Gervase

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

Origin

• Name of an early saint, Latin Gervasius, of unknown meaning, possibly Latinized from some Germanic name: Proto-Germanic *gaizaz ("spear"), second element of uncertain meaning, possibly vallis, Proto-Celtic *wastos ("servant"), or the name for the river Isara.