Gellért

Gellért represents three unrelated but interchangeable first names (and subsequently surnames) shared by several people and places:

Hungarian

The Hungarian first name "Gellért" (anglicized Gellert, policized Gelert) is a variant of the English name Gerard, from the elements ger-, "spear", and -(h)ard, "strong".

• Hugo Gellert (Gellért Hugó) (1892 – 1985), radical Hungarian-American illustrator and muralist.
• Imre Gellért (1888 – 1981), Hungarian gymnast.
• Jay Gellert (1956 – present), American CEO.
• Lawrence Gellert (1898 – 1979), American music collector of Hungarian ancestry.
• Gellért Ivancsics (1987 – present), Hungarian soccer player.
• Gellert Tamas (1963 – present), Swedish writer.
• Elżbieta Gelert (1955 – present), Polish politician.
• Saint Gellért, the name by which the Hungarian bishop Gerard Sagredo (980 – 1046) is commonly known.
• Gellért Hill, a hill named after Gerard Sagredo in Budapest.
• Gellért Hill Cave, a cave in Gellért Hill which contains a church.
• Gellért Hill Calvary, a calvary that was once on Gellért Hill.
• Gellért Baths, baths in Budapest named for Gerard Sagredo.
• Hotel Gellért, a hotel named for the baths.

German

The German first name "Gellert", "Gelhardt", or "Gelhart" is from the elements gel(t)-, "to pay", and -hardt, "strong".^[1] The German last name is usually a variant of Geller.^[1]

• Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 – 1769), German poet.
• Gellert Grindelwald (1882 – 1998), character from the Harry Potter sequence.
• Rayna Gellert (1976 – present), American fiddler.
• Gelhart Berger, play on the name "Gerhard Berger" in Michael Andretti's World GP.

Welsh

A variant spelling of Gelert (see below).

See also

• Gelert (disambiguation)

References