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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gerfrid m. Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

England
Latin
c1132 Garfrido (abl) MemStMF II-I
France
Latin
c823 Girfredus (nom) irminon-vol2 26, CE
Germany
Latin
822x875 Gerfridus (nom) TradCorb §147, Gherfridus (nom) ibid. §164
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerfrid". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Gerfrid.