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Gerald

American  
[jer-uhld] / ˈdʒɛr əld /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”


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Air Force Major Gerald Eddie Brown was arrested for allegedly violating arms-control laws by training Chinese military pilots in 2023, a recruitment arranged through Stratos Aviation despite Brown losing his pilot’s license in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

And on the USS Gerald R. Ford, a $13 billion warship that limped off the line for a week of repairs after its laundry room caught fire.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

"If you can re-shore the manufacturing part, you can just produce there on-demand," says Gerald Feichtinger at the Technical University of Leoben, in Austria.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, dispatched to the Middle East ahead of the outbreak of war with Iran, returned home to the United States on Saturday after a 326-day deployment, the Pentagon said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“That’s all. You and Gerald can leave now. You were very brave.”

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

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