Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

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

The name of a number of saints in the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

Often confused with Gerald and Garet. Some forms of this may also be forms of Gerward.

While the name as used across a wide geographic area, different areas had different characteristic spellings. The spelling Gir- is typical of France, while Gher- is typical of the Low Countries and northern Germany.

Austria
Latin
928 Kerhart (nom) UrkStyria 18; c1050 Gerhart (nom) ibid. 58; 1268 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 197
Belgium
Latin
779 Gaerhardus (nom) OrkGZ no. 12; 1168 Gerardi (gen) CartStBert 19; 1169 Gerardi (gen) ibid. 20; 1176 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 21; 1178 Gerardo (abl) ibid. 23; 1179 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 24; 1187 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 25; 1190 Gerardo (abl) ibid. 26; 1212x1213 Gerardus (nom) OvdFB 2
Middle Dutch
1336 Gerarde (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 25, Gherard (dat) ibid. p. 27, Gherarde (dat) ibid. p. 14, Gherarts (gen) ibid. p. 9; 1371 Gherard (nom) NotComDest III; 1384 Gheeraert (nom) MPSA p. 20; 1386 Gheert (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1403 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 24; 1405 Gheert (nom) ibid. p. 25; 1407 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 25; 1409 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1410 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1411 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 27; 1414 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 28; 1416 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 28; 1417 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 29; 1418 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 29; 1420 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1421 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1422 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1424 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1426 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 32; 1428 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 32; 1430 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 33, Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 33; 1432 Gheeraerrd (nom) ibid. p. 34; 1434 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1436 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1440 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 37; 1441 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 37; 1449 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1452 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 41; 1454 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 41, Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1456 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1458 Gheeraert (nom) ibid. p. 43; 1462 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1465 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1469 Gheeraerd (nom) ibid. p. 47
Dutch
1510 Gheeraerd MPSA p. 52 [sic]; 1512 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 53 [sic]; 1515 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 54 [sic]; 1516 Gheeraert ibid. p. 55 [sic]; 1517 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 55 [sic]; 1518 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 56 [sic]; 1519 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 56 [sic]; 1521 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 57 [sic]; 1523 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 58 [sic]; 1526 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 59 [sic]; 1528 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 60 [sic]; 1530 Geeraerd ibid. p. 60 [sic]; 1533 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 62; 1537 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 61 [sic]; 1539 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 62 [sic]; 1541 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 63; 1544 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 64; 1545 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 65; 1557 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 71; 1558 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 71; 1559 Gheeraert ibid. p. 72; 1560 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 72; 1562 Gheeraert ibid. p. 73; 1563 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 74; 1565 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 75; 1567 Ghaeraerd ibid. p. 76; 1570 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 77; 1572 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 78; 1579 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 82; 1592 Gheeraerd ibid. p. 87; 1597x1598 Geeraerdt BoonenGes p. 328, Geeraert ibid. p. 326, Geerdt ibid. p. 337, Geraerden (dat) ibid. p. 372, Geraerdt ibid. p. 327, Geraert ibid. p. 367, Geraerts (gen) ibid. p. 340
