Gerard
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Gerard (English and Dutch) or Gérard (French) is a common male forename. It is equivalent to the German and Dutch forename Gerhard, Gerhart or Gerhardt, which is abbreviated as Geert in Dutch and as Gert or Gerd in German. Condensed forms of Gerard are English Gerry and Jerry and Dutch Geert. The names derive from Old High German "ger" = spear and "hard" = hard/strong/brave.
The name is applied as a forename to the following people:
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
Athletes
- Gerard López Segú, a Spanish/Catalan football (soccer) player
Musicians
- Gerard Way, vocalist in My Chemical Romance
Actors
- Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
- Gérard Depardieu, French actor
Scholars
- Gerard of Cremona (1114–1187), famous Italian translator of scientific works
- Gerard George Thompson Jr. Esq. III, Matriarch of St Mary's Church Choir, West Derby, Liverpool
Politicians
- Gerard (Gerry) Adams, Irish politician, president of Sinn Féin
'Gerard' is applied as a surname to the following people:
- Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), marshal and later Prime Minister of France
- John Gerard (1545–1612), English botanist.
Gerard may also apply to:
- Gerard (Aboriginal Council), a local government area of South Australia
- Gerard, a Japanese progressive rock band.
The German name Gerhard is applied as a forename to the following people:
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1882-1946), German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
- Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany 1998-2005
Gerhard is applied as a surname to the following people:
- Gerhard is the professional name of a Canadian comics artist.
- Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676), German hymn writer
- Johann Gerhard (1582-1637), Lutheran theologian
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