Meaning and Origin of: Gerard

Boy name origins & meanings

  • French : Spear warrior

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard) : from the personal name Gerard, Gérard, introduced to Britain from France by the Normans; it is composed of the Germanic elements gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.