Brabant
Latin
1312 Gerardi (gen) JeanIII p. 10, Gerardum (acc) ibid. p. 43, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 15
Czech Republic
Latin
1345 Gerhardus (nom) CDEM-7.2 629; 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; 1372 Gerhardus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 29; 1384 Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 12; 1386 Gherhardum (acc) ibid. p. 3; 1387 Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 14, Gherardus (nom) ibid. p. 3
Denmark
Danish
1581 Gertt KD-1 no. 362
England
Latin
1185x1186 Gerardi (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 15, Gerardo (dat) ibid. p. 1; 1222 Gerarddus (nom) StPaulDom p. 41, Gerardum (acc) ibid. p. 29, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 41, gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 2; 1279–80 Gerardi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 30, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 28; 1296 Gerardi (gen) RCS-1 p. 95b, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 95b; 1299 Gerardus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1572 Gerardus (nom) AuFr Willemsen; 1589/90 Gerardus (nom) RegBeb p. 30
Anglo-French
1245–1250[1586] Gerard Glover 145
Dutch
1571 Gerardt AuFr Artis; 1572 Gerardt ibid. Artis; 1573 Geeraert ibid. Sanegreijn, Geerardt ibid. Bebber, Gheeraert ibid. Jansen, Gheeraerts (gen) ibid. Wolters; 1574 Geeraert ibid. Sanegrin, Gheeraert ibid. Willems, Gheraert ibid. Bonnijnck; 1575 Geerardts (gen) ibid. Rijckarts, Gerardt ibid. Artis, Gheeraert ibid. Verstriep, Gheerart ibid. p. 89; 1576 Geeraert ibid. Walters, Gheeraert ibid. Jansen, Gheerard ibid. Senegreijn; 1577 Geraert ibid. Rijckaerts, Gheeraert ibid. Verstriep, Gheerard ibid. Jacobsz, Gheraert ibid. Bethurch; 1578 Geerard ibid. Henricks, Geerardt ibid. Raassinck, Gheeraert ibid. Verstriep, Gheeraerts (gen) ibid. Hoer; 1579 Geerard ibid. Platteel, Geerardt ibid. Bedtbort, Geerardts (gen) ibid. Kaussinck, Gerardus ibid. Jansen; 1580 Geerardts ibid. Bedbor; 1581 Geraert ibid. Cubber; 1582 Geerard ibid. Kobber, Geraert ibid. Jansen; 1583 Geerardt ibid. Linden; 1584 Geerard ibid. Kobber, Gerardts (gen) ibid. Wouters; 1585 Geeraert ibid. Wauters; 1586 Geeraert ibid. Jansz, Gheraert ibid. Plateel; 1587 Geeraert ibid. Aertsen; 1588 Geeraert ibid. Cruwe, Geerardus ibid. Pasteins; 1589 Geerardus ibid. Wouters, Gerardts (gen) ibid. Wouters; 1590 Geeraert ibid. Anthonissz, Geerardt ibid. Malines, Geraert ibid. Truyen; 1591 Geeraert ibid. Wons, Geraert ibid. p. 89; 1592 Gheraert ibid. p. 91; 1593 Geeraert ibid. Jansz, Geraert ibid. Drael; 1594 Gerart ibid. Brants, Gheeraert ibid. Cousijn; 1596 Geeraert ibid. Brams, Gheeraert ibid. Bonninck, Gheraert ibid. Jansen; 1597 Geeraert ibid. Tersluijsen, Gheeraert ibid. Cousijn; 1598 Geeraert ibid. Braems, Gheeraert ibid. Truyen; 1599 Geeraert ibid. Hasevelt, Geerart ibid. Cosijn
Middle English
1420 Gerard EEW p. 53; 1429 Gerard WillsInv LV
Early Modern English
1530 Garardes (gen) LIWill-III p. 69
Middle French
1580 Gerard WCS p. 16
Walloon
1581 Guerard RWC p. 562; 1582/3 Gerard ibid. p. 5; 1583 Gerard ibid. p. 6; 1583/4 Gerard ibid. p. 7; 1590/1 Gerard ibid. p. 15; 1591/2 Guerard ibid. p. 20; 1592/3 Gerard ibid. p. 25; 1592 Guerard ibid. p. 24; 1593 Guerard ibid. p. 27
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; 1438 Ghert ibid. p. 361; 1441 Gert ibid. p. 363; 1592 Gertt Tiik1977 p. 288
France
Latin
c823 Gerardus (nom) irminon-vol2 20, Palatiolum, Girardus (nom) ibid. 94, Ved; 994 Girardi (gen) CartSavII 7, Girardus (nom) ibid. 7; 1012 Girardi (gen) ibid. 104; 1022 Girardus (nom) DocMonSav p. 99; 1029x1033 Girardus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1055 Geirardo (abl) StVdM-II 739; 1066 Girardus (nom) ibid. 698; 1093 Gerardo (abl) CartSPL1 VIII; 1096 Gerardus (nom) ibid. IX; 1101x1105 Girardi (gen) ibid. XI; 1101x1129 Girardo (abl) CartStPC XXXVI; 1107 Girardi (gen) ibid. XVII, Girardus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1123 Gerardi (gen) CartNDJosaphat XII; 1125 Girardo (dat) NDParisII 2-XLVII, Girardus (nom) ibid. 2-XLVII; 1133 Gerardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX; 1134 Gerardi (gen) ibid. CLV, Gerardus (nom) ibid. CLV; 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; 1156 Gerardus (nom) CartYonne1 CCCLXXXIII, Girardus (nom) ibid. CCCLXXXIII; 1158 Girardus (nom) StVdM-II 702; 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, Girardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 129, Girardo (abl) ibid. 129, Girardus (nom) ibid. 130; 1167 Gerardi (gen) CartNDSaintes X; 1168 Girardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 133; 1169 Girardus (nom) ibid. 136; 1171 Gerardo (abl) ibid. 139, Girardi (gen) ibid. 142, Girardus (nom) ibid. 140; 1172 Girardus (nom) ibid. 150; 1173 Girardi (gen) NDParisII 1-III, Girardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 151; 1174 Gerardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXX; c1175–1180 Gerardus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 71; 1177 Girardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 165; 1178 Gerardi (gen) ibid. 167, Girardo (abl) NotSLdN I, Girardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 166; 1179 Girardi (gen) ibid. 177, Girardo (abl) ibid. 181, Girardus (nom) ibid. 171, Gyrardo (abl) ibid. 181; 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 (nom) ibid. CIII; 1193 Gerardus (nom) ibid. CI; 1196 Gerardus (nom) ibid. CXXXIX; 1209 Gerardi (gen) ibid. LII, Gerardus (nom) ibid. LII; 1229 Gerardi (gen) ibid. LXXXII; 1245 Gerardum (acc) hennes-vol1 119, Gerardus (nom) ibid. 114; 1255 Gerardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXVI; 1257 Gerardus (nom) ArrestReg-volI VIII, BMV; 1258 Girardo (abl) ibid. XXXVI, pluribus; 1270 Gerardo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp XVII, Girardi (gen) NDParisII 2-XLI; 1273 Girardum (acc) RegToul-13thC p. 19, Girardus (nom) NDParisII 2-XLIII; 1283–86 Gerardi (gen) GasReg-A p. 227, Girardi (gen) ibid. p. 227; 1292 Girart (nom) MemBret-I 1103; 1301 Girardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 199, Girardo (abl) ibid. p. 261, Girardus (nom) ibid. p. 210; 1308 Gerardi (gen) ArchReimsII1 LXVII; 1364/5 Gerardi (gen) ActsCharlesV no. 187; 1378 Gerardi (gen) hanquetvol1 35, Gerardo (dat) ibid. 348, Gerardus (nom) ibid. no. 99, Gherardo (dat) ibid. 1824, Girardi (gen) ibid. 229; 1432 Girardus (nom) MHCG2 477; 1564 Guerardo (abl) FlorLyon p. 172
1135 Gerardino (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVIII; 1292 Girardus (nom) MemBret-I 1103; 1378 Gerardino (dat) hanquetvol1 1223
Old French
1292 Girart 1292paris p. 1, (obl) HistHdVParis p. 113; 1296 Girart paris1296 p. 3; 1299 Girard (obl) HistHdVParis p. 148, Girart (obl) ibid. p. 147; 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; 1303 Gerart (obl) ArchReimsII1 XL; 1307 Gerars (nom) ibid. LX, Gerart (obl) ibid. LX; 1313 Gerart Paris1313 p. 1, Girard ibid. p. 19, Girart ibid. p. 14, Guerart ibid. p. 125
1296 Girardin paris1296 p. 43
Middle French
1354 Girart MHN DLX; 1364 Girart ActsCharlesV no. 76; 1386 Girard MemBret-II col. 513; 1388 Guerard thierry, Guerart ibid.; 1392 Gerar MemBret-II col. 607, Girard ibid. col. 613, Girart ibid. col. 605, Guerart ibid. col. 609; 1404 Girard HistHdVParis no. 4; 1415[1469x1471] Gerard Waurin p. 228, Grard ibid. p. 227; 1418 Girard HGParis p. 373, Girart DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373, Guerart DdB1418 p. 207; 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.; 1466 Girard HistHdVParis no. 5; 1501 Girard MHCG2 274; 1561 Girard RegPCC-1 p. 5; 1562 Gyrard ibid. p. 9; 1564 Girard ibid. p. 49; 1565 Girard ibid. p. 121; 1566 Girard ibid. p. 198; 1567 Girard ibid. p. 341; 1570 Girard ibid. p. 434; 1572 Girard ibid. p. 492; 1587 Gerard RTFProvins 67
