Gerald

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Gerald

/ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/

Rhymes with -ɛɹəld

Where it comes from

From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.

proper noun Geralds

countable, uncountable A male given name from the Germanic languages. Helen interrupted her sister, by asking her opinion of the how the name, Gerald Vernon, sounded. "Oh, charmingly!" said Charlotte, and, raising herself above her sister, and reclining her splendid head upon her arm, continued she, "Why, do you know such a one?" "I do," said Helen, "It's a pretty nam
countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
countable, uncountable A former unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana.
countable, uncountable A small city in Franklin County, Missouri.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable The former name of Ponder, a town in Texas.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: joe, gerrard, gee, fitz, ege, jie, proclaimer, harbinger, forerunner, precursor, messenger, announcer, presage, forewarning, envoy, courier

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name male given name

Español	Geraldo
中文	傑拉爾德 /杰拉尔德 Jiélā'ěrdé
Português	Geraldo
Français	Gérald
Deutsch	Gerald
Italiano	Geri, Geraldo
Ελληνικά	Γεράλδος Geráldos, Τζέραλντ Tzéralnt

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@misc{gerald_2026,
  title = {Gerald},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gerald},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}