Gerald is a
male Germanic given name
Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Ethelred II of England, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', f ...
meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the
English given name
Jerrold, the
feminine
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nickname Jeri
Jeri is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Jeri Campbell (born 1970), American figure skater
* Jeri Ellsworth (born 1974), American entrepreneur and computer chip designer
* Jeri Laber (born 1931), Americ ...
and the
Welsh language Gerallt and
Irish language
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Gearalt. Gerald is less common as a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. The name is also found in French as
Gérald.
Geraldine
Geraldine may refer to:
People
* Geraldine (name), the feminine form of the first name Gerald, with list of people thus named.
* The Geraldines, Irish dynasty descended from the Anglo-Norman Gerald FitzWalter de Windsor
* Geraldine of Albania, th ...
is the feminine equivalent.
Given name
People with the name Gerald include:
Politicians
* Gerald Boland, Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice
* Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.;