Gervais

Gender：
Pronounced： [ zher-VE ]
Popularity：
Usage：French

Meaning & History：

French form of GERVASIUS.

GERVASIUS male Ancient Germanic (Latinized)

Probably a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear". Saint Gervasius was an early martyr from Milan whose remains were discovered in the 4th century.

Names related to Gervais：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gero, Gervas, Gervasius

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Geirr

ENGLISH: Gervase

GERMAN: Gero, Gervas

ICELANDIC: Geir

ITALIAN: Gervasio

NORWEGIAN: Geir

POLISH: Gerwazy

PORTUGUESE: Gervásio

SPANISH: Gervasio

FEMININE FORMS

FRENCH: Gervaise

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH (BRITISH): Gaz

ENGLISH: Garey, Garry, Gary, Jarvis, Jervis