Gerda

Etymology

Latinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr (“protection”). The name occurs in nineteenth century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (1844).

Proper noun

Gerda

1. A female given name occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.

Anagrams

• Adger, Degar, EDGAR, Edgar, garde, grade, radge, raged

Proper noun

Gerda f

1. A female given name.

Etymology

Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.

Proper noun

Gerda

1. A female given name of Old Norse origin.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:c. 34 119 females with the given name Gerda have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Proper noun

Gerda

1. A female given name of Old Norse origin.

Proper noun

Gerda

1. A female given name

Etymology

From modern Scandinavian Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr. By folk etymology sometimes interpreted as a female form of German Gerd or as a variant of Gertrud.

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Proper noun

Gerda

1. A female given name.

Etymology

Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.

Proper noun

Gerda

1. A female given name.

Etymology

Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.

Proper noun

Gerda c (genitive Gerdas)

1. A female given name.