Brief Life History of Gerard
When Gerard Virneburg Count was born about 1308, his father, Rupert Hendrik III van Virnenburg, was 37 and his mother, Ida Von Heppendorf, was 20.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Gerard Virneburg Count -
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Name Meaning
Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from gār, gēr ‘spear’ + hard ‘brave, hardy, strong’. In the later Middle Ages this was a more common name than Gerald , with which it was sometimes confused. Nowadays it is less common, surviving mainly among Roman Catholics, in honour of the many saints of this name.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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