Gerrie (given name)

Gerrie is a Dutch and Afrikaans unisex given name. It is a diminutive of Ger, itself short for Gerard. As a birth name in the Netherlands, it is primarily feminine, peaking in popularities around 1950, but the name is more common as a nickname for men with the birth name Gerard(us) or Gerrit.[1]

Men

* Gerrie Coetzee (1955–2023), South African boxer
* Gerrie Deijkers (1946–2003), Dutch footballer
* Gerrie Eijlers (born 1980), Dutch handball player
* Gerrie Germishuys (born 1949), South African rugby player
* Gerrie Kleton (1953-2006), Dutch footballer
* Gerrie Knetemann (1951-2004), Dutch cyclist
* Gerrie Labuschagné (born 1995), South African rugby player
* Gerrie Mühren (1946–2013), Dutch footballer
* Gerrie Nel (born 1961), South African lawyer and prosecutor
* Gerrie Pienaar (born 1959), South African cricket umpire
* Gerrie Slot (born 1954), Dutch track cyclist
* Gerrie Snyman (born 1981), Namibian cricketer

Women

* Gerrie Hammond (died 1992), Canadian politician (Geraldine)
* Gerrie Hondius [nl] (born 1970), Dutch comics artist and writer
* Gerrie Van Rompaey [nl] (born 1955), Belgian screenwriter

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## References

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1. ^ Gerrie at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.