Gerda
[ˈɡɛːrdə]Meaning
feminine form of Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr and garðr 'protection'.
Background Story
Gerda is a feminine given name, a Latinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr 'protection'. It is recorded in Italian and as a Latinized form in Norse Mythology. The name occurs in nineteenth-century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' (1844).
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