Gerhardus and its shortened form Hardus are masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
s of Dutch-language origin.
People with those names include:
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Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie
Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie (or Brand Fourie) was a South African diplomat. He served as the South African ambassador to the United States from 1982 to 1985.
Early life
Fourie was born in 1916 in Wolmaransstad.
Career
Brand Fourie joined the de ...
(AKA Brand Fourie, 19162008), South African youth pastor
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Francois Gerhardus Joubert (18271903), Boer general
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Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman (born 1995), South African rugby union player
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Gerhardus Liebenberg (born 1972), South African cricketer
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Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock (192689), South African banker, sixth Governor of the ABSA Bank
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Gerhardus Pienaar
Gerhardus "Hardus" Pienaar (born 10 August 1981 in Rustenburg, North West) is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad
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(born 1981), South African javelin thrower
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Hardus Viljoen
GC Viljoen (born 6 March 1989), known as Hardus Viljoen,Borland K (2016Viljoen desperate to earn a place in the national team, '' The Citizen'', 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. is a South African professional cricketer. Viljoen played for ...
(Gerhardus C. Viljoen, born 1989), South African cricketer
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Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom in accordance with Afrikaans spelling; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), also known as Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the Lion of the North or the Lion of Waterberg, was a South African politician ...
(18931958), Prime Minister of South Africa 195458
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Johannes Maritz (Johannes Gerhardus Maritz, born 1990), Namibian hurdler
See also
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Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator (; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a Flemish people, Flemish geographer, cosmographer and Cartography, cartographer. He is most renowned for creating the Mercator 1569 world map, 1569 world map based on a new Mercator pr ...
(151294), Flemish cartographer
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Gerard (disambiguation)
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Gerhard (disambiguation)
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References
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Dutch masculine given names
Masculine given names