Gerald

Metal

Also spelled: Jerald, Jerrold

Usually a boy's name

Linked by tradition

from Germanic words for 'spear' and 'rule' Well attested

Origin

Germanic

Element: Metal

linked with: spear

BaZi is a centuries-old Chinese way of reading the moment you were born, and naming with it sorts names by the five elements.

Inspired by Chinese naming: the element comes from the name's meaning, never from its letters or sound.

Popularity

US 2025: #1206 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #2269

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Sources

Wiktionary: Gerald
Wikipedia: Gerald
Online Etymology Dictionary: Gerald
Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources: Gerald

Related in meaning in Chinese

戈 gē spear
钺 yuè battle-axe Traditional form: 鉞
锟 kūn treasured sword Traditional form: 錕

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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