The first name Gérard

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About the first name Gérard

Meaning

The name Gérard traditionally means “strong with the spear” or “brave with the spear”.

Historical origin

The name Gérard comes from Germanic Gerhard, formed from ger “spear” and hard “strong, brave”.

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In older records, Gérard may appear with spelling variants caused by regional usage and the writing habits of priests or notaries.

Pronunciation:jé-rardʒeʁ.aʁ

Frequency of the first name Gérard by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gérard by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GérardLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gérard in baptisms by year.50037525012501815184618771908193919701815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1860–1864 4 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1890–1894 8 baptisms1900–1904 52 baptisms1905–1909 100 baptisms1910–1914 276 baptisms1915–1919 296 baptisms1920–1924 196 baptisms1925–1929 264 baptisms1930–1934 172 baptisms1935–1939 148 baptisms1940–1944 72 baptisms1945–1949 80 baptisms1950–1954 52 baptisms1955–1959 68 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1970–1974 4 baptisms

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