Jerald

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 given name which is a variant of Gerald,^[1] a German name meaning "rule of the spear".^[2] Gerald was brought to Great Britain by the Normans, along with variants Jerold and Jerrold, and the feminine Geraldine.^[2] Short forms include Jerry and Jere. Jerald is uncommