Gershom

English

Etymology

Hebrew גֵּרְשֹׁם (gershóm, “Gershom”), found in Exodus.

Proper noun

Gershom

1. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 2:21-22:

     And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Translations

male given name

• Portuguese: Gérson m, Gerson m