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Gerda

Gerda proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.

Proper noun

Gerda

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.

Origin of Gerda

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).

Questions about Gerda

What does Gerda mean?
Gerda means a female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.
What part of speech is Gerda?
Gerda is a proper noun.

Words near Gerda in the dictionary

  1. Gerbinos
  2. gerboa
  3. gerboas
  4. gerbs
  5. GERD
  6. Gerda
  7. Gerdeman
  8. Gerdemans
  9. Gerdes
  10. Gerding
  11. Gerdings

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