The gellert Surname
gellert Name Meaning and History
- German: variant of Geller 2.
- German: from the Germanic personal name Gelhard, a cognate of the verb gelten ‘to sacrifice’, ‘to recompense’.
- Hungarian (Gellért): from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| NY & NJ Gellert families | George Wallace | 0 |
| Hans Gellert in Philippsthal/Werra, 1938 - 2004 | WGF | 0 |
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| Maud Elizabeth Reed m Lewis Gellert |
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| Gellert>Wisconsin>Wright County MN |
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| my family | Geller, Fechner and Minkovitz | 0 |
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