Geoffrey (/ˈdʒɛfri/) is a French and English masculine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Germanic compound *gudą 'god' and *friþuz 'peace'. It is a cognate of Dutch Godfried and German Gottfried. ... Popularity of the name declined after the medieval period, but it was revived in the 20th century.
Jewish (Israeli): ornamental name from Hebrew gefen 'vine', a Hebraicization usually of the various Ashkenazic surnames from German Wein. North German: from a Germanic personal name formed with geba 'gift', for example Gebhardt.
Georgas Name Meaning. Greek: from a reduced form of patronymic surnames such as Georgiadis, from the Greek personal name Georgios (see George).
Origin of the name Giovanni: The Italian cognate of John (God is gracious), which is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, an evolution of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes.
The surname Gerhart derived from the Old German personal name Gerhard, which means spear-brave.
The meaning of the name Gerik is Spear Ruler. The origin of the name Gerik is Scandinavian.
The meaning of the name “Gervaise” is: “Spear servant”.
MEANING: This name derives from Latin “Gervasius”, which in turn derives from the Germanic name “Gervas”, composed of two elements: “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin) and an uncertain second element “-vas” maybe from the Brythonic word “*gwass”, from the Proto-Celtic “*wastos”, meaning “vassal” (manservant).
Gervasio Name Meaning. Italian: from the personal name Gervasio (see Gervais, Jarvis).
Gerwin Name Meaning. German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ger, gar 'spear' + wine 'friend'.
