Gerardo

Boy · Germanic, through Spanish

Gerardo

Say it: heh-RAR-doh

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Meaning

The Spanish and Italian form of Gerard, from Germanic gēr 'spear' and hard 'brave, hardy'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Common in Mexico and among Hispanic Americans.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

52,876 babies given this name since 1906
At its height in 2000, about 1 in 1,200 boys
508 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Italian Mexican American

The family of the name

English	Gerard
French	Gérard
German	Gerhard

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Where this comes from

Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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