Gervasius

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Male Name

Origin and Meaning

Latin name of uncertain meaning. Some theories:

1) Latinised form of a Germanic name Gervas, a combination of GEIR and an uncertain last element -vas, maybe from the Old French word with Celtic roots vassal = 'manservant'

2) Combination of GEIR and the Latin name Bonifatius

3) Combination of GEIR and the Latin name Servatius

4) A Latinised form of a Greek name meaning 'man of old age'

Related Names

Gervasius	♂

Name Days

Denmark

19 June

Faroe Islands

19 June

Further Information

Gervasius is not usually used in the Nordic countries. It is just known as the name of the Christian Saint Gervasius (3rd century).

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Denmark[1]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Sweden[2]		0	0	0	4
Norway[3]		0	0	0	0
Finland[4]		0	0	0	0
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Gervasius.

Sources: ^{[2] [1] [3] [4]}

References

1. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
3. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
4. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi