Gerhardt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gerhardt.

Proper noun

Gerhardt (plural Gerhardts)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Gerhardtian
• gerhardtite

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerhardt is the 6736^th 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)

1. 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)

1. a surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Gerhard