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Throughout the world, جيرد (Gerd , Jered , جيرد ) is a widespread masculine given name. The given name جيرد is characteristic of Germany, where it is a common boy's name, Austria, where it is quite a common male name, and Sweden, where it is quite a rare female name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United States. Much less frequently, جيرد is the last name as well as the forename.
جيرد is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gerhard , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Geert Smeekens , character in Thuis; Geert Verschuren , character in Wittekerke; Geert Van Loo , character in Familie and Geert Van Gestel , character in Spoed.