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.

Gerrit Rank in US Top 1000

# 903 in the US

Popularity of the name Gerrit

• 150 Netherlands 2015

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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