Gerrit

Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "brave with the spear", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard. People with this name include: Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect Gerrit Badenhorst (born 1962), South African powerlifter and professional strongman competitor Gerrit Battem (c. 1636 – 1684), Dutch landscape painter Gerrit Beneker (1882–1934), American painter and illustrator Gerrit Berckheyde (1638–1698), Dutch painter Gerrit Berkhoff (1901–1996), Dutch chemist and university rector Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903–1996), Dutch theologian Gerrit Berveling (born 1944), Dutch Esperanto author Gerrit Blaauw (1924–2018), Dutch computer engineer Gerrit de Blanken (1894–1961), Dutch pottery artist Gerrit van Bloclant (1578–1650), Dutch Renaissance painter Gerrit Bol (1906–1989), Dutch mathematician Gerrit Braamcamp (1699–1771), Dutch distiller, timber merchant and art collector Gerrit den Braber (1929–1997), Dutch songwriter and lyricist Gerrit Broekstra (born 1941), Dutch scientist and professor Gerrit Cole (born 1990), American baseball pitcher Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp (c. 1565–1644), Dutch painter and stained glass artist Gerrit J. Diekema (1859–1930), American politician Gerrit van Dijk (1938–2012), Dutch animator, film maker, actor and painter Gerrit Dou (1613–1675), Dutch painter Gerrit L. Dox (1784–1847), American politician Gerrit Faulhaber (1912–1951), Dutch-Indonesian footballer Gerrit Fauser (born 1989), German ice hockey player Gerrit Ferreira (born 1948), South African businessman Gerrit Fischer (1916–1984), Dutch footballer Gerrit Fokkema (born 1954), Australian photographer Gerrit Forbes (1836–1906), American judge Gerrit De Geest (born 1960), Belgian legal scholar Gerrit van Gelderen (1926–1994), Dutch-born Irish naturalist, wildlife broadcaster, film-maker, illustrator and cartoonist Gerrit Van Gestel (born 1958), Belgian former cyclist Gerrit Glas (born 1954), Dutch philosopher and psychiatrist Gerrit Glomser (born 1975), Austrian racing cyclist Gerrit W. Gong (born 1953), American religious leader Gerrit David Gratama (1874–1965), Dutch artist, writer and museum director Gerrit Govaars (1866–1954), Dutch teacher and Salvation Army officer Gerrit Graham (born 1949), American actor and songwriter Gerrit...