Gérard

Gérard
Pronunciation	French: [ʒeʁɑʁ]
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	strong and brave spear-wearer
Region of origin	Common in French-speaking countries
Other names
Related names	Gerard Gerhar(d)t, Geert, Gerhardus, Girard, Gerardo, Gertje, Gerrit, Jerry/Gerry.

Gérard (French: [ʒeʁɑʁ]) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard.

As a given name

Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer
Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Gérard Asselin (born 1950), Canadian politician
Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver
Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician
Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian
Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach
Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician
Gérard Barray (born 1931), French film and television actor
Gérard Barreaux (1948-2010), accordionist, composer and actor
Gerard Béhague (1937-2005), Franch-born American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music
Gérard Bélanger (born 1940), Canadian economist and educator
Gérard Berliner (1956–2010), French actor and composer
Gérard Berry (born 1948), French computer scientist
Gérard Bessette (1920–2005), Canadian author and educator
Gérard Bessière (born 1928), French author and priest
Gérard Biguet (born 1946), French football referee
Gérard Binet (born 1955), Canadian politician
Gérard Bitsindou (1941–2012), Republic of the Congo politician and judge
Gérard Blain (1930-2000), French actor and film director
Gérard Blanc (1947– 2009), French pop singer and guitarist
Gérard Blitz (1912–1990), Belgian water polo player, Yogi and entrepreneur
Gérard Blitz (1901–1979), Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player
Gérard Bonnevie (born 1952), French alpine skier and Olympian
Gérard Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer
Gérard Bougrier (born 1944), French civil servant
Gérard Boulanger (born 1948), French politician, lawyer and human rights activist
Gérard Brach (1927–2006), French screenwriter
Gérard Brachet (born 1944) French aerospace engineer
Gérard Brosselin (1870–1905), French tennis player
Gérard Bruchési (born 1931), Canadian politician and insurance broker
Gérard Buquet (born 1954), French conductor and composer
Gérard Buscher (born 1960), French football player and manager
Gérard Calvet (1927–2008), French Roman Catholic abbot
Gérard Calvi (born 1922), French composer
Gérard d'Aboville (born 1945) French rower, first man to row across two oceans solo
Gérard Thibault d'Anvers (c.1574–1627), Dutch fencing master and author * Gérard D’Athée (fl. 13th century), French mercenary captain
Gérard de Balorre (1899–1974), French equestrian and Olympian
Gérard of Brogne (c.895–959), Belgian Roman Catholic abbot
Gérard Le Cam (born 1954), French politician
Gérard Caron (1916-1986), Canadian organist and pianist
Gérard Caron (born 1938), French advertiser and designer
Gérard Caussé (born 1948), French violist
Gérard Cauvin (????-1531), French father of the Protestant Reformer John Calvin
Gérard César (December 1934), French politician
Gérard Chaliand (born 1934), French expert in armed-conflict studies and international and strategic relations
Gérard Chapdelaine (born 1935), Canadian politician and lawyer
Gérard Charasse (born 1944), French politician
Gérard Cherpion (born 1948), French politician
Gérard Cholley (born 1945), French international rugby union player
Gérard Cochet (1888–1969), French illustrator
Gérard Collomb (born 1947), French politician, Mayor of Lyon
Gérard Cooreman (1852–1926), Belgian politician
Gérard Corbiau (born 1941), Belgian film director
Gérard de Cortanze (born 1948,) French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic
Gérard Coste (born 1939), French painter and diplomat
Gérard Côté (1913–1993), Canadian marathon runner
Gérard de Courcelles (????-1927), French racing driver
Gérard Cournoyer (1912–1973), Canadian politician and lawyer
Gérard Crombac (1929–2005), Swiss auto-racing journalist
Gérard Dagon (1936-2011), French evangelical Protestant pastor, teacher, author, publisher anti-cult activist
Gérard Darmon (born 1948), French actor and singer
Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004), French actor
Gérard Daucourt (born 1941), Swiss Catholic Bishop
Gérard Debreu (1921–2004), French economist and mathematician
Gérard Delbeke (1903-1977), Belgian footballer
Gérard Deltell (born 1964), Canadian politician
Gérard Depardieu (born 1948), French-born Russian actor and film-maker
Gérard Deprez (born 1943), Belgian politician
Gérard Dériot (born 1944), French politician
Gérard Desargues (1591-1661), French mathematician and engineer
Gérard Deschamps (born 1937), French contemporary artist
