Gerald is an English male name, as well as a surname, made up from Germanic elements ger (spear) and wald (rule) essentially meaning “ruler of the spear”.
Nicknames: Gerry, Jerry
Origin: Proto-Indo-European
Variants:
- Jerald (English)
- Jerold (English)
- Jerrold (English)
- Gerold (Germanic, Ancient Germanic)
- Gerhold (Archaic German)
- Gerolt (Dutch)
- Gérald (French)
- Géraud (French)
- Gearalt (Irish)
- Gearóid (Irish)
- Giraldo (Italian)
- Geraldo (Spanish, Portuguese)
- Gerallt (Welsh)
Female forms:
- Geraldine (English)
- Géraldine (French)
- Jeraldine (English)
- Geraldina (English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch)
- Geralda (Dutch, English)
- Jeraldina (English)
