Gerardus

Gerardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name Gerard. It has been in use as a birth name in the Low Countries. In daily life, most people use a shorter version, such as Geert, Ger, Gerard, Gerd, Gerhard, Gerrie, Gerrit, Gert, and Geurt. Among people with this name are:

Latinized names

• Gerardus de Abbatisvilla (1220–1272), French theologian
• Gerardus Bruxellensis, 13th-century Belgian geometer and philosopher
• Gerardus Cameracensis (c.975–1051), Belgian bishop of Cambrai
• Gerardus Cremonensis (c.1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books
• Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Netherlandish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer
• Gerardus Odonis (1285–1349), French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order
• Gerardus Rivius (fl. 1592–1625), Flemish printer
• Gerardus Rufus Vacariensis (1500–1550), French Catholic theologian and humanist
• Gerardus a Schagen (c.1642–1724), Dutch engraver and cartographer
• Gerardus Vossius (1577–1649), Dutch classical scholar and theologian
• Gerardus de Zutphania (1367–1398), Dutch mystical writer

Birth names

• Gerardus Pieter Baerends (1916–1999), Dutch zoologist and ethologist
• Gerardus Beekman (1653–1723), New Netherland physician, land owner, and colonial governor of New York
• Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (1887–1941), Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
• Gerardus Leonardus Blasius (1627–1682), Dutch physician and anatomist
• Gerardus J.P.J. Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch linguist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and lecturer
• Gerardus Petrus Booms (1822–1897), Dutch lieutenant-general, Minister of War, and publisher
• Gerardus Brackx (1931–2011), Belgian travel businessman
• Gerardus J.M. Braks (1933–2017), Dutch government minister and President of the Senate
• Gerardus H.G. von Brucken Fock (1859–1935), Dutch pianist and composer
• Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (1917–2005), Dutch Air Force pilot during World War II
• Gerardus Clark (1786–1860), American lawyer
• Gerardus Antonius Cox (born 1940), Dutch singer, cabaret artist and actor
• Gerardus Croese (1642–1710), Dutch Reformed minister and author
• Gerardus Johannes Geers (1891–1965), Dutch linguist and Hispanist
• Gerardus Gul (1847–1920), Dutch Archbishop
• Gerardus Philippus Helders (1905–2013), Dutch politician, Minister of Colonial Affairs
• Gerardus Heymans (1857–1930), Dutch philosopher and psychologist
• Gerardus 't Hooft (born 1946), Dutch theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate
• Gerardus Huysmans (1902–1948), Dutch government minister
• Gerardus Kamper (born 1950), Dutch cyclist
• Gerardus Johannes Lap (1951–2017), Dutch ceramist
• Gerardus B.M. Leers (born 1951), Dutch government minister and mayor
• Gerardus van der Leeuw (1890–1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
• Gerardus Mes (fl. 1560), Flemish composer
• Gerardus Mühren (1946–2013), Dutch footballer
• Gerardus Johannes Mulder (1802–1880), Dutch organic and analytical chemist
• Gerardus Rubens (1674–1736), Flemish Cistercian abbot
• Gerardus Cornelius Schoffelen (born 1937), Dutch sculptor
• Gerardus Siderius (1914–1990), Dutch canoeist
• Gerardus J. Sizoo (1900–1994), Dutch physicist
• Gerardus van Swieten (1700–1772), Dutch-Austrian physician
• Gerardus Franciscus Tebroke (1949–1995), Dutch long-distance runner
• Gerardus B.M.C. Thoolen (1943–1996), Dutch stage and film actor
• Gerardus M.J. Veldkamp (1921–1990), Dutch economists and government minister
• Gerardus Petrus Voorting (1923–2015), Dutch road cyclist
• Gerardus de Vries Lentsch (1883–1973), Dutch competitive sailor
• Gerardus Maria Willems (born 1946), Dutch-born Australian classical pianist
• Gerardus Wynkoop II (died 1812), Pennsylvania politician
• Gerardus Josephus Xavery (1700–aft.1747), Flemish-Dutch etcher and painter

See also

• Gerhardus