Geralds

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginEnglish Gerald ← Old French Gerald ← Frankish *Gaiʀawald →
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Meanings

proper nounGeralds (plural Geraldses)

plural Geraldses

  1. A surname.
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Gerald

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeys-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰoysós
  4. Proto-Germanic*gaizaz
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wl̥h₁-t-
  7. Proto-Germanic*wulþǭder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wélH-dʰe-ti
  10. Proto-Indo-European*we-wólH-dʰe-ti?
  11. Proto-Germanic*waldaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*waldaz
  13. Proto-Germanic*Gaizawaldaz
  14. Frankish*Gaiʀawald
  15. Old FrenchGerald
  16. EnglishGerald
  17. EnglishGeralds

From Gerald + -s (patronymic suffix). From Anglo-Norman, from Old French, from Frankish.

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