Gerlachus

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proper noun

Saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint Gerlachus (“Sankt Gerlach”)

OriginLatin Gerlachus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Saint Gerlach; a Dutch saint Gerlachus (“Sankt Gerlach”)

Origin

  1. LatinGerlachus
  2. EnglishGerlachus

Learned borrowing from Latin Gerlachus, from Proto-Germanic. Literally, “spear thrower”.

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APA

Gerlachus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerlachus

MLA

“Gerlachus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerlachus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gerlachus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerlachus.

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