Gerald
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For other uses, see Gerald (disambiguation).
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Gerald |
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| Pronunciation | GER-awld |
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | "rule of the spear" |
| Region of Origin | Germanic |
| Related names | Jerrold, Jeri |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Gerald |
Gerald is a masculine German given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, and the feminine nickname Jeri. Gerald is less common as a surname. People with the name Gerald include:[1]
[edit] Given name
- In Christianity
- Gerald of Aurillac, French saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Gerald of Mayo, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Gerald of Toul, German priest who was appointed Bishop of Toul in 963
- Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales), medieval clergyman and chronicler of his times
[edit] Also see
[edit] References
- ^ View Name: Gerald. behindthename.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
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