Gerald
[jer-uh ld]
- a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”
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Examples from the Web for gerald
Contemporary Examples
I have set aside the next six years to write a biography of Gerald Ford.
Gerald Ford and the swine flu pandemic that never happened in 1976 is a cautionary tale that government action can backfire.
But, alas, Philadelphia received the honor and President Gerald Ford did the deed.
Gerald Ford and his gay best friend sealed their bond on September 22, 1975.
That exasperates Sapan, who has been petitioning presidents to pose for him since Gerald Ford was in office.
Historical Examples
Gerald Raymount was a man of an unusual combination of qualities.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
For Gerald Raymount, it made a man of him—which he is not who is of no service to his generation.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Gerald Raymount went walking through the pine-woods on his hills.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
I have had no breakfast, and Gerald couldn't find his shirt.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
How Gerald and Tod contrived to do their lessons amidst it was a marvel to every one.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Word Origin and History for gerald
Gerald
masc. proper name, introduced by the Normans, from Old French Giralt, from Old High German Gerwald, "spear-wielder," from Proto-Germanic *girald, from *ger "spear" + base of waltan "to rule" (cf. Old English wealdan). The name often was confused with Gerard.
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