Gerlach
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old Saxon *lēkian, Old High German *leihhen, *leichen 'to dance, sport, play'.
The name of a 12th C Dutch saint.
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1383 Gherlach BbRT p. 337;
1415 Gerlach ibid. p. 347;
1417 Gherlach ibid. p. 348;
1431 Gerlach ibid. p. 355
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1378 Gerlacus (nom) hanquetvol1 2313
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1064 Gerlacus (nom) quix-vol1 92;
1191 Gerlacus (nom) ibid. 38;
1211 Gerlacus (nom) hennes-vol1 11;
1214 Gerlacus (nom) ibid. 15;
1219 Gerlacus (nom) ibid. 40;
1220 Gerlachus (nom) ibid. 44;
1222 Gerlacus (nom) quix-vol1 74,
quix-vol2 132;
1233 Gerlacus (nom) hennes-vol1 88;
1234 Gerlacus (nom) ibid. 89;
1253 Gerlauch (nom) ibid. 147;
1412 Gerlochi (gen) mairhofer DCXCV
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1286 Gerlaco (dat) RigSB 463;
1287 Gerlaco (dat) ibid. 496;
1291 Gerlaco (dat) ibid. 346;
1292 Gerlaco (dat) ibid. 149;
1293 Gerlaco (dat) ibid. 152;
1296 Gerlaci (gen) ibid. 398;
1307 Gerlaco (dat) ibid. 204
- Poland
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- Middle High German
- ● 1324x1332 Gerlach SBGlatzer p. 1
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerlach". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Gerlach.