Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Related Items
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) Ruggiero(Carolingian Cycle) Òscar, Roger(Catalan) Gertruda, Oskar(Czech) Asger, Oscar, Oskar(Danish) Geertruida, Oscar, Roger, Rogier, Rutger, Gertrudis, 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, Gero, Gertrud, Gertrudis, Hrodger, Geredrudis(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, Gjertrud, 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
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 164.
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 123.
