Gerald 1312054 225975271 2008-07-16T08:02:25Z WikiDreamer Bot 7221255 robot Modifying: [[fr:Saint Gérard]] {{Other uses|Gerald (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Gerald | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation=''GER-awld'' | gender =Male | meaning ="rule of the spear" | region =Germanic | origin = | related names =Jerrold, Jeri | footnotes = }} '''Gerald''' is a [[Male|masculine]] [[Germany|German]] [[given name]] meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the [[English language|English]] given name [[Jerrold]], and the [[Female|feminine]] [[nickname]] [[Jeri]]. Gerald is less common as a [[surname]]. People with the name Gerald include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/gerald |title=View Name: Gerald |publisher=behindthename.com |accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> ==Given name== {{Main|Gerald (given name)}} ;In Christianity * [[Gerald of Aurillac]], French saint of the Roman Catholic Church * [[Gerald of Mayo]], saint of the Roman Catholic Church * [[Gerald of Toul]], German priest who was appointed Bishop of Toul in 963 * [[Giraldus Cambrensis]] (Gerald of Wales), medieval clergyman and chronicler of his times ==Also see== * [[Jerald (name)]] * [[Jerrold]] == References == <references/> {{disambig}} [[ca:Gerard]] [[de:Gerald]] [[es:Gerardo]] [[fr:Saint Gérard]] [[it:Gerardo]] [[la:Geraldus]] [[hu:Gellért]] [[nl:Gerard]] [[nds:Gerke]] [[pl:Gerard]] [[ru:Герхард]] [[sv:Gerhard]] [[zh:杰拉德]]