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Definition: Strong spear. Derived from the Germanic elements "geri or gari," meaning spear, and "hart or hard" meaning strong.
Surname Origin:
French
Alternate Surname Spellings:
GERARD, GERRARD, GIRRARD
More Resources for the Surname GIRARD :
French Genealogy GIRARD Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - GIRARD Genealogy GIRARD Surname & Family Mailing List Surname Finder - GIRARD Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - GIRARD Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - GIRARD Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - GIRARD Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
