Gerrit

Low German variation of Gerhard
"ruler with the spear"

Gerrit Origin and Meaning

The name Gerrit is a boy's name of German, Dutch origin.

An undiscovered cousin of Garrett and Gerard. Gerrit has some merit, especially for its arty credentials as the name of several Old Master painters.

# 903 in the US

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Famous People Named Gerrit

  • Gerrit Alan Cole
    American baseball player
  • Gerrit Dou
    Dutch painter
  • Gerrit Graham
    American actor
  • Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
    Dutch furniture designer
  • Gerrit Smith
    U.S. Congressman from New York
  • Gerrit Parmele Judd
    American physician and missionary to Hawaii, adviser to King Kamehameha III
  • Gerrit Zalm
    Dutch politician
  • Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks
    Dutch politician
  • Gerrit Welmers
    musician of band Future Islands