● 1312 Gerardi (gen) JeanIII p. 10, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 15

Czech Republic

Latin

● 1348 Gerhardo (abl) chlumecky 1; 1349 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 13, Gerhardum (acc) ibid. 125, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 43; 1350 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 216, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 201; 1351 Gerhardo (abl) ibid. 3

England

Latin

● 1279–80 Gerardi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 30, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 28; 1299 Gerardus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2

Middle English

● 1420 Gerard EEW p. 53

English

● 1530 Garardes (gen) LIWill-III p. 69

Estonia

Middle Low German

● 1364 Gherd BbRT p. 334; 1384 Gherhardus ibid. p. 338; 1386 Gherd ibid. p. 338; 1393 Gherd ibid. p. 341; 1397 Gherd ibid. p. 340; 1404 Gherd ibid. p. 344; 1408 Gherd ibid. p. 345; 1409 Gherd ibid. p. 345; 1412 Gheerd ibid. p. 346, Gherd ibid. p. 346; 1413 Gherd ibid. p. 346; 1414 Gherd ibid. p. 347; 1419 Gherd ibid. p. 348; 1426 Gherd ibid. p. 351; 1427 Gert ibid. p. 351; 1428 Gerd ibid. p. 352; 1431 Gert ibid. p. 355; 1432 Gerd ibid. p. 356; 1433 Gerd ibid. p. 356, Gert ibid. p. 356; 1435 Gert ibid. p. 357; 1437 Ghert ibid. p. 361

France

Latin

● c823 Gerardus (nom) irminon-vol2 20, Palatiolum; 1029x1033 Girardus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1107 Girardi (gen) ibid. XVII, Girardus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1115 Girardus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Girardus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1123 Gerardi (gen) ibid. XII; 1133 Gerardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX; 1135 Gerardi (gen) ibid. LXXVIII, Girardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 7, Girardus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138 Gerardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIX; 1138x1162 Girardo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 60, Girardus (nom) ibid. 63; 1141 Gerardi (gen) CartNDSaintes VII; 1147 Gerardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII, clairvaux-12thc 19, Girardi (gen) ibid. 14, Girardo (abl) ibid. 15, Girardus (nom) ibid. 14; 1147x62 Girardo (abl) ibid. 55; 1147x1158 Girardus (nom) ibid. 33; 1147x1162 Girardus (nom) ibid. 52; 1153 Gerardus (nom) CartNDSaintes IX; c1160 Girardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XVI; 1162 Girardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40; 1163 Girardi (gen) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Girardi (gen) ibid. 112, Girardus (nom) ibid. 115; 1164 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 121, Girardi (nom) ibid. 121, Girardus (nom) ibid. 122; 1166 Garardo (dat) CartNDdOurscamp XC; 1167 Gerardi (gen) CartNDSaintes X; 1174 Gerardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXX; 1180 Gerard (nom) RotScaNor p. 28, Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 27, Gerardo (abl) ibid. p. 19, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 11, Girardi (gen) ibid. p. 28, Girardo (abl) ibid. p. 19; 1187 Girardo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LVII; 1190 Gerardi (gen) ibid. CV, Gerardus ibid. CIII; 1193 Gerardus (nom) ibid. CI; 1209 Gerardi (gen) ibid. LII, Gerardus (nom) ibid. LII; 1229 Gerardi (gen) ibid. LXXXII; 1255 Gerardus (nom) ibid. XXXVI; 1257 Gerardus (nom) ArrestReg-volI VIII, BMV; 1258 Girardo (abl) ibid. XXXVI, pluribus; 1270 Gerardo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp XVII; 1273 Girardum (acc) RegToul-13thC p. 19; 1283–86 Gerardi (gen) GasReg-A p. 227; 1301 Girardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 199, Girardo (abl) ibid. p. 261, Girardus (nom) ibid. p. 210; 1378 Gerardi (gen) hanquetvol1 35, Gerardo (dat) ibid. 348, Gerardus (nom) ibid. no. 99, Gherardo (dat) ibid. 1824, Girardi (gen) ibid. 229; 1564 Guerardo (abl) FlorLyon p. 172

◑ 1135 Gerardino (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVIII; 1378 Gerardino (dat) hanquetvol1 1223

Old French

● 1296 Girart paris1296 p. 3; 1301 Gerars (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 335 [p. 235], Gerart (obl) ibid. p. 292, Girard (obl) ibid. p. 286, Girars (obl) ibid. p. 292, Girart (obl) ibid. p. 233; 1313 Gerart Paris1313 p. 1, Girard ibid. p. 19, Girart ibid. p. 14

◑ 1296 Girardin paris1296 p. 43

Middle French

● 1368 Giraut beauchet-vol1 p. 14; 1388 Guerard thierry, Guerart ibid.; 1392 Gerar MemBret-II col. 607, Girard ibid. col. 613, Girart ibid. col. 605, Guerart ibid. col. 609; 1418 Girard HGParis p. 373, Girart ibid. p. 373; 1421 Gerart favier 1028, Girard ibid. 274, Girart ibid. 552; 1423 Gerard ibid. 382, Girard ibid. 68, Girart ibid.; 1438 Girard ibid. 411, Girart ibid.

◑ 1418 Girardin HGParis p. 381; 1438 Girardin favier 162

Germany

Latin

● 963x1023 Gherhard (nom) TradCorb §227; 966 Gerhardi (gen) quix-vol1 14; 1020 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 58; 1061 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 60; 1064 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 92; 1122 Gerardi (gen) ibid. 27; 1130 Gerhardi (gen) ibid. 63; 1134 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 97; 1135 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 64; 1136 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 98; 1142 Gerhardus (nom) mairhofer X; 1143 Gerardi (nom) ibid. XIV; 1147 Gerardi (gen) quix-vol1 29; 1165 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 93; 1173 Gerardo (abl) ibid. 99, Gerardus (nom) ibid. 99; 1185 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 36; 1192 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 40, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 66; 1194 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 54; 1197 Gerardi (gen) ibid. 83, Gerardus (nom) ibid. 83; 1206 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 7; 1212 Gerardus quix-vol1 103; 1214x15 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 19; 1216 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 21; 1217 Gerhardus (nom) quix-vol1 71; 1218 Gerardus (nom) hennes-vol1 32; 1219 Gerhardo (abl) quix-vol1 73; 1221 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 58; 1222 Gerardus (nom) quix-vol1 74; 1234 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 105; 1237 Gerhardi (gen) hennes-vol1 95; 1401 Gerhardo (dat) HD1401 no. 19, gerhardi (gen) ibid. no. 194

Early New High German

● 1402 Gerhart (nom) mairhofer DCLXXI; 1411 Gerhart (nom) ibid. DCXCIII, Gerharten (dat) ibid. DCXCIII; 1418 Gerhart (nom) ibid. DCCVII; 1419 Gerhart (nom) ibid. DCCXI; 1420 Gerhard (nom) ibid. DCCXV; 1497 Gerhart Nurn1497 p. 36

Italy

Latin

● 1285 Gerardi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157; 1326 Gerardo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 427

Latvia

Latin

● 1289 Gerhardo (dat) RigSB 13; 1290 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 21

The Netherlands

Latin

● 1235 Gerardus (nom) hennes-vol1 93

Spain

Catalan

● 1488 Guerret carbonell p. 19; 1510 Guerau valencia1510 3896

Sweden

Old Swedish

● 1383 Gerardus SRA-vol2 no. 1918

Switzerland

Latin

● 14thCx1478 Girardi (gen) Ob-SPVn (179), Girardus (nom) ibid. (23)