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

Gerard MacDonell, an economist at 22V Research, said in a note that Powell’s remarks were actually more dovish than they looked on the surface.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Eva Gerard, a classical violist in Beacon, N.Y., said camps offering affordable experiences in nature are the hottest commodities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Even Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker, hardly a left-wing firebrand, quipped that the address was so full of fictions he was beginning to doubt whether the USA men’s hockey team actually won gold.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Gerard seemed poised to be the next male American snowboarding star after the then-17-year-old became the youngest U.S. male to win a gold medal in slopestyle in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The most up-to-date version available was a Latin translation made in the twelfth century by Gerard of Cremona, which was translated from an Arabic text which had itself been translated from the Greek long before.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin