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Gervase

Gervase proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

Proper noun

Gervase

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

Origin of Gervase

Name of an early saint, Latin Gervasius, of unknown meaning, possibly Latinized from some Germanic name: Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), second element of uncertain meaning, possibly vallis (“valley”), Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”), or the Brythonic name for the river Isara.

Words formed from Gervase

Questions about Gervase

What does Gervase mean?
Gervase means a male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.
What part of speech is Gervase?
Gervase is a proper noun.

Words near Gervase in the dictionary

  1. Gervacio
  2. Gervacios
  3. Gervais
  4. gervao
  5. Gervas
  6. Gervase
  7. Gervasi
  8. Gervasis
  9. Gerwyn
  10. gerygone
  11. gerygones

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