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Gerit - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gerit

[ syll. ge-rit, ger-it ] The boy name Gerit is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHEHRahT †. Gerit is largely used in the Frisian language and its origin is Germanic. Gerit is a Frisian short form of the name Gerhard (English, German, and Scandinavian) and a Frisian variant spelling of the name Gerrit (English and Frisian), and it is also a variant of the name Gerard (English, French, and Dutch).

Gerit is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Gerit include Gerrit (English and Frisian), Gerritt (English), Jarrett (English), Jerrot, Gerado (Spanish), Gerahd (Russian), Gerard (English, French, and Dutch), Gerarrd, Geraud (French and English), Gerod (English), Gerrard (English), Gérard (French), Girard, Jacquard, Jahred, Jared (English and Hebrew), Jarod (English), Jarrad, Jarratt, and Jarret.



† approx English pronunciation for Gerit: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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