The first name Gérald

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About the first name Gérald

Meaning

The name Gérald traditionally means “rule of the spear” or “one who rules with the spear”.

Historical origin

The name Gérald comes from Germanic Gerwald, formed from ger “spear” and wald “to rule”.

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The form of Gérald recalls the lasting influence of Germanic and medieval names on French naming traditions.

Pronunciation:jé-raldʒeʁ.ald

Frequency of the first name Gérald by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gérald by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GéraldLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gérald in baptisms by year.5037251201830186018901920195019801830–1834 3 baptisms1855–1859 3 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 12 baptisms1900–1904 3 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1920–1924 9 baptisms1925–1929 15 baptisms1930–1934 30 baptisms1935–1939 27 baptisms1940–1944 27 baptisms1945–1949 39 baptisms1950–1954 36 baptisms1955–1959 39 baptisms1960–1964 21 baptisms1965–1969 15 baptisms1980–1984 3 baptisms

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