Gervase

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Gervais

Jarvis

Jervis

Gervasius

Translations

Gervasio

Gervais

Gervásio

Gervasio

Γερβάσιος

Gervasius

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.