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Gerardus

“spear + hard/strong/brave”

masculineLatin script

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Dutch

Origin: Not established
5 language contexts: Spanish Dutch Danish +2 more
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Gerardus

Gerardus is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Dutch, Danish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Gerard, for which English Wikipedia gives the components spear + hard/strong/brave.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “spear + hard/strong/brave”

Latinised form of Gerard.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): GerardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Gerardus is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Gerardus’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Spain

Statistics + language records

Spain, 2025: 25 male (rank 25089). Documented as a given name in Spanish.

Explore Spain

4 of 9 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ontario

1917–2013 Spelling: GERARDUS

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 1964: 5; births; Rank #620
Peak year: 1955; 16 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Government of Ontario · Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013

Published integer frequencies retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

GERARDUS in Ontario, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	6	438	observed
1954	9	378	observed
1955	16	280	observed
1956	12	338	observed
1957	15	304	observed
1958	9	421	observed
1959	10	414	observed
1960	7	511	observed
1961	6	575	observed
1962	12	369	observed
1963	8	481	observed
1964	5	620	observed
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	no value	no value	not covered
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	no value	no value	not covered
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	no value	no value	not covered
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “GERARDUS” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First names from births registered in Ontario, male and female files. Historical archive only; not Canada's national population.
Rounding: Published integer frequencies retained without rounding.
Suppression: Official dataset description: Counts of fewer than 5 names were suppressed for privacy. Absent observations are not zeros.
Ranking: No ranks are published in these CSVs; computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-ON-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Gerardus Mercator
1512–1594
Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer (1512–1594)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gerardus Vossius
1577–1649
Dutch Protestant theologian, linguist, historian and humanist (1577-1649)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gerardus van der Leeuw
1890–1950
Dutch religious studies scholar and politician (1890–1950)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gerardus Johannes Mulder
1802–1880
Dutch biochemist (1802-1880)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Gerardus with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q18282500CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): GerardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: GradusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Gerardus.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Gerardus

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “spear + hard/strong/brave”

Latinised form of Gerard.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): GerardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Gerardus is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Gerardus’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Spain

Statistics + language records

Spain, 2025: 25 male (rank 25089). Documented as a given name in Spanish.

Explore Spain

4 of 9 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ontario

1917–2013 Spelling: GERARDUS

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 1964: 5; births; Rank #620
Peak year: 1955; 16 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Government of Ontario · Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013

Published integer frequencies retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

GERARDUS in Ontario, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	6	438	observed
1954	9	378	observed
1955	16	280	observed
1956	12	338	observed
1957	15	304	observed
1958	9	421	observed
1959	10	414	observed
1960	7	511	observed
1961	6	575	observed
1962	12	369	observed
1963	8	481	observed
1964	5	620	observed
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	no value	no value	not covered
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	no value	no value	not covered
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	no value	no value	not covered
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First names from births registered in Ontario, male and female files. Historical archive only; not Canada's national population.
Rounding: Published integer frequencies retained without rounding.
Suppression: Official dataset description: Counts of fewer than 5 names were suppressed for privacy. Absent observations are not zeros.
Ranking: No ranks are published in these CSVs; computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-ON-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Gerardus Mercator
1512–1594
Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer (1512–1594)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gerardus Vossius
1577–1649
Dutch Protestant theologian, linguist, historian and humanist (1577-1649)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gerardus van der Leeuw
1890–1950
Dutch religious studies scholar and politician (1890–1950)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gerardus Johannes Mulder
1802–1880
Dutch biochemist (1802-1880)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q18282500CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): GerardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): GerardusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: GradusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Gerardus.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Gerardus

Meaning in the sources

Where Gerardus is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

Ontario

History

Notable bearers

Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Vossius

Gerardus van der Leeuw

Gerardus Johannes Mulder

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Gerardus

Meaning in the sources

Where Gerardus is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

Ontario

History

Notable bearers

Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Vossius

Gerardus van der Leeuw

Gerardus Johannes Mulder

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page