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

This year, Gerard created a master list of summer-camp offerings—and became something of a local celebrity after sharing it with other mothers on a Facebook group.

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

The years have ticked by, three of them since he last kicked a ball, but every day spent grafting in the gym is one Gerard Deulofeu believes he is a step closer to a "miracle".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

After a comet devastates most of civilization in the first movie, Gerard Butler returns to lead an especially hardy family of survivors into a bold new future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Add to these one more compelling reason for Clarkson to abandon his post: yellow fever had already seized his wife and killed his youngest son, Gerard.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy