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Gerlachus

Gerlachus proper noun: saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint Gerlachus (“Sankt Gerlach”).

Proper noun

Gerlachus

  1. Saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint Gerlachus (“Sankt Gerlach”)

Origin of Gerlachus

Learned borrowing from Latin Gerlachus, from Proto-Germanic. Literally, “spear thrower”.

Questions about Gerlachus

What does Gerlachus mean?
Gerlachus means saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint Gerlachus (“Sankt Gerlach”).
What part of speech is Gerlachus?
Gerlachus is a proper noun.

Words near Gerlachus in the dictionary

  1. Gerlach
  2. Gerlache Inlet
  3. Gerlache Island
  4. Gerlache Strait
  5. Gerlachs
  6. Gerlachus
  7. Gerling
  8. Gerlings
  9. Gerloff
  10. Gerloffs
  11. germ

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