Geraint

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Geraint

Say it: GER-aint

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Meaning

From Latin Gerontius, from Greek gerōn 'old man'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

WelshCornish

The family of the name

LatinGerontius

Famous bearers

  • Geraint ab Erbin, hero of Geraint and Enid

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Where this comes from

  • The medieval Arthurian romances
  • Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.