Gérard Paul Deshayes (1795– 1875), French geologist and conchologist
Gérard Desrosiers (born 1919), Canadian physician and founder of the first regional library in Quebec
Gérard Devos (1903-1972), Belgian footballer
Gérard Diffloth (born 1939), French linguist
Gérard Dionne (born 1919), Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop
Gérard Ducarouge (born 1941), French Formula One race car designer
Gérard Dufresne (born 1918), Canadian politician and a military officer
Gérard Duquet (1909-1986), Canadian politician
Gérard Edelinck (1640–1707), Flemish-born French copper-plate engraver and print publisher
Gérard Encausse (1865-1916), Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, popularizer of occultism, founder of the modern Martinist Order
Gérard Errera (born 1943), French diplomat
Gérard Farison (born 1944), French footballer
Gérard Feldzer (born 1944), French aviator and consultant and aerospace engineer
Gérard Fenouil (born 1945), French track and field athlete and Olympian
Gérard Férey (born 1941), French chemist and teacher
Gérard Filion (1909–2005), Canadian businessman and journalist
Gérard Fombrun (born 1931), Haitian sculptor
Gérard La Forest (born 1926), Canadian former member of the Supreme Court of Canada and lawyer
Gérard Fromanger (born 1939), French artist
Gérard Fussman (born 1940) French indologist
Gérard Gagnon (fl. 1970s), Canadian priest and translator
Gérard Garitte (1914–1992), Belgian scientist and historian
Gérard Garouste (born 1946), French painter, illustrator, and decorator
Gérard Gasiorowski (1930—1986), French photographer, painter, and fictive artist
Gérard Gaudron (born 1949), French politician
Gérard Gauthier (born 1948), Canadian hockey player
Gérard Geisbusch (born 1988), Luxembourger footballer
Gérard Genette (born 1930), French literary theorist
Gérard Gili (born 1952), French football manager
Gérard Girouard (born 1933), Canadian politician
Gérard Gnanhouan (born 1979), Ivorian footballer
Gérard Granel (1930– 2000), French philosopher and translator
Gérard Grenier (????-c. 1165 and 1171), French Christian Crusader
Gérard Grisey (1946–1998), French composer
Gérard Gropaiz (1943–2012), French swimmer and Olympian
Gérard Guillaumaud (1961–2006), French Air Force test pilot
Gérard Hallet (born 1946), French footballer
Gérard Hamel (born 1945), French politician
Gérard Hausser (born 1939), French footballer
Gérard Hekking (1879—1942), French cellist
Gérard Hernandez (born 1933), Spanish-born French film, television and voice actor
Gérard Hérold (1935–1993), French actor
Gérard Hoarau (1950–1985), Seychellois politician
Gérard Holtz (born 1946), French sports journalist
Gérard Houllier (born 1947), French football manager
Gérard Huet (born 1947), French computer scientist
Gérard Jaffrès (born 1956), French singer, writer and performer
Gérard Janvion (born 1953), French footballer
Gérard Jarry (1936–2004), French violinist
Gérard Jean-Juste (1946–2009), Haitian Roman Catholic priest and rector
Gérard Joseph (born 1949), Haitian footballer
Gérard Jugnot (born 1951), French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer
Gérard Klein (born 1937), French science fiction writer
Gérard Kobéané (born 1988), Burkinabe sprinter and Olympian
Gérard Krawczyk (born 1953), French film director
Gérard Labrune (born 1943), French syndicalist
Gérard de Lally-Tollendal (1751–1830), French politician
Gérard Lamy (born 1919), Canadian politician
Gérard Landry (1914–1989), Argentine actor
Gérard Lanvin (born 1950), French actor
Gérard Laplau (1938-2009), French folk artist
Gérard Laprise (1925–2000), Canadian politician
Gérard Larcher (born 1949), French politician
Gérard Larrousse (born 1940), French sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver
Gérard Latortue (born 1934), former Haitian Prime Minister
Gérard Laumon (born 1952), French mathematician
Gérard Mentor Laurent (1933-2001), Haitian historian and educator
Gérard Lauzier (1932–2008), French comics author and film director
Gérard Lebel (born 1930), Canadian politician
Gérard Lebovici (1932–1984), French film producer and editor
Gérard Lefranc (born 1935), French fencer and Olympian
Gérard Légaré (1908–1997), Canadian politician
Gérard Lelièvre (born 1949), French race walker and Olympian
Gérard Leman (1851–1920), Belgian military general
Gérard Lenorman (born 1945), French singer
Gérard Lesne (born 1956), French opera countertenor
Gérard D. Levesque (1926–1993), Canadian politician
Gérard Lifondja (born 1989), Belgian footballer
Gérard Loiselle (born 1921-1994), Canadian politician
Gérard Loncke (1905-1979), Belgian professional road bicycle racer
Gérard Longuet (born 1946), French politician, former French Minister of Defense
Gérard Lorgeoux (born 1943), French politician
Gérard, Duke of Lorraine (c. 1030–1070), French Duke of Alsace
