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.
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Gundomar I, King of the Burgundians c. 407–411 is named Gernot in the Nibelungenlied.
Notable people called Gernot
edit- Gernot von Fulda, head of Fulda monastery in 1165
- Gernot Blümel (born 1981), Austrian politician
- Gernot Endemann (1942–2020), German actor, host of Sesamstraße 1986–99 (see German article)
- Gernot Pachernigg (born 1981), Austrian singer
- Gernot Reinstadler (1970–1991), Austrian ski racer
- Gernot Rohr (born 1953), German football manager
- Gernot Schwab (born 1979), Austrian luger
- Gernot Wagner (born 1980), Austrian-American economist and author
- Gernot Liebchen Principal Academic in Computing at Bournemouth University