"Gerald" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/ Forms: Geralds [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹəld Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gem-pro}}, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|frk|*gaiʀ||spear}} Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”), {{m|frk|*wald||might, power}} *wald (“might, power”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}} [Template:root] Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Gerald (countable and uncountable, plural Geralds)
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Related terms (female given names): Geraldine, Jerilyn Translations (male given name): জেরাল্ড (jeralḍ) (Bengali), 傑拉爾德 (Chinese Mandarin), 杰拉尔德 (Jiélā'ěrdé) [transliteration] (Chinese Mandarin), Gervold (Danish), Gérald (French), Gerald (German), Γεράλδος (Geráldos) [masculine] (Greek), Τζέραλντ (Tzéralnt) [masculine] (Greek), Geri (Italian), Geraldo [masculine] (Italian), Geraldus [masculine] (Latin), Gerrylt [masculine] (Manx), Geirvald [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Giraud [masculine] (Occitan), Guiraud [masculine] (Occitan), Geraldo [masculine] (Portuguese), Ciraudu [masculine] (Sicilian), Geraldo [masculine] (Spanish), Gerallt (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-esvibhbL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of 'female given names': 51 2 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 76 6 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
  2. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A placename
    A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-wswu8PRC
  4. A placename
    A place in the United States
    A former unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-28XqTibN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13
  5. A placename
    A place in the United States
    An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-pUZrcGVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13
  6. A placename
    A place in the United States
    An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-6Tbk1xVI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13
  7. A placename
    A place in the United States
    A small city in Franklin County, Missouri.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-asLlOYxn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13
  8. A placename
    A place in the United States
    An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-31PaUpO3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13
  9. A placename
    A place in the United States
    The former name of Ponder, a town in Texas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Texas, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gerald-en-name-8ayUKk3k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 9 13 13 13 13 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Fitzgerald, Geralds, Geraldson Related terms: Jerald [variant], Jerrold [variant], Garrett [variant], Fitzgerald [surname], Giraud [surname], Giroud [surname], Geralds [surname], Geraldson [surname] Related terms (pet forms): Gerry, Jerry
Disambiguation of 'pet forms': 14 4 3 13 13 13 13 13 13

Inflected forms

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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gerrylt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geirvald"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Giraud"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Guiraud"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geraldo"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ciraudu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geraldo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gerallt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gerald"
}

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