Jerald is a

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

which is a variant of

Gerald Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Iri ...

, a

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name meaning "rule of the spear". Gerald was brought to Great Britain by the

Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Fran ...

, along with variants Jerold and

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 ...

, and the feminine Geraldine. Short forms include Jerry and Jere. Jerald is uncommon 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 ...

. Notable people with the name Jerald include:

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Jerald Brown Jerald Brown (born December 3, 1980) is a Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Glenville State College. Brown has played for the New York Dragons, Arizona Rattlers, Columbus Destroyers, an ...

(born 1980), Canadian football player *

Jerald Clark Jerald Dwayne Clark (born August 10, 1963) is an American former professional outfielder. He is an alumnus of Lamar University and played for the Lamar Cardinals baseball team. Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1985 Major L ...

(born 1963), American baseball player *

Jerald Daemyon Jerald Daemyon is an American electric violinist born in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan ...

, American jazz musician *

Jerald Ericksen Jerald LaVerne Ericksen (December 20, 1924 – June 11, 2021) was an American mathematician specializing in continuum mechanics. Biography Ericksen was born in Portland, Oregon. His father Adolf worked at a Portland creamery and became adept a ...

(1924–2021), American mathematician *

Jerald G. Fishman Jerald G. Fishman (1945 - March 28, 2013) was an American electrical engineer and businessman. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Analog Devices since November 1996 until his death in March 2013. He was a 35-year veteran of An ...

(1945–2013), American electrical engineer and businessman *

Jerald B. Harkness Jerald B. Harkness (May 7, 1940 – August 24, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA ...

(born 1940), American basketball player *

Jerald Hawkins Jerald Hawkins (born October 16, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University. He was dra ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Jerald Honeycutt Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Honeycutt played high school basketball at Grambling Lab in Grambling, Louisiana. He played collegiately at Tulane University, where he finis ...

(born 1974), American professional basketball player *

Jerald Ingram Jerald Ingram (born December 24, 1960) is an American football coach and a former player who most recently served as the running backs coach for the New York Guardians of the XFL. He played college football at the fullback position for the Unive ...

(born 1960), American football coach *

J. C. Jackson Jerald Christopher Jackson (born November 17, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Maryland and signed with the New England ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Jerald Johnson Jerald D. Johnson (August 16, 1927, in Curtis, Nebraska–April 28, 2020) was a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. References Jerald D. Johnson Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an e ...

(born 1927), minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene *

David Jerald Lawson David Jerald Lawson (March 26, 1930 – May 31, 2007) was an American who gained notability as a pastor and university campus minister in the Methodist and United Methodist churches, as a district superintendent, annual conference official, and as ...

(1930–2007), American Methodist Pastor and University Campus Minister *

Jerald T. Milanich Jerald T. Milanich is an American anthropologist and archaeologist, specializing in Native American culture in Florida. He is Curator Emeritus of Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida in Gainesville ...

, American anthropologist and archaeologist specializing in Native American culture in Florida *

Jerald Moore Jerald Christopher Moore (born November 20, 1974) is a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based i ...

(born 1974), American football player *

Jerald Napoles Jerald Napoles (born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino theater actor and comedian known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play ''Rak of Aegis''. He is a talent of Triple A Management and has worked in the GMA Network as a host in the weekly ...

(born 1983), Filipino actor and comedian *

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), better known by his stage name MC Ren, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Compton, California. He is the founder and owner of the record label Villain Entertainment. MC R ...

(born 1969), American rapper, member of the group N.W.A. *

Jerald S. Paul Jerald Scott Paul (born 1966 in Lancaster, Ohio) is the current President of Maine Maritime Academy and holds the rank of Rear admiral (United States), Rear Admiral in the United States Maritime Service. He previously served as the Principal Deput ...

(born 1966), Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy *

Jerald Posman Jerald Posman is Vice President for Administration and Finance at the City College of New York, a senior college of the City University of New York. Prior to that, he served most recently as Senior Vice President and COO for six and a half years ...

, Vice President for Administration and Finance at the City College of New York *

Jerald Raymond Jerald Raymond is an American rancher and politician from Idaho. Raymond is a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 35, seat A. Early life Raymond was born in Rigby, Idaho. Raymond graduated from Rigby High School. ...

, American politician * Jerald D. Slack (born 1936), retired Major General in the United States Air National Guard *

Jerald Sowell Jerald Monye Sowell (born January 21, 1974) is a former American football fullback. He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Tulane. Playing caree ...

(born 1974), American Football fullback * Jerald Tanner (1938–2006), American writer about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Jerald terHorst Jerald Franklin terHorst (July 11, 1922 – March 31, 2010) was an American journalist who served as the 14th White House Press Secretary during the first month of Gerald Ford's presidency. His resignation in protest of Ford's unconditional ...

(1922–2010), American journalist and politician

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Penny Johnson Jerald Penny Johnson Jerald (born March 14, 1961) is an American actress. She played Beverly Barnes on the HBO comedy series '' The Larry Sanders Show'', Kasidy Yates on the syndicated science fiction series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', Sherry Pa ...

(born 1961), American actress with an extensive career in film and television

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