63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek, Late Greek [1] 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 NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesGerasim(Bulgarian) Gerasim(Macedonian) Gerasim(Russian) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong strange complex serious Name DaysName Days? Greece: October 20 Categories gift, Orthodox saints, virtues Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Γεράσιμος.