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Gervais
Say it: zhair-VEH
Meaning
From Latin Gervasius, of uncertain origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Honoured through the Paris church of Saint-Gervais; rare today.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 11 babies given this name since 1926
- At its height in 1926, about 1 in 222,100 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gervaise
| English | Gervase |
|---|---|
| Italian | Gervasio |
Famous bearers
- Saint Gervasius, Milanese martyr
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- The Paris tax rolls of the 1290s
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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.