Gerlachus
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Gerlachus, from Proto-Germanic. Literally, “spear thrower”.
Proper noun
Gerlachus
- Saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint Gerlachus (“Sankt Gerlach”)
Dutch
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Gerlachus, from Proto-Germanic. Literally, “spear thrower”.
Proper noun
Gerlachus
- Saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint, Gerlachus; Sankt Gerlach
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Germanic (compare Middle High German Gerlach). Literally, “spear thrower”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛr.ɫa.kʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛr.la.kus]
Proper noun
Gerlachus
- a surname, Gerlach, from the Germanic languages
- a male given name from the Germanic languages
- Saint Gerlach: A Dutch saint, Sankt Gerlach (“Gerlachus”)