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male Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...
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 English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
given name
Jerrold Jerrold or ''Jerold'' are masculine English given name variants of Gerald, a German language name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Jerrold was initially brought to Great Britain by the N ...
, the
feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...
nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
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 Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...
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Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
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 (name), Geraldine is the feminine equivalent.


Given name

People with the name Gerald include:


Politicians

* Gerald Boland, Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice * Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States * Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 * Gerald Häfner, German MEP * Gerald Klug, Austrian politician * Gerald Lascelles (disambiguation), several people * Gerald Nabarro, British Conservative politician * Gerald S. McGowan, US Ambassador to Portugal * Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, British diplomat, soldier, and architect


Sports

* Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-born German football player * Gerald Beverly, American basketball player * Gerald Brown (American football), American football coach * Gerald Christian (born 1991), American football player * Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player * Gerald Dockery, American football player * Gerald Everett, American football player * Gerald Green, American basketball player * Gerald Humphries, English cricketer * Gerald Laird, baseball player * Gerald Madkins (born 1969), American basketball player and executive * Gerald Melzer, Austrian tennis player * Gerald Sensabaugh, American football player * Gerry Sherry, Gerald Sherry, American football player * Gerald Wallace, American basketball player * Gerald Willis (born 1995), American football player


Entertainment

* Gerald Anderson (born 1989), Filipino American actor * Gerald Casale, vocalist, bass guitar & synthesizer player, ''Devo'' * Gerry Cinnamon (born Gerald Crosbie, 1985), Scottish musician * Gerald Finzi, British composer * Gerald Harper (born 1929), English actor * Gerald Haslam, American author ''The Other California'' * Alexander Held, Gerald Alexander Held, German actor * Gerald Levert (1966–2006), American R&B singer and songwriter * Gerald Masters, songwriter and musician * Gerald McRaney (b. 1947), American actor * Gérald Neveu (1921-1960), French poet * Gerald Vizenor, novelist, poet and critic * G-Eazy, Gerald Gillum, American rapper known as "G-Eazy" * Gerald Wiley, a pseudonym used by British comic actor and writer Ronnie Barker (1929-2005)


Other fields

* Gerald Birks, Canadian World War I fighter ace * Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales), medieval clergyman and chronicler of his times * Gerald Cohen (1941–2009), Canadian professor of social and political theory at Oxford University, known as G. A. Cohen * Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter * Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard, British aristocrat *Gerald Friedland, American academic * Gerald Murphy, American heir * Gerald Ratner, British retail tycoon * Gerald Mayo, filed a lawsuit against Satan and his servants in US District Court * Gerald Shur (1933-2020), American lawyer, and the founder of the US Federal Witness Protection Program * Gerald Sparrow (1903–1988), British lawyer, judge and travel writer * Gerald Templer, British Army officer and military commander * Gerald C. Thomas, United States Marine Corpsgeneral who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps * Gerald Zamponi, Canadian academic


Fictional characters

*Gerald Tippett, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *List of Sonic the Hedgehog video game characters#Professor Gerald Robotnik, Gerald Robotnik, a character from ''Sonic Adventure 2'' *Gerald and Sheila Broflovski, Gerald Broflovski, a character from ''South Park'' *List of Hey Arnold! characters#Gerald Johanssen, Gerald Martin Johanssen, a character from Nickelodeon's ''Hey Arnold!'' * Gerald, a anthropomorphic sea lion in the 2016 computer-animated sequel film ''Finding Dory'' * Gerald McCloy, protagonist in 1950 short film ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'' * Gerald, a character from Little Lotta comics and ''Harvey Street Kids'' * Gerald O'Hara, Scarlett O'Hara's father in the film Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind''


Surname

*Matt Gerald, American actor and screenwriter


See also

* Geraldine (name), Geraldine * Gerad (disambiguation) * Jerald (name) *
Jerrold Jerrold or ''Jerold'' are masculine English given name variants of Gerald, a German language name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Jerrold was initially brought to Great Britain by the N ...
* FitzGerald (surname), FitzGerald


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