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gerda

/ɡˈɝdə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
ger-da
IPA
/ɡˈɝdə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.

Etymology

Latinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr (“protection”). The name occurs in nineteenth century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (1844).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce gerda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɝdə/.
What does gerda mean?
A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.
Where does gerda come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce gerda

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