Gerhauss

Gerhauß or Gerhaus is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The first name Gerhauß was common in Bavaria in the Middle Ages. In Bamberg the name was 7-10 of the most common female given names between 1323 and 1348, and 7th place in the period 1481-1497.

The first part of the name is the name element ger "Speer", which also occurs in Gertrud or Gerhard . The second part of the name hauß is not explained.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sara L. Uckelman: German Names from Nürnberg 1497, footnote 2
2. ↑ ^{a b} dtv - Atlas onomastics. First and last names in the German-speaking area. Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-03234-0 , pp. 44-45.