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gervase

/ɡˈɝvəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
ger-vase
IPA
/ɡˈɝvəs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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 (“valley”), Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”), or the Brythonic name for the river Isara.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gervasius, -, *gaizaz, *wastos

Derived Forms

Jarvis Jervis

Rhymes With

service nervous disservice

Questions

How do you pronounce gervase?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɝvəs/.
What does gervase mean?
A male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.
Where does gervase come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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