Details for the forename Gervaise

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Gervaise (male)


Variants:	Gervaas (M) Gervais (M) Gervas (M) Gervasi (M) Gervasio (M) Gerwazy (M)
Derivative(s):	Jarvis (M) Jervis (M)
Can be spelt:	Gervase (M)
Feminine form:	Gervaise (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English, of uncertain meaning. It was introduced into Britain by the Normans and has a Roman connection but without a viable meaning. Jarvis is derived from it, via the surname.