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Gerard

1 American  
[juh-rahrd] / dʒəˈrɑrd /

noun

  1. Also a male given name, form of Gerald.


Gérard 2 American  
[zhey-rahr] / ʒeɪˈrɑr /

noun

  1. Comte Étienne Maurice 1773–1852, French marshal under Napoleon.


Gérard British  
/ ʒerar /

noun

  1. François ( Pascal Simon ), Baron. 1770–1837, French painter, court painter to Napoleon I and Louis XVIII

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Even Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker, hardly a left-wing firebrand, quipped that the address was so full of fictions he was beginning to doubt whether the USA men’s hockey team actually won gold.

From Salon

Christine holidays every year to Northumberland with her husband Gerard where, she said, they regularly go hunting for Cuddy's beads on the Holy Island.

From BBC

The years have ticked by, three of them since he last kicked a ball, but every day spent grafting in the gym is one Gerard Deulofeu believes he is a step closer to a "miracle".

From BBC

Her challengers are publicist Dory Frank; Ashkan “Alex’’ Nazarian, co-founder of AAA Diamond and Jewelry; city employee Peter Gerard Kearns; real estate professional Eddie Ha; tenant rights attorney Henry Mantel; and small-business accountant Morgan Oyler.

From Los Angeles Times

She turns to poetry, both her own and the poems she has taught, most notably the works of Emily Dickinson and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

From The Wall Street Journal