Gérard Magnin (born 1951), French ecologist
Gérard Majax (1943), French illusionist
Gérard Manset (born 1945), French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer
Gérard de la Martinière (born 1943), French businessman
Gérard Masson (born 1936), French composer
Gérard Mendel (1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist
Gérard Mestrallet (born 1949), French aerospace engineer, businessman
Gérard Millet (born 1939), French politician
Gérard Miquel (born 1946), French politician
Gérard Mourou (born 1944), French physicist and engineer
Gérard Mulliez (born 1931), French businessman and entrepreneur
Gérard de Nerval (1808–1855), French poet, essayist and translator
Gérard Niding (????-????), Canadian politician
Gérard Onesta (born 1960), French politician
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (born 1925), Burkinabé politician
Gérard Ouellet (1913–1975), Canadian politician
Gérard Oury (1919– 2006), French film director, actor and screenwriter
Gérard Pape (born 1955) American composer, author and psychologist
Gérard Patris (1931−1990), French film and television director
Gérard Pierre-Charles (1935–2004), Haitian politician
Gérard Pelletier (1919–1997), Canadian journalist and politician
Gérard Perrier (born 1928), French cross country skier and Olympian
Gérard Perron (1920–1981), Canadian politician
Gérard Philipe (1922–1959), French actor
Gérard Pirès (born 1942), French film director and screenwriter
Gérard Prunier (born 1942), French academic and historian
Gérard du Puy (????-1389), French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Gérard Rabinovitch (born 1948), French philosopher and sociologist
Gérard Rancinan (born 1953), French photographer
Gérard Rinaldi (1943-2012), French singer and actor
Gérard Roland (born 1954), Belgian economist
Gérard Roland (born 1981), French footballer
Gérard Roussel (1500–1550) French cleric and theologian
Gérard Rousset (1921–2000), French fencer and Olympian
Gérard Rozenknop (born 1950) French public servant and aerospace engineer
Gérard Rudolf (born 1966), South African actor
Gérard Saint (1935—1960), French professional road bicycle racer
Gérard Schivardi (born 1950), French politician
Gérard Ernest Schneider (1896–1986), Swiss painter
Gérard de Sède (1921-2004), French author and supporter of the Action française political movement
Gérard Séty (1922–1998), French actor
Gérard Soisson (1935–1983), Luxembourger banker
Gérard Soler (born 1954), French footballer and coach
Gérard Solvès (born 1968), French tennis player and coach
Gérard Souzay (1918–2004), French baritone opera singer
Gérard Théberge (1930-2000), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian
Gérard Théodore (1920–2012), French military officer and statistician
Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault (1932–1998), Canadian Air Force General and Chief of the Defence Staff
Gérard Tremblay (born 1918), Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Gérard Tremblay (born 1950), French race car driver
Gérard Vachonfrance (1933–2008), French physician
Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1918–1995), French astronomer
Gérard Veilleux (born 1942), Canadian businessman, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Gérard Vergnaud (born 1933), French mathematician, philosopher, educator and psychologist
Gérard de Villiers (born 1929), French writer, journalist and editor
Gérard Voisin (born 1945), French politician
Gérard Wertheimer (b. 1950), French businessman, entrepreneur, racehorse breeder and perfumer
Gérard Aristote Zaonarivelo (????-????) Malagasy politician

As a surname

Adolphe Gérard (1844–1900), French chef
André Gérard (1911–1994, French footballer and football manager.
Arnaud Gérard (born 1984), French professional road bicycle racer
Balthasar Gérard (c.1557– 1584), French assassin of the Dutch independence leader William I of Orange
Bernard Gérard (1930-2000), French composer
Bernard Gérard (born 1953), French politician
Charles Gérard (born 1926), French actor
Christopher Gérard (born 1962), Belgian writer and critic
Danyel Gérard (born 1939), French pop singer and composer
David Gérard (born 1977), French rugby union player
Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), French Napoleonic military officer and statesman
François Gérard (1770–1837), French painter
Jacques Gérard (1890-1918), French pilot and World War I flying ace
Jean-Claude Gérard (born 1944), French flautist
Joseph Gérard (1831-1914), French Catholic missionary
Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837) French painter and etcher
Raphaël Gérard (born 1968), French politician
Rosemonde Gérard (1871–1953), French poet and playwright
Yves Gérard (born 1932), French musicologist

As a given name

As a surname

See also