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]

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

Also see

• Jerald (name)
• Jerrold

References

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