Gender Masculine
Scripts Γεράσιμος(Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek γέρας (geras) meaning "honour, gift". Saint Gerasimus was a 5th-century hermit who lived near the Jordan River.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesGerasim(Bulgarian) Gerasim(Macedonian) Gerasim(Russian)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Greece: October 20

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Γεράσιμος.
Entry updated October 6, 2024