Gerhard

gair-hard
German variation of Gerard
"ruler with the spear"

Gerhard Origin and Meaning

The name Gerhard is a boy's name of German origin.

In its native Germany, Gerhard was very popular a hundred years ago and is now rather old-fashioned. It isn't much used by English speakers either, but has a certain clunky charm about it.

# 926 in the US

Gerhard Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Gerhard

  • Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder
    7th Chancellor of Germany
  • Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk
    German pathologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg
    German,Canadian physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Gerhard Ertl
    German physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Gerhard Trede
    German composer