English Explanatory Dictionary

Gervase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

Word forms

Gervase

Etymology

Name of an early saint, Latin Gervasius, of unknown meaning, possibly Latinized from some Germanic name: Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), second element of uncertain meaning, possibly vallis (“valley”), Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”), or the Brythonic name for the river Isara.

Derived words

Jarvis Jervis
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