1418 Girardin DdB1418 p. 205, 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) UrkMeck1 no. II, quix-vol1 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, Gherardus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 I; 1206 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 7; 1208 Gerardus (nom) quix-vol2 124; 1210 Gerhardi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 IV; 1212 Gerardo (abl) quix-vol2 125, Gerardus (nom) quix-vol1 103; 1214x15 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 19; 1215 Gerardus (nom) quix-vol2 126; 1216 Gerardus (nom) hennes-vol1 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, quix-vol2 132; 1229 Gerardi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 X, Gerhardo (abl) ibid. X, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. X; 1231 Gerardus (nom) ibid. XI; 1233 Gerardus (nom) ibid. XIV; 1234 Gerardus (nom) quix-vol1 105; 1235 Gerhardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XIX; 1237 Gerhardi (gen) hennes-vol1 95; 1238 Gerardi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XVII, Gerardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XX; 1239 Gerardus (nom) ibid. no. XXIV; 1253 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 146; 1256 Gerardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XLVII, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. no. XLVII; 1257 Gerrardus (nom) ibid. no. LI; 1258 Gerardo (abl) hennes-vol1 185; 1259 Gerhardus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1260 Gerardi (gen) hennes-vol1 191, Gerardo (abl) ibid. 189, Gerardus (nom) ibid. 190; 1261 Gerhardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LIII; 1265 Gerardus (nom) ibid. no. LIX; 1274 Gerardus (nom) hennes-vol1 234, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 233, Gherardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXiX; 1276 Gerardi (gen) hennes-vol1 249, Gerardo (abl) ibid. 249; 1277 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 254; 1280 Gerardi (gen) ibid. 268; 1281 Gerhardus (nom) UrkHeil1 31a; 1283 Gerardus (nom) hennes-vol1 292; 1284 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 295; 1285 Gerhardi (gen) ibid. 299, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 299; 1289 Gherardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXVIII; 1294 Gerardo (abl) hennes-vol1 330, Gherhardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XCII; 1296 Gerhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 332; 1297 Gherhardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XCV; 1300 Gerhardi (gen) hennes-vol1 346; 1301 Gherardus (nom) BremUrk2 no. 3; 1302 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. no. 16; 1303 Gerhardi (gen) ibid. no. 29; 1305 Gherardus (nom) UrkMeck-5 2996; 1309 Gerhardus (nom) VFBStralsund 17; 1315 Gherardum (acc) ibid. 47; 1321 Gerghardus (nom) ibid. 61, Gherardus (nom) ibid. 64; 1322 Gherardus (nom) ibid. 76; 1323 Gherardi (gen) ibid. 88; 1324 Gherardus (nom) ibid. 82; 1358 Gherardum (acc) SDHK no. 7438; 1394 Gyrardi (gen) SMM p. 177; 1401 Gerhardo (dat) HD1401 no. 19, gerhardi (gen) ibid. no. 194; 1471 Gerd (nom) VFBStralsund 681
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
Middle Low German
1304 Gerardes (gen) BremUrk2 no. 38; 1376 Ghert (nom) UrkMeck19 10820; 1472 Gerd VFBStralsund 683
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Gerardus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 13, Gerrardi (gen) ibid. III, p. 25
Israel
Latin
1115 Girardus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Girardus (nom) ibid. VIII
Italy
Latin
994 Ierardo (abl) RCI-Cam1 4; 1100 Gerardi (gen) ibid. 629; 1166 Gerardi (gen) HAP p. 339; 1169 Gerardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 135; 1189 Gerardus (nom) ChStBo1 I; 1198 Gerardini (gen) ibid. III, Girardetti (gen) ibid. III, Girardi (gen) ibid. V, Girardus (nom) ibid. IV; 1243 Girardum (acc) hennes-vol1 110; 1257 Gerardus (nom) ibid. 165; 1285 Gerardi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157; 1302 Gerardo (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 53, Gerardum (acc) ibid. p. 52, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 52; 1304 Gerardum (acc) AnnMin6 XII; 1305 Girardi (gen) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 58; 1310 Gyrardi (gen) MonRav-2 CCCL; 1326 Gerardo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 427; 1367 Gherardo (abl) Livi 159; 1368 Gherardi (gen) ibid. 196; 1376 Guirardi (gen) DouGen1 p. 227, Guirardo (abl) ibid. p. 16; 1387 Girardi (gen) Venditti II-2050; 1464 Girardus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1490 Gherardi (gen) VitAs2 III; 1521 Ghirardi (gen) ibid. I, Ghirardus (nom) ibid. VI, Girardo (abl) ibid. II
