Gerald

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Germanic languages.
• village Spy Hill No. 152 (rural municipality) Saskatchewan (province) Canada (country).
• former (unincorporated) community Dale County (county) Alabama (state).
• (unincorporated) community Champaign County (county) Illinois (state).
• (unincorporated) community Tobin Township (township) Perry County (county) Indiana (state) USA (country).
• small city Franklin County (county) Missouri (state).
• (unincorporated) community Henry County (county) Ohio (state).
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Origin

• From Old French, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz ("spear") + *waldą. The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.