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German
Etymology
Perhaps from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gereon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gereons)
- a male given name
- (Christianity) Gereon of Cologne, a 4th century martyr.
1855, A. H. Springer, Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte:Des Letzteren grösster Ruhm beruht auf der Schöpfung des Dombildes: Anbetung der Könige als Mittelbild, innere Flügel: die hh. Gereon und Ursula mit ihrem Gefolge, äussere Flügel: die Verkündigung.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)