The gervais Surname
gervais Name Meaning and History
French: from the Norman personal name Gervase, of disputed
etymology. The name was borne by a certain St. Gervasius, around whom
a cult grew up following the discovery of his remains in Milan in 386.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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