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Girard

What does Girard mean?

Girard Pronunciation of Girard as a boys' name is an Old German name, and the meaning of the name Girard is "spear brave". Girard is a French form of Gerard (Old German): from gār.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Gi-, -ard

ASSOCIATED WITH spear (warrior), brave

Variations

VARIANT Gerrard

RELATIONS VIA GERARD Garrard, Gearard, Gerardo, Geraud, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Gerhart, Gerri, Gerry, Gherardo, Giraud, Girault, Jarard, Jerard, Jerardo, Jerarrd, Jerrard

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Girard Hadi (G.H.), ..

How popular is Girard?

Girard is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#2677 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Girard was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its apex position of #1396 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Girard name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Girard outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Gerard (#1229 FROM RECENT DATA), Gerardo (#562), Gerhard, Gerhardt, Gerry and Jerardo are the popular variation forms of Girard rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Girault, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Girard was at its most widespread in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and has become much less since (ADOPTION 0.04%, 64% LESS).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Girard, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerhard, Gerhardt in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gerry, Jerardo in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Gerard outside U.S.

Similar Names

Girard is alike in pronunciation to Jarrard. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adlard, Alhard (see Allard), Aliard, Allard, Bernard, Burgard, Burnard, Card, Durward, Eckard, Edgard, Eduard, Eginard (see Eginhard), Eideard, Einhard, Erhard, Everard, Evrard, Eward, Gad, Gaillard, Gallard, Garald, Gard, Gardnard (see Gardner), Gared, Garland, Garpar (see Gaspard), Garry, Gaspard, Geary, Gerald, Geraldo, Gerall, Gerant, Gerred, Gian, Gibor, Giffard (see Gifford), Gifferd (see Gifford), Gilad, Gilam, Giraldo, Girauld, Girvin, Girvon (see Girvin), Gjurd, Godard, Goddard, Goran, Graidy, Graig, Grant, Gyrd, Harvard, Hillard, Lenard, Mainard, Menard, Millard, Milward, Norward, Renard, Ricard, Richard, Rickard, Rikard, Riobard, Riocard, Seward, Sigvard, Siward, Villard and Ward. These names tend to be more commonly used than Girard.

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