Meanings
plural Girards
- A surname from French.
Nonetheless, Girard argues, the very fact that Christians have chosen to forgive and thus not to answer violence directly with violence is itself already a huge victory.
2008 November 24, Giles Fraser, “On the Genealogy of Morals, part 5: Breaking the cycle of conflict”, in The Guardian, →ISSN - Various places in the United States of America, including:
- A town in Burke County, Georgia.
- A city in Macoupin County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas.
- A city in Trumbull County, Ohio.
- A borough of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Origin
- FrenchGirard
- FrenchGirard
- EnglishGirard
Borrowed from French Girard.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Girard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girard
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