Gierke

Gierke
This ancient surname is of German and French pre 7th century origins. It derives from either of the popular personal names Gerard or Gerald. "Gerard" comprises the elements "gari" meaning a spear, and "hard" - brave, whilst "Gerald" has the same prefix of "gari", but the suffix is from "wald", meaning to rule.This type of compound name with its echoes of tough living and yet compliance with authority, is very typical of the period in history known as "The dark ages" Later after the 11th century there was a revival in Christian belief, and "names" often became biblical, through association with the crusades. The popularity of Gerard and Gerald was such as to ensure their survival into, and beyond the introduction of surnnames in the 12th century. Nobody is quite sure how many surnames emanate from Gerald and Gerard, but it is known to exceed two hundred, and for examples to be found in almost every European country. These spellings range from Garratt, Gerhard, Garred, and Jarrelt, to Gheraldi, Giraudot, Gilardengo and Gerrelts. Early examples include in England, Henry Jerard in the county of Essex in 1284, and in Germany, Burkhart Gerhart, given as being a burgher of the town of Heilbronn, in the year 1293. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere in the world is believed to be that of John Gerard, which was dated 1230, in the Pipe Rolls of the county of Somerset, England. This was during the reign of King Henry 111rd, 1216 - 1272. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Gierke — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anna von Gierke (1874–1943), deutsche Sozialpädagogin und Politikerin (DNVP) Edgar von Gierke (1877–1945), deutscher Pathologe Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke (1847 1886), deutscher Anatom Henning von Gierke (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gierke — Gierke,   Otto Friedrich von (seit 1911), Rechtshistoriker, * Stettin 11. 1. 1841, ✝ Berlin 10. 10. 1921; nach Lehrtätigkeit in Berlin, Breslau und Heidelberg seit 1887 erneut Professor in Berlin. Mit Gierke erreichte der Richtungsstreit… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Gierke — Gierke, Otto Friedrich, Rechtsgelehrter, geb. 11. Jan. 1841 in Stettin, studierte in Heidelberg und Berlin, ward 1865 Gerichtsassessor, habilitierte sich 1867 an der Berliner Universität, wurde daselbst 1871 außerordentlicher Professor, 1872… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Gierke — Gierke, Otto, Rechtslehrer, geb. 11. Jan. 1841 zu Stettin, 1872 Prof. in Breslau, 1884 in Heidelberg, 1887 in Berlin, Herausgeber der »Untersuchungen zur deutschen Staats und Rechtsgeschichte« (1878 fg.); Hauptwerk: »Das deutsche… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Gierke, enfermedad de Von — genét. y metabol. Ver glucogenosis. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • Gierke disease — Gierke disease. См. гликогеноз I типа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Gierke, Otto Friedrich von — ▪ German legal philosopher born Jan. 11, 1841, Stettin, Prussia died Oct. 10, 1921, Berlin       legal philosopher who was a leader of the Germanist school of historical jurisprudence in opposition to the Romanist theoreticians of German law (e.g …   Universalium

  • Gierke corpuscles — Gier·ke corpuscles (gērґkə) [Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke, German anatomist, 1847–1886] see under corpuscle …   Medical dictionary

  • Gierke-Krankheit — Gi̲e̲rke Krankheit [nach dem dt. Pathologen Edgar von Gierke, 1877 1945]: = Hepatonephromegalia glycogenica …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Gierke — Edgar von, German pathologist, 1877–1945. See G. disease, von G. disease. Hans P.B., German anatomist, 1847–1886. See G. respiratory bundle …   Medical dictionary

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