Across the world, Gershom (Gershom 
, גרשום 
) is quite a rare masculine forename. The given name Gershom is habitual in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare male name, Tanzania, and Israel, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Gershom is the last name as well as the forename.
Gershom is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Gershom | Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda |
| גרשום | Israel |
Gershom is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gershom , the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, Exodus.
| gershom soncino IT (b. 1460) |
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| gershom bulkeley Jan 1635 Cambridge or Concord - 2 Dec 1713 Glastonbury, US (b. 1636) |
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| gershom carmichael Scottish philosopher, GB (b. 1672) |
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| gershom ferry (born 1673) (b. 1673) |
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| gershom hinckley (2 Apr 1682 - certain 24 Nov 1774) (b. 1682) |
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| gershom butler (1683-1765) (b. 1682) |
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gershom mendes seixas American jewish cantor (b. 1745) |
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gershom burr (1768-1828) (b. 1768) |
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| gershom bartlett colonial New Englannd Gravestone carver (b. 1723) |
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| gershom bartlett (b. 1723) |
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| gershom burr (1744-1774) (b. 1744) |
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| gershom bulkeley 9 May 1748 Fairfield, Connecticut - 22 Feb 1820 Rye, New York (b. 1748) |
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gershom bradford weston politician in Massachusetts, US (1799-1869), US (b. 1799) |
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| gershom c. lyman (b. 1753) |
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gershom mott Union United States Army general, US (b. 1822) |
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