Gerald
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{{Other uses|Gerald (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Gerald
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| pronunciation=''GER-awld''
| gender =Male
| meaning ="rule of the spear"
| region =Germanic
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| related names =Jerrold, Jeri
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'''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 ==
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[[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]]