English Explanatory Dictionary

Gerald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname.
  3. A placename
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A place in the United States.
  6. A former unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
  7. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana.
  9. A small city in Franklin County, Missouri.
  10. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
  11. The former name of Ponder, a town in Texas.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gerald.wav

Word forms

Gerald Geralds

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.

Related words

Jerald Jerrold Garrett Fitzgerald Giraud Giroud Geralds Geraldson Geraldine Jerilyn Gerry Jerry

Derived words

Fitzgerald Geralds Geraldson
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