Gerrie is a Dutch and Afrikaans unisex given name. It is a diminutive of Ger, itself short for Gerard. As a birth name in the Netherlands, it is primarily feminine, peaking in popularities around 1950, but the name is more common as a nickname for men with the birth name Gerard(us) or Gerrit.Gerrie at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
Men Gerrie Coetzee (1955–2023), South African boxer Gerrie Deijkers (1946–2003), Dutch footballer Gerrie Eijlers (born 1980), Dutch handball player Gerrie Germishuys (born 1949), South African rugby player Gerrie Kleton (1953-2006), Dutch footballer Gerrie Knetemann (1951-2004), Dutch cyclist Gerrie Labuschagné (born 1995), South African rugby player Gerrie Mühren (1946–2013), Dutch footballer Gerrie Nel (born 1961), South African lawyer and prosecutor Gerrie Pienaar (born 1959), South African cricket umpire Gerrie Slot (born 1954), Dutch track cyclist Gerrie Snyman (born 1981), Namibian cricketer Women Gerrie Hammond (died 1992), Canadian politician (Geraldine) (born 1970), Dutch comics artist and writer (born 1955), Belgian screenwriter
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