Forename Gershon

Around the globe, Gershon (Gershon , גרשון , 格申 ) is quite a common masculine given name. The forename Gershon is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common male name, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Israel, Ghana, and Nigeria. Also, Gershon is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Gershon is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Gershon

name Gerszon, name Gerşon, name Gershon, name 格申, name Гершон, name גרשון, name Gershôn

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Gershon	Ghana, Nigeria, United States, Israel, Kenya
גרשון	Israel
格申	China
Гершон	Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine

First names said to be same

Gershôn, Gerszon, and Gerşon

First name Gershon in the context

Gershon is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gershon , the oldest son of Levi from Old Testament, Genesis 46.

Notable namesakes

	gershon ashkenazi German rabbi, AT (b. 1618)
	gershon lasch Hebrew teacher (1803–1883), DE (b. 1803)
	gershon henoch leiner Polish rabbi, PL (b. 1839)
	gershon radogovski Victim of the Holocaust, PL (b. 1870)
	gershon first Victim of the Holocaust, PL (b. 1872)
	gershon bergson IL (b. 1913)
	gershon pres Victim of the Holocaust, UA (b. 1884)
	gershon fertzik Victim of the Holocaust, PL (b. 1890)
	gershon ephros Polish-born cantor and composer (b. 1890)
	gershon plakhta Victim of the Holocaust, PL (b. 1892)
	gershon piechenik Victim of the Holocaust, UA (b. 1896)
	gershon barag Israeli psychologist, IL (b. 1902)
	gershon a. churgin Professor for Hebrew Literature and Philosophy (1903-1978), US (b. 1903)
	gershon swet (b. 1893)
	gershon liebman European Orthodox rabbi, FR (b. 1905)