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• Gerard
  Gerard

  noun

  Also a male given name, form of Gerald.
• Gérard
  Gérard

  noun

  Comte Étienne Maurice 1773–1852, French marshal under Napoleon.

Gerard

¹ American  

[juh-rahrd] / dʒəˈrɑrd /

noun

1. Also a male given name, form of Gerald.

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Gérard ² American  

[zhey-rahr] / ʒeɪˈrɑr /

noun

1. Comte Étienne Maurice 1773–1852, French marshal under Napoleon.

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Gérard British  

/ ʒerar /

noun

1. François ( Pascal Simon ), Baron. 1770–1837, French painter, court painter to Napoleon I and Louis XVIII

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Example Sentences

“Goldman is riding the bull-market wave and what is truly a supercycle for equity capital markets and advisory work,” says Gerard Cassidy, the banking and brokerage analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Three years later, it partnered with the art collective Gerard & Kelly on an experimental project performed inside modernist dwellings, including the Schindler House.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Eric Garcia has emerged as one of the season's most valuable tactical players, filling multiple positions seamlessly, while Gerard Martin has exceeded expectations after being placed into a key defensive role.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Her two Gen Z children—Laird Emilie Dunn, 28, mid-Atlantic sales manager, and Gerard Laird-Dunn, 30, executive vice president—are following in her footsteps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The first is a book of poems by somebody called Gerard Manley Hopkins.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish