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 [ 2 syll. ger-rit, ge-rr-it ] The boy name Gerrit is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is JHEHRahT KEY. Gerrit is used predominantly in the Frisian language and it is derived from Germanic origins. Gerrit is a variant of the name Gerard (English, French, and Dutch). Gerrit is also a short form (Frisian) of the name Gerhard (English, German, and Scandinavian). Gerit (Frisian variant spelling) is a form of Gerrit. Gerrit is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1916, 0.005% of baby boys were given the name Gerrit. It ranked at #903 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. Within all boy names in its group, Gerrit was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Gerrit has mostly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Gerrit include Gerit (Frisian), Jarrett (English), Gerado (Spanish), Gerahd (Russian), Gerard (English, French, and Dutch), Geraud (French and English), Gerod (English), Gerrard (English), Gérard (French), Jared (English), Jarod (English), Jarrid (English), Jarrod (English), Jerard (English), Jerod (English), Jerrard (English), Jerrid (English), Jerrod (English), Jordi (Catalan), and Jordie (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Gerrit: 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)"   |
