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Gherardo

English translation/equivalent: Gerald

Origin: Name of Germanic origin formed from gaira "lance, javelin" and hardhu "hard, valorous," and means "brave with the lance." Latinized into Gherardus or Girardus.

Name Day/Onomastico: October 30—in memory of Bishop St. Gerald (died 1122).

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Gerardo

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