The first name Gerd is ♀ female and ♂ male.
Gerd is a short form of the Old High German name Gerhard. In Scandinavia, Gerd is also a female name (a variant of the Old Norse name Gerðr).
For boys, Gerd means “brave spearman” (from Germanic “gēr” = spear + “harti” = strong/brave/hardy) and for girls, Gerd means “protector” (from Old Norse “garðr” = protection/enclosure).