Gervase

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proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

OriginLatin Gervasius ← Proto-Germanic *gaizaz ← Proto-Celtic *wastos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*wastos“servant”
  2. Proto-Germanic*gaizaz“spear”
  3. LatinGervasius
  4. EnglishGervase

Name of an early saint, Latin Gervasius, of unknown meaning, possibly Latinized from some Germanic name: Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), second element of uncertain meaning, possibly vallis (“valley”), Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”), or the Brythonic name for the river Isara.

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Translations

Catalan Gervasi
  • Gervasimale given name
Dutch Gervasius
  • Gervasiusmale given name
Esperanto Gervasio
  • Gervasiomale given name
French Gervais
  • Gervaismale given name
Greek Γερβάσιος
  • Γερβάσιος (Gervásios)male given name
Hungarian Gyárfás
  • Gyárfásmale given name
Italian Gervasio
  • Gervasiomale given name
Polish Gerwazy
  • Gerwazymale given name
Portuguese Gervásio
  • Gervásiomale given name
Romanian Ghervasie
  • Ghervasiemale given name
Russian Герва́сий
  • Герва́сий (Gervásij)male given name
Spanish Gervasio
  • Gervasiomale given name
Ukrainian Герва́сій
  • Герва́сій (Hervásij)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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