Gerardus

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Gerardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name Gerard. It has been in use as a birth name in the Low Countries. In daily life, most people use(d) a shorter version, like Geert, Ger, Gerard, Gerd, Gerhard, Gerrie, Gerrit, Gert, and Geurt. Among people with this name are:

Latinized names
  • Gerardus de Abbatisvilla (1220–1272), French theologian
  • Gerardus Bruxellensis, 13th-century Belgian geometer and philosopher
  • Gerardus Cameracensis (c.975–1051), Belgian bishop of Cambrai
  • Gerardus Cremonensis (c.1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books
  • Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Netherlandish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer
  • Gerardus Odonis (1285–1349), French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order
  • Gerardus Rivius (fl. 1592–1625), Flemish printer
  • Gerardus Rufus Vacariensis (1500–1550), French Catholic theologian and humanist
  • Gerardus a Schagen (c.1642–1724), Dutch engraver and cartographer
  • Gerardus Vossius (1577–1649), Dutch classical scholar and theologian
  • Gerardus de Zutphania (1367–1398), Dutch mystical writer
Birth names

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