Gerardo

  • [ je-RAHR-do (Italian), he-RAHR-do (Spanish) ]
  • Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of GERARD.

GERARD   male   English, Dutch, Catalan, Polish
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It was initially much more common than the similar name Gerald, with which it was often confused, but it is now less common.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gerhard
CATALAN: Gerard
DANISH: Gerhard
DUTCH: Gerard, Gerhard, Gerrit
ENGLISH: Gerard, Gerrard, Jerrard
FRENCH: Gérard
FRISIAN: Gerrit, Jorrit, Jurryt
GERMAN: Gerhard, Gerhardt
HUNGARIAN: Gellért
IRISH: Gearóid
ITALIAN: Gerardo, Gherardo
LIMBURGISH: Sjra
NORWEGIAN: Gerhard
POLISH: Gerard
SPANISH: Gerardo
SWEDISH: Gerhard
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DANISH: Cai, Caj, Kai, Kaj, Kay
DUTCH: Geert, Gerd, Gerry, Gert, Kai
FINNISH: Kai
FRISIAN: Jurre, Kai, Kay
GERMAN: Gerd, Gert, Kai, Kay
NORWEGIAN: Cai, Caj, Kai, Kaj, Kay
SWEDISH: Cai, Caj, Kai, Kaj, Kay
FEMININE FORMS
DUTCH: Gerarda, Gerda, Gerdina, Gerry
GERMAN: Gerda
ITALIAN: Gerarda
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Garret, Garrett, Jarrett