Gerda
English edit
Etymology edit
Latinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr (“protection”). The name occurs in nineteenth century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (1844).
Proper noun edit
Gerda
- A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gerda f
- a female given name
Declension edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Proper noun edit
Gerda
- a female given name of Old Norse origin
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:c. 34 119 females with the given name Gerda have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Proper noun edit
Gerda f
- a female given name
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gerda
- a female given name of Old Norse origin
Estonian edit
Proper noun edit
Gerda (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Gerda
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Gerda: Gerduson
- daughter of Gerda: Gerdudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Gerda |
Accusative | Gerdu |
Dative | Gerdu |
Genitive | Gerdu |
German edit
Etymology edit
From modern Scandinavian Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr. By folk etymology sometimes interpreted as a female form of German Gerd or as a variant of Gertrud.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Proper noun edit
Gerda
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
- Popular in Germany from the 1910s to the 1930s.
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Proper noun edit
Gerda
- a female given name
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Latinate variant of Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Proper noun edit
Gerda c (genitive Gerdas)
- a female given name
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɾda/ [ˈɡɛɾ.dɐ]
- Rhymes: -eɾda
- Syllabification: Ger‧da
Proper noun edit
Gerda (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)
- a female given name from English
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