Last name origin & meaning: English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard): from
the personal name Gerard, Gérard, introduced to
Britain from France by the Normans; it is composed of the Germanic
elements gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard
‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. This name appears in the following lists:
Artists,
Saints,
Opera Singers
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