Gherardi is a surname of Northern Italian origin. It is most common in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany. The name comes from the Germanic words gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The first family recorded to have this name in 970 AD, were the Gherardinghi family who owned five castles in Tuscany. The name has since been shortened and many variations of the name can be found throughout Italy. According to Italy Gen, about 1800 people with the last name of Gherardi still reside in Northern Italy. Worldwide there are about 2500 people with this last name.
Some examples of known people with the last name:
Alessandro Gherardi (born 1988), Italian footballer
Anna Maria Gherardi (1939–2014), Italian actress and voice actress
Antonio Gherardi (1638–1702), Italian painter, architect and sculptor
Bancroft Gherardi (1832–1903), U.S. Navy rear admiral
Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. (1873–1941), American electrical engineer
Cristofano Gherardi (1508–1556), Italian painter
Évariste Gherardi (1663-1700), Italian actor and playwright
Filippo Gherardi (1643–1704), Italian painter
Francesca Gherardi (1955-2013), Italian zoologist, ethologist, and ecologist
Giuseppe Gherardi (1750-1828), Italian painter, active in the Neoclassic style
Lorenzo Gherardi (1645-1727), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
Maffeo Gherardi (1406–1492), Cardinal of Venice
Marcella Gherardi Michelangeli (born 1943), Italian former actress and singer
Piero Gherardi (1909–1971), Italian film costume and set designer
Gherardi is a surname of Northern Italian origin. It is most common in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany. The name comes from the Germanic...
Anna Maria Gherardi (15 October 1939 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Born in Bologna, Gherardi formed at the drama school...
USS Gherardi (DD-637/DMS-30), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi. Gherardi...
Gherardi Davis (October 15, 1858 – March 9, 1941) was an American lawyer, writer and politician from New York. He was born on October 15, 1858 in San Francisco...
Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was the Costume and Set Designer of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and 8½, winning an Oscar for each...
Palazzo Gherardi is a 15th-century building in the Santa croce quarter of Florence, Tuscany, in central Italy. Its main façade is on Via Ghibellina 88...
Cristofano or Cristoforo Gherardi, also known as il Doceno, (November 25, 1508 – April 1556) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist...
Bancroft Gherardi (November 10, 1832 – December 10, 1903) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and...
Antonio Gherardi (Il Reatino) (20 September 1638 – 10 May 1702) was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (stuccoist) of the Baroque style, active...
28 January 1943) is an Italian former actress and singer. Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Italy, she won several beauty contests at a young age, including...
Evaristo Gherardi (born 11 Novembre 1663 in Prato, Tuscany; assassinated 31 August 1700 in Paris), known in France as Évariste Gherardi, was an Italian...
Lorenzo Gherardi (1645–1727) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1693–1727). Lorenzo Gherardi was born in Monte Alboddo...
Gherardo Gherardi (1891–1949) was an Italian screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay for Vittorio De Sica's 1948 neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves. Originally...
Giuseppe Gherardi (Piacenza, 1756 - Piacenza, 7 November 1828) was an Italian painter, active in the Neoclassic style. He painted a San Disma for the church...
Francesca Gherardi (12 November 1955 – 14 February 2013) was an Italian zoologist, ethologist, and ecologist. Most of her work was performed at the Department...
Filippo Gherardi (1643–1704) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Lucca, he was mostly active in Venice and Rome, where he became a member...
Alessandro Gherardi (born 12 March 1988 in Pontedera) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ponsacco. In August 2009 he was...
Maffeo Gherardi (1406–1492), known as the Cardinal of Venice, was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Maffeo Gherardi was born in Venice in...
Ming Gherardi van Eijken (born 3 April 2008) is a French artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World Championships bronze medalist on vault and the...
Gherardi of North Carolina who was accused, through FC-generated messages, of sexually abusing his son. Despite protestations of innocence, Gherardi was...
original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-06. Elena Tricarico; Francesca Gherardi (August 2006). "Shell acquisition by hermit crabs: which tactic is more...
the film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Set designer Piero Gherardi created over eighty locations, including the Via Veneto, the dome of Saint...
Ganassa) 17th century Tristano Martinelli Domenico Biancolelli Evaristo Gherardi 18th century Pier Francesco Biancolelli Tommaso Visentini Carlo Bertinazzi...
In office April 10, 1899 – May 4, 1900 Preceded by Cipriano del Mazo y Gherardi Succeeded by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme In office July 10, 1895 – November 16...
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