Name Element GER

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German, Old Saxon and Old Frisian word meaning "spear".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesgar(Anglo-Saxon) gair(Frankish) gails, gais(Gothic) gaizaz(Old Germanic) geirr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsEadgar, Hroðgar, Hrothgar, Osgar(Anglo-Saxon) Oskar(Basque) Ogier, Ruggiero(Carolingian Cycle) Berenguer, Gerard, Oleguer, Òscar, Roger(Catalan) Gertruda, Oskar(Czech) Asger, Gerhard, Oscar, Oskar(Danish) Geertruida, Gerald, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerben, Gerhard, Gerlinde, Gerlof, Gerrit, Oscar, Roger, Rogier, Rutger, Gerlach, Gerolt, Gertrudis, Gertruida(Dutch) Edgar, Garey, Garret, Garrett, Garry, Gary, Gerald, Geraldine, Gerard, Gertrude, Jarrett, Jarvis, Jerald, Jerold, Jerrold, Major, Oscar, Roger, Adair, Gerrard, Gervase, Jerrard, Jervis, Rodger(English) Kertu, Oskar(Estonian) Kerttu, Oskari, Oskar(Finnish) Bérenger, Bérengère, Edgar, Edgard, Gérald, Géraldine, Gérard, Géraud, Gertrude, Gervais, Gervaise, Oscar, Roger(French) Gerrit, Jorrit, Jurryt(Frisian) Ansgar, Edgar, Gerald, Gerhard, Gerhild, Gerlinde, Gernot, Gero, Gerold, Gertraud, Gertrud, Ludger, Oskar, Roger, Rüdiger, Gerfried, Gerhardt, Gerhold, Gerolf, Gertrude, Luitger(German) Aldegar, Ansegar, Ansgar, Audagar, Autchar, Berengar, Berengaria, Gerbald, Gerbern, Gerbold, Gerfrid, Gerhard, Gerhild, Gerlach, Gerlind, Germund, Gernot, Gero, Geroald, Gerold, Gertrud, Gertrudis, Gerulf, Gervasius, Gerwas, Hrodger, Leutgar, Malger, Odalgar, Olegarius, Otgar, Geredrudis(Germanic) Gellért, Gertrúd, Oszkár, Rezső(Hungarian) Ásgeir, Óskar(Icelandic) Gearóid, Oscar, Gearalt(Irish) Oscar(Irish Mythology) Edgardo, Geltrude, Gerarda, Gerardo, Gervasio, Gherardo, Oscar, Ruggero, Giraldo, Ruggiero(Italian) Edgars, Ģirts, Oskars(Latvian) Sjra(Limburgish) Edgaras, Gertrūda(Lithuanian) Ansgar, Asgeir, Gerhard, Gjermund, Oscar, Oskar, Roar, Roger(Norwegian) Ansugaizaz, Gaizaþrūþiz, Hrōþigaizaz(Old Germanic) Ásgeirr, Geirmundr, Hróarr, Hróðgeirr(Old Norse) Gerard, Gertruda, Oskar, Gerwazy(Polish) Edgar, Geraldo, Gertrudes, Gervásio, Olegário, Óscar, Rogério(Portuguese) Oscar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Gertrúda, Oskár(Slovak) Oskar(Slovene) Édgar, Edgardo, Geraldo, Gerardo, Gertrudis, Gervasio, Olegario, Óscar, Rogelio(Spanish) Ansgar, Gerhard, Gertrud, Oscar, Oskar, Roger(Swedish) Gerallt(Welsh)
Place Name DescendantGary(English)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry gēr, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry gêr, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022