Jerald (name)

Jerald is a masculine English given name variant of Gerald, a German name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Jerald was initially brought to Great Britain by the Normans,^[1] along with masculine variants Jerold or Jerrold, and the feminine nicknames, including Jeri. Jerald is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Jerald include:^[2]

Given name

• Jerald Clark
• Jerald Daemyon
• Jerald G. Fishman
• Jerald Honeycutt
• Jerald Johnson
• Jerald T. Milanich
• Jerald Sowell
• Jerald Tanner
• Jerald terHorst (1922–2010), American journalist and politician

Surname

• Penny Johnson Jerald, an American actress with an extensive career in film and television

References

See also

• Gerald (given name)
• Jerrold