Gervais

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French form of GERVASIUS.

GERVASIUS   male   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Probably a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear". Saint Gervasius was an early martyr from Milan whose remains were discovered in the 4th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gero, Gervas, Gervasius
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Geirr
ENGLISH: Gervase
GERMAN: Gero, Gervas
ICELANDIC: Geir
ITALIAN: Gervasio
NORWEGIAN: Geir
POLISH: Gerwazy
PORTUGUESE: Gervásio
SPANISH: Gervasio
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Gervaise
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Gaz
ENGLISH: Garey, Garry, Gary, Jarvis, Jervis