Geert Explained

Geert
Pronunciation:in Dutch; Flemish ɣeːrt/
Gender:male
Meaning:Strong/Brave with the Spear
Region:Most common in The Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium)
Origin:Germanic
Related Names:Gert, Gerd, Gertje, Geertje, Gerrit, Gerry, Jerry, Gerard, Gerhard, Gerald, Gerardus

Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ger (spear) and hard (strong or brave) meaning "strong" or "brave with the spear". The name's common female equivalent is Geertje.

The pronunciation of the name varies slightly, depending on whether or not the speaker uses a variety of Dutch which distinguishes between the phonemes pronounced as //x// and pronounced as //ɣ//. While speakers of most northern varieties of Dutch, which do not distinguish between the two phonemes, will pronounce the name as pronounced as /[χeːrt]/ or pronounced as /[xeːrt]/, speakers of southern varieties will generally pronounce it as pronounced as /[ɣeːrt]/.

Although Geert is a name in its own right, it is often the given name of persons who are formally called Gerard or Gerardus. The latter name refers usually to saints Gerard of Toul or Gerard Majella.

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