Jerald
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɛrəld/ JERR-əld |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "rule of the spear" |
| Region of origin | Germanic |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gerald, Jerold, Jerrold |
Jerald is a masculine American given name variant of Gerald, a German name meaning "rule of the spear". Jerald was initially brought to Great Britain by the Normans,[1] along with feminine variants Jerold or Jerry, and the feminine nicknames, including Jeri. Jerald is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Jerald include:[2]
Given name
- Jerald Brown (born 1980), Canadian football player
- Jerald Clark (born 1963), American baseball player
- Jerald Daemyon, American jazz musician
- Jerald Ericksen (born 1924), American mathematician
- Jerald G. Fishman (1945–2013), American electrical engineer and businessman
- Jerald B. Harkness (born 1940), American basketball player
- Jerald Hawkins (born 1993), American football player
- Jerald Honeycutt (born 1974), American professional basketball player
- Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby (born 1941), American politician
- Jerald Ingram (born 1960), American football coach
- J. C. Jackson (born 1995), American football player
- Jerald Johnson (born 1927), minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene
- David Jerald Lawson (1930–2007), American Methodist Pastor and University Campus Minister
- Jerald T. Milanich, American anthropologist and archaeologist specializing in Native American culture in Florida
- Jerald Moore (born 1974), American football player
- Jerald Napoles (born 1983), Filipino actor and comedian
- Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born 1969), American rapper, member of the group N.W.A.
- Jerald S. Paul (born 1966), Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy
- Jerald Posman, Vice President for Administration and Finance at the City College of New York
- Jerald Raymond, American politician
- Jerald D. Slack (born 1936), retired Major General in the United States Air National Guard
- Jerald Sowell (born 1974), American Football fullback
- Jerald Tanner (1938–2006), American writer about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Jerald terHorst (1922–2010), American journalist and politician
Surname
- Penny Johnson Jerald (born 1961), American actress with an extensive career in film and television
See also
References
- ^ Behind the name
- ^ "View Name: Jerald". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
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