1198 Gerardettus (nom) ChStBo1 III, Gerardinus (nom) ibid. III; 1236 Gerardinum (acc) TirNot1 6; 1285 Gerardini (gen) Perugia1285 p. 161; 1366 Gherardini (gen) Livi 10, Gherarduzzo (abl) ibid. 91
Italian
1449 Girardo VitAs2 IV
Latvia
Latin
1286 Gerhardus (nom) RigSB 484; 1288 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 511; 1289 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 13, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 133; 1290 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 21; 1291 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 1078; 1292 Gerhardi (gen) ibid. 680, Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 148; 1293 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 243, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 301; 1294 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 169; 1296 Gerrardus (nom) ibid. 382; 1297 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 807; 1298 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 265; 1300 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 848; 1301 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 860; 1302 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 196; 1303 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 97; 1305 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 282; 1306 Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 928; 1307 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 287, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. 113; 1325 Gerardo (dat) ibid. 984; 1333 Gerhardo (dat) ibid. 321
The Netherlands
Latin
799 Gerhardi (gen) OrkGZ no. 18; 800 Gerhardi (gen) ibid. no. 19, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. no. 19; 1235 Gerardus (nom) hennes-vol1 93; 1254 Gerardus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 293; 1256 Gerardo (abl) OHZI-II no. 1; 1257 Gerardus (nom) ibid. no. 28; 1270 Gerardi (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 295, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 295; 1288 Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 296, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 296; 1297 Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 297; 1300 Gerardo (abl) ibid. p. 298; 1311 Gherhardi (gen) ibid. p. 298; 1324 Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 298, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 298; 1334 Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 299; 1347 Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 300; 1349 Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 300; 1356 gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 301; 1361 Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 302, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 302; 1373 Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 303, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 303; 1387 Gerardi (gen) ibid. p. 304, Gerardus (nom) ibid. p. 304
Dutch
1579 Geert MagMiddelburg-1560; 1580 Geert ibid.
Poland
Latin
1274 Gerardo (dat) CDT1 XXII, Gerhardum (acc) ibid. XXII; 1282 Gerhardo (abl) UrkMeck1 no. LXXVII, Gerhardus (nom) ibid. no. LXXVII; 1288 Gerardus (nom) ibid. no. LXXXIV
Spain
Catalan
1488 Guerret carbonell-I p. 19; 1510 Guerau valencia1510 3896
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Gerardus SRA-vol2 no. 1918; 1505 Gerdt (nom) HGS p. 151; 1506 Gerdt (nom) ibid. p. 152; 1507 Gerdh (nom) ibid. p. 152; 1508 Gerdt (nom) ibid. p. 152
Early Modern Swedish
1591 Gerdh (nom) HGS p. 161; 1592 Gerdt (nom) ibid. p. 161
Switzerland
Latin
1167 Girardus (nom) CartHaut 22; 1211 Girardus (nom) CartChart 5; 1220 Gerardus (nom) CartHaut 37; 1235 Girardo (dat) CLC p. 47, Girardus (nom) ibid. p. 38; 1297 Gyrardus (nom) MHCG2 456; 14thCx1478 Girardi (gen) Ob-SPVn (179), Girardus (nom) ibid. (23); 1349 Gerardi (gen) MHN DXXIII, Gerhardi (gen) ibid. DXIX, Girardus (nom) MHCG2 460; 1351 Girardi (gen) MHN DXXXVIII, Girardo (abl) ibid. DXXXVII; 1352 Girardi (gen) ibid. DXLVII, Girardo (abl) ibid. DXLVII, Girardum (acc) ibid. DXLVII; 1377 Girardum (acc) MHCG2 464, Girardus (nom) ibid. 464; 1401 Girardum (acc) ibid. 470; 1430/31 Girardi (gen) ibid. 475, Girardo (abl) ibid. 475; 1464 Girardum (acc) ibid. 231
Middle French
1352 Girarz MHN DXLIV; 1550 Girard MHCG2 319
Cite as: A. Brown, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Gerard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Gerard.