Girard

E301577

Girard is a masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, historically associated with forms like Gerard or Gerhard and borne by various notable figures in European and North American history.

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Label Occurrences
Girard canonical 8

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
person
person
person
person
person
person
surname
cognate Gerardo
Girardo
Gérard
countryOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfCitizenship France
etymologicalComponent gēr (spear)
hard (brave, hardy)
familyName Girard self-linksurface differs
gender masculine
givenName Paul
hasNotableBearer Albert Girard
Jean-Baptiste Girard
Paul Girard
Philippe de Girard
René Girard
Stephen Girard
hasVariant Gerard
Gerhard
historicalUsagePeriod Middle Ages
modern era
languageOfOrigin Germanic languages
meaning brave with the spear
strong spear
nameCategory anthroponym
occupation French general
banker
engineer
literary critic
mathematician
merchant
philosopher
usageRegion Europe
North America
usageType contemporary
historical
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gerhard isCognateWith Girard
Giraud hasVariant Girard
Gerard variantForm Girard
Gerard hasCognate Girard
Girard familyName Girard self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Stephen Girard