Gerard

Gerard
Gender	male
Meaning	strong/brave with the spear
Region of Origin	common in regions where Germanic and/or Romance languages are spoken
Origin	Germanic
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Gerard

Gerard is a male forename of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. The name derives from Old Germanic 'ger' ('spear') and 'hard' ('hard/strong/brave'). Its meaning is 'strong/brave with the spear'. Common forms of the name are Gerard (English and Dutch), Gerardo (Italian and Spanish), Gérard (French), Gearóid (Irish), Gerhard, Gerhardt and Gerhart (Afrikaans, Dutch, and German). A few abbreviated forms are Gerry and Jerry (English); Gert and Gerd (Afrikaans, Dutch and German); Gerrit (Afrikaans and Dutch); Gertjie (Afrikaans), and Geert (Dutch).

Contents 1 Persons whose first name is 'Gerard' 2 Persons whose last name is 'Gerard' 3 Persons whose assumed name is 'Gerard' 4 Fictional characters whose name is 'Gerard' 5 Gerard may also refer to 6 See also

Persons whose first name is 'Gerard'

Actors

• Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
• Gérard Depardieu, French actor

Authors/playwrights

• Gerhart Hauptmann (1882-1946), German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.

Christian saints and figures

• Saint Gerard Majella
• Gerard de Bourgogne, Pope Nicholas II
• Saint Gerard, Bishop of Budapest
• Gerard, Bishop of Hereford (1096–1101)
• Saint Gerard, Bishop of Toul
• Gerard of Brogne
• Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) British Victorian poet and Jesuit priest

Musicians

• Gerard Way, vocalist in My Chemical Romance

Politicians

• Gerard (Gerry) Adams, Irish politician, president of Sinn Féin
• Gerard Kennedy, Canadian Liberal politician
• Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany 1998-2005

Scholars

• Gerard of Cremona (1114–1187), famous Italian translator of scientific works

Sportsmen

• Gerard Bosch van Drakestein (1887-1972), Dutch track cyclist
• Gerard López Segú, Spanish/Catalan football (soccer) player
• Gerard van Velde, Dutch ice speed skater

Persons whose last name is 'Gerard'

• Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), marshal and later Prime Minister of France
• John Gerard (1545–1612), English botanist

Persons whose assumed name is 'Gerard'

• The Canadian comic book artist Gerhard.

Fictional characters whose name is 'Gerard'

• "Lieutenant Philip Gerard", fictional character in the TV series The Fugitive
• "Marshal Samuel Gerard", fictional character in the films The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals

Gerard may also refer to

• Gerard (Aboriginal Council), a local government area of South Australia
• Gerard, a Japanese progressive rock band.

See also

• Gerrard