Gegard as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gegard

What is the meaning of the name Gegard ?

The baby name Gegard is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced geh-GARD (IPA: /ɡɛˈɡɑrd/).

Gegard is Armenian in Origin.

Gegard is an Armenian masculine name, a modern transliteration of Geghard (Գեղարդ), the Armenian word for spear or lance. The term is renowned from the medieval monastery Geghardavank, the Monastery of the Spear, which traditionally housed the Holy Lance. As a given name, it conveys ideas of protection, valor, and sacred heritage rooted in Armenian Christian culture.

Usage as a personal name is relatively rare but present in Armenia and the diaspora, particularly in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, often chosen to honor national history. Variant spellings include Geghard (closest to Armenian orthography) and the simplified Gegard found in Western contexts. The name gained wider notice via Dutch-Armenian MMA champion Gegard Mousasi. Despite looking like Gerard or Gerhard, it is etymologically Armenian, not Germanic.

⚙ Gegard is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 7 times, across 4 countries.