Meaning & Story
A given name and surname derived from the Old Germanic Gerhard meaning spear hard or strong spear — brought into English via various Germanic and Irish forms, carrying a warm, slightly old-fashioned reliability.
Gerry is a name with the comfort of an old friendship. It's a name you find in a certain generation — the kind of name that belongs to a man who knows where everything is in the garage and never loses his temper — and that warmth translates beautifully to a pet. A dog named Gerry is probably a medium-sized, good-natured breed who has been around long enough to have acquired genuine wisdom about what matters and what doesn't. The answer, for the record, is: walks, food, and being with you.