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The name Gershon is of Hebrew origin. The meaning of Gershon is exile. Gershon is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ger-shon.
Another possible origin is that people with the name were originally 'spear-men' engaged as mercenaries by different monarchs throughout Europe. The derivation here being from the German word geri meaning spear plus man(n), meaning one skilled in its use. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of William Jermain. This was dated 1279, in the Hundred Rolls of the county of Oxfordshire.