Gerda

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proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.

OriginOld Norse Gerðr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.

Origin

  1. Old NorseGerðr
  2. EnglishGerda

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).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gradeEdgarDagerAgderAdgerGeardDegargredaradgeGared
Cite this entry
APA

Gerda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerda

MLA

“Gerda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gerda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerda.

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