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 [ syll. ger-vai-se, ge-rva-ise ] The boy name Gervaise is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JH-erVEY-Z- KEY. Gervaise is largely used in the English language and its origin is Old French. The name is obscure origin; it could be an old Germanic two-element name with 'ger' (spear) as the first element, but the second element is unclear. The name was introduced by the Normans to England. The use of the name probably originated from the 2nd century Saint Gervasius, who together with Saint Protasius, are the patron saints of Milan. The name is used primarily by Roman Catholics. Gervasio (Italian and Spanish), Gervasius (Latinized), Gerwazy (Polish), Jarvey (English), Jarvis (English), and Jervis (English) are variants of Gervaise. Other forms of Gervaise include the variant spellings Gervais (English) and Gervase (English). Gervaise is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Gervaise include Jarvis (English), Jervis (English), Gervasio (Italian and Spanish), and Gervasius (Latinized). KEY: approx pronunciation for Gervaise: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
