Gerda
English
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
- A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɛrda]
Proper noun
Gerda f
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Gerda (hard feminine)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Gerda | Gerdy |
genitive | Gerdy | Gerd |
dative | Gerdě | Gerdám |
accusative | Gerdu | Gerdy |
vocative | Gerdo | Gerdy |
locative | Gerdě | Gerdách |
instrumental | Gerdou | Gerdami |
Danish
Etymology
Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Proper noun
Gerda
- a female given name of Old Norse origin
References
- [1] 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.
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Gerda f
- a female given name
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡerda/
- Rhymes: -erda
- Hyphenation: Ger‧da
Proper noun
Gerda
- a female given name of Old Norse origin
Estonian
Proper noun
Gerda (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a female given name
Faroese
Proper noun
Gerda
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Gerda: Gerduson
- daughter of Gerda: Gerdudóttir
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
indefinite | |
nominative | Gerda |
accusative | Gerdu |
dative | Gerdu |
genitive | Gerdu |
German
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.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Gerda
- a female given name
Usage notes
- Popular in Germany from the 1910s to the 1930s.
Norwegian
Etymology
Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Proper noun
Gerda
- a female given name
Swedish
Etymology
Latinate variant of Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Gerda c (genitive Gerdas)
- a female given name
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɾda/ [ˈɡɛɾ.d̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -eɾda
- Syllabification: Ger‧da
Proper noun
Gerda (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)
- a female given name from English