Name Element GAIZAZ

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "spear" [1][2].

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Other Languages & Culturesgar(Anglo-Saxon) gair(Frankish) gails, gais(Gothic) ger(Old Frisian) ger(Old High German) geirr(Old Norse) ger(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsHroðgar, Hrothgar, Osgar(Anglo-Saxon) Oskar(Basque) Òscar, Roger(Catalan) Gertruda, Oskar(Czech) Asger, Oscar, Oskar(Danish) Geertruida, Oscar, Roger, Rogier, Rutger, Gertruida(Dutch) Garey, Garry, Gary, Gertrude, Oscar, Roger, Rodger(English) Kertu, Oskar(Estonian) Kerttu, Oskari, Oskar(Finnish) Gertrude, Oscar, Roger(French) Ansgar, Gero, Gertraud, Gertrud, Oskar, Roger, Rüdiger, Gertrude(German) Ansegar, Ansgar, Geretrudis, Gero, Gertrud, Hrodger(Germanic) Gertrúd, Oszkár, Rezső(Hungarian) Ásgeir, Geir, Óskar(Icelandic) Oscar(Irish) Oscar(Irish Mythology) Geltrude, Oscar, Ruggero, Ruggiero(Italian) Oskars(Latvian) Gertrūda(Lithuanian) Ansgar, Asgeir, Geir, Oscar, Oskar, Roar, Roger(Norwegian) Ansugaizaz, Gaizaþrūþiz, Hrōþigaizaz(Old Germanic) Ásgeirr, Geirr, Hróarr, Hróðgeirr(Old Norse) Gertruda, Oskar(Polish) Gertrudes, Óscar, Rogério(Portuguese) Oscar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Gertrúda, Oskár(Slovak) Oskar(Slovene) Gertrudis, Óscar, Rogelio(Spanish) Ansgar, Gertrud, Oscar, Oskar, Roger(Swedish) Gaisarīx, Gaiseric(Vandalic)
Surname DescendantsRutgers(Dutch) Garey, Garry, Gary, Geary, Rogers, Rogerson, Rodgers(English) Roger(French) Gehrig, Gehring, Gerig(German) Ruggeri, Ruggiero, Ruzzier(Italian)
Place Name DescendantGary(English)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 164.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 123.
Entry added December 7, 2022