Gernot

Gernot is a German masculine given name, derived from Old High German "ger" (spear) and "khnoton" (to brandish). It is rare, but still in use in German speaking countries today.

Gundomar I, King of the Burgundians c. 407–411 is named Gernot (sometimes Gernoz) in the Nibelungenlied.

Notable people called Gernot

Gernot von Fulda, head of Fulda monastery in 1165
Gernot Endemann (born 1942), German actor, host of Sesamstraße 1986–99 (see German article)
Gernot Pachernigg, Austrian singer
Gernot Reinstadler (24 August 1970 – 19 January 1991), Austrian ski racer
Gernot Rohr, football manager
Gernot Schwab (born January 10, 1979), Austrian luger
Gernot Wagner (born 1980), Austrian-American economist and author

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