# Gerald

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/ · frequency rank #10,217

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname.
3. A placename
4. A placename
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6. A placename
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9. A placename

## Etymology
From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.

## Easily confused with
- **grad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-grad)
- **GERD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-gerd)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-grand)
- **Gerard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-gerard)
- **Girard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-girard)
- **Gerrard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-gerrard)
- **Geraldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerald-vs-geraldo)

## Common misspellings (9)
`egrald`, `gearld`, `geradl`, `geraldd`, `geralld`, `gerlad`, `gerrald`, `ggerald`, `greald`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gerald