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Gerardo

English translation/equivalent: Gerard

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. Gerard (died 1122).

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Gherardo

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