Gerhardt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gerhardt.
Proper noun
Gerhardt (plural Gerhardts)
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerhardt is the 6736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5007 individuals. Gerhardt is most common among White (92.21%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gerhardt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 33.
German
Etymology
From personal names composed of the old Germanic elements *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *hard(ī) (“hard, tough”). Compare Gearheart, Gearhart, Garhart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt/
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Proper noun
Gerhardt m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gerhardts)
- a male given name
Proper noun
Gerhardt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gerhardts or (with an article) Gerhardt, feminine genitive Gerhardt, plural Gerhardts)