Gereint: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Gereint – Meaning: old man – Origin: Welsh (from Latin Gerontius) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: GEH-rynt


Gereint is a Welsh (from Latin Gerontius) boy's name meaning “old man”. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.

Meaning & Origin of Gereint

Meaning: Old man.

Origin: Welsh (from Latin Gerontius).

How to Pronounce Gereint

Phonetic: GEH-rynt   IPA: /ˈɡɛraɪnt/

Popularity of Gereint

Gereint doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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