Gerda
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr (“protection”). The name occurs in nineteenth century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (1844).
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda
- A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda f
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda
- a female given name of Old Norse origin
References[edit]
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:c. 34 119 females with the given name Gerda have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda f
- a female given name
Esperanto[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda
- a female given name of Old Norse origin
Estonian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a female given name
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Gerda: Gerduson
- daughter of Gerda: Gerdudóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Gerda |
Accusative | Gerdu |
Dative | Gerdu |
Genitive | Gerdu |
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From modern Scandinavian Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr. By folk etymology sometimes interpreted as a female form of German Gerd or as a variant of Gertrud.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
- Popular in Germany from the 1910s to the 1930s.
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda
- a female given name
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latinate variant of Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda c (genitive Gerdas)
- a female given name
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gerda (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)
- a female given name from English
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