Gerward
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German wart 'guard, ward'.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Geroardus (nom) irminon-vol2 20, Palatiolum,
Giroardus (nom) ibid. 33, CE,
Gyroardus (nom) ibid. 10, CE
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 828 Gerowardi (gen) OrkGZ no. 29,
Gerowardus (nom) ibid. no. 29;
987 Gerwardus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLVIII
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 814x815 Gerwardus (nom) OrkGZ no. 27;
838 Gerwardi (gen) ibid. no. 33
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerward". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Gerward.