The baby name Gerhart is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈɡɛr.hɑrt/ (GER-hart); German: /ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt/ (GEH-ahrt).
The baby name Gerhart is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈɡɛr.hɑrt/ (GER-hart); German: /ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt/ (GEH-ahrt).
Gerhart is in Origin.
Gerhart is a Germanic given name formed from Old High German ger “spear” and hart “hardy, strong, brave,” yielding the sense “spear-strong” or “bold with the spear.” It stands alongside the more common German Gerhard; the -t ending reflects regional Middle High German spellings and also appears in the surname form Gerhardt. Cognates and variants include Gerard (English/French), Girard (Old French), Gerardo (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Gherardo (Italian), Gellért (Hungarian), and Dutch Gerrit, Geert, and Gerard. Short forms include Gerd, Gert, and occasionally Gerry; feminine forms include Gerharda and Gerardina.
In use across medieval German-speaking lands, the name was borne by nobles, clerics, and townsmen, benefiting from the prestige of several saints named Gerard. It persisted in Central Europe, rising again in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and declining after World War II. Notable bearer: Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946), Nobel Prize–winning German dramatist.
Gerhart is rarely chosen. We count 71 recorded uses of it across 14 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #418 | 25 | 2,180 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #929 | 24 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
Gerhart is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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