English Explanatory Dictionary

Gerlach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from the Germanic languages.
  2. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
  3. The highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpathian Mountains.

Word forms

Gerlach Gerlachs Gerlac Gerlache

Etymology

From the German and Dutch surname, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *laik (“sport, game”), meaning something like "spear-thrower." Compare Garlick, Garlock, Carlock.

Derived words

Stern-Gerlach experiment
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary