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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.
Either Norman-French as a medieval nickname of endearment for a small person from the pre 10th,Century french word daree meaning a pennyweight. An alternative suggested derivation is: dweller near the deer enclosure, as the main focus of the early Derry's was Cannock Chase, Staffs. a hunting ground over many centuries. 2. Or possibly a locative name from the Gaelic word Doire meaning oakwoods. Or also it may be the anglicised form of the Gaelic o'Doiridh, the name of an ecclesiastical family from Donegal meaning descendant of Doireadh - these being Irish derivations.