At a Glance: Name: Gervais – Origin: Germanic, via Latin 'Gervasius' and Old French 'Gervais'; the deeper elements are uncertain. – Gender: Boy
Gervais is a Germanic, via Latin 'Gervasius' and Old French 'Gervais'; the deeper elements are uncertain. boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ French Baby Boy Names With Irresistible Gallic Charm.
Meaning & Origin of Gervais
Origin: Germanic, via Latin 'Gervasius' and Old French 'Gervais'; the deeper elements are uncertain..
A common claim: "spear" Actually: Baby-name sites often gloss Gervais as simply 'spear,' but Gervasius's full etymology isn't securely established, so this single-word gloss overstates what's actually known.
Source: Wiktionary.
Popularity of Gervais
Gervais 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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