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
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1124 Gervasius (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII;
1180 Gervasii (gen) RotScaNor p. 16,
Gervasio (abl) ibid. p. 27,
Gervasius (nom) ibid. p. 17;
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
- Old French
- ● 1296 Gervese paris1296 p. 3;
1313 Gervaise Paris1313 p. 2,
Gerveise ibid. p. 35
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Gervaise MemBret-II col. 601;
1418 Gervaise HGParis p. 374;
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
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1124 Gervasius (nom) ESC L
- 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 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Gervais.