Gervase

English Etymology Name of an early saint, en la Gervasius, of unknown meaning, possibly Latinized from some en gem - name: en gem-pro *gaizaz spear, second element of uncertain meaning, possibly la vallis valley, en cel-pro *wastos servant, or the en cel-bry - name for the river la Isara. Proper noun en male Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today. Derived terms en Jarvis, en Jervis Translations male given name Catalan: ca Gervasi m Dutch: nl Gervasius m Esperanto: eo Gervasio French: fr Gervais Greek: el Γερβάσιος Hungarian: hu Gyárfás Italian: it Gervasio Lombard: lmo Gervàsi, lmo Gervàs Occitan: oc Gervàs m, oc Gervais m, oc Gervasi m Polish: pl Gerwazy m Portuguese: pt Gervásio Romanian: ro Ghervasie Russian: ru Герва́сий m Serbo-Croatian: sh Gervazije m Sicilian: scn Girvasi m Spanish: es Gervasio m Ukrainian: uk Герва́сій References The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names (2005) Further reading Gervasius and Protasius Anagrams en aeegrsv Greaves greaves servage