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Gerald
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Gérald
English
Etymology
en :der fro:Gerald<ety:bor<frk:*Gaiʀawald>>
en gem-pro
From en fro -, ultimately from en frk *gaiʀ spear + frk *wald might, power. The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.
en ine-pro *h₂welh₁- rule
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gerald.wav Southern England
en ɛɹəld 2
Proper noun
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en male Germanic languages.
en 1855 Maturin Murray Ballou The Turkish Spies Ali Abubeker Kaled, and Zenobia Marrita Mustapha. A.R.Orton 150 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,
1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. 0670879274 page 168:
"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?"
en Nate Chinen Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/music/review-eric-revis-trio-lets-the-music-lead-the-way-at-the-jazz-gallery.html 2015-06-18 The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616140741/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/music/review-eric-revis-trio-lets-the-music-lead-the-way-at-the-jazz-gallery.html
en.
A placename
en village rurmun/Spy Hill No. 152 p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en place c/USA.
en former unincorporated community co/Dale County s/Alabama.
en unincorporated community co/Champaign County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Tobin co/Perry County s/Indiana.
en small city co/Franklin County s/Missouri.
en unincorporated community co/Henry County s/Ohio.
en The former name of Ponder, Texas Ponder, a <<town>> in <<s/Texas>>.
Derived terms
en Fitzgerald Geraldson Geralds
Related terms
variants en Jerald, en Jerrold, en Garrett
pet forms en Gerry, en Jerry
female given names en Geraldine, en Jerilyn
surnames en Fitzgerald, en Giraud, en Giroud, en Geralds, en Geraldson
Translations
male given name
Bengali: bn জেরাল্ড
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 傑拉德 Jiélādé, cmn 傑拉爾德 Jiélā'ěrdé, cmn 格拉爾德 Gélā'ěrdé from German, cmn 哲略 Zhélüè Catholic
Danish: da Gervold
French: fr Gérald
German: de Gerald
Greek: el Γεράλδος m, el Τζέραλντ m
Italian: it Geri, it Geraldo m
Latin: la Geraldus m
Latin: la Geraldus m
Manx: gv Gerrylt m
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: nn Geirvald m
Occitan: oc Giraud m, oc Guiraud m
Portuguese: pt Geraldo m
Sicilian: scn Ciraudu m
Spanish: es Geraldo m
Welsh: cy Gerallt
Anagrams
en adeglr Gardel Legrad dargle glared redgal
Albanian
Proper noun
m
sq male
Declension
German
Pronunciation
de De-Gerald.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de male Germanic languages Gerald
Related terms
de Gerold
de Gerwald