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.

Gerhard Rank in US Top 1000

# 926 in the US

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