Wiktionary

Gerlach

English

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

German and Dutch surname, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *laik (“sport, game”), meaning something like "spear-thrower." Compare Garlick, Garlock, Carlock.

Proper noun

edit

Gerlach (countable and uncountable, plural Gerlaches)

  1. (countable) A surname from the Germanic languages or originating as an occupation.
  2. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Translations

edit

Statistics

edit
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerlach is the 4784th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7394 individuals. Gerlach is most common among White (95.54%) individuals.

Dutch

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach.

Proper noun

edit

Gerlach

  1. a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation
  2. a male given name originating as an occupation

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Latin: Gerlachus

German

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach; possibly from Middle High German.

Proper noun

edit

Gerlach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gerlachs or (with an article) Gerlach, feminine genitive Gerlach, plural Gerlachs)

  1. a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation

Proper noun

edit

Gerlach

  1. a male given name originating as an occupation

Limburgish

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach.

Proper noun

edit

Gerlach

  1. a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation
  2. a male given name originating as an occupation

Descendants

edit

Luxembourgish

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach.

Proper noun

edit

Gerlach

  1. a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation
  2. a male given name originating as an occupation

Descendants

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Gerlach&oldid=76370389"