Gerald

G2E1R1A1L1D2
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounGerald (countable and uncountable, plural Geralds)

plural Geralds

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from the Germanic languages.

    The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.

    2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022
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    Helen interrupted her sister, by asking her opinion of the how the name, Gerald Vernon, sounded. "Oh, charmingly!" said Charlotte, and, raising herself above her sister, and reclining her splendid head upon her arm, continued she, "Why, do you know such a one?" "I do," said Helen, "It's a pretty name, that's all," and she tried to draw her sister's attention off, […]

    1855, Maturin Murray Ballou, The Turkish Spies Ali Abubeker Kaled, and Zenobia Marrita Mustapha., A.R.Orton, page 150

    "You're saying my father's favourite names were Gerald and Candless?" "Not likely, is it? But Gerald must have been a favourite name with Kathleen and George Candless or they wouldn't have called their son by it?"

    1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. →ISBN page 168
  2. countableuncountableA surname.
  3. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA former unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA small city in Franklin County, Missouri.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
    6. countableuncountableThe former name of Ponder, a town in Texas.

Origin

  1. Frankish*gaiʀ“spear”
  2. EnglishGerald

From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.

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Translations

Bengali জেরাল্ড
  • জেরাল্ড (jeralḍ)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 傑拉爾德 /杰拉尔德
  • 傑拉爾德 /杰拉尔德 (Jiélā'ěrdé)male given name
Danish Gervold
  • Gervoldmale given name
French Gérald
  • Géraldmale given name
German Gerald
  • Geraldmale given name
Greek Γεράλδος, Τζέραλντ
  • Γεράλδος (Geráldos)male given name
  • Τζέραλντ (Tzéralnt)male given name
Italian Geri, Geraldo
  • Gerimale given name
  • Geraldomale given name
Latin Geraldus
  • Geraldusmale given name
Portuguese Geraldo
  • Geraldomale given name
Spanish Geraldo
  • Geraldomale given name
Welsh Gerallt
  • Geralltmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Gerald. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerald

MLA

“Gerald.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerald. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gerald,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerald.

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