Gerdes
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Gerdes (or "Geerdes") is a surname of German origin.
[edit] Origin
Ge(e)rdes is a patronymic derived from the name "Gerd", short for Gerard, meaning "hard spear", or from the Norse goddess Gerd (meaning "Gerd's protection"), wife of Freyr and protectress of the home yard and garden, from which she also derives her name as a personification of the garden/yard.[1]
[edit] People
- Herbert Gerdes, German director.
- Emily Gerdes, American actress.
- Hans-Peter Geerdes, lead singer of the German band Scooter.
- Eckhard Gerdes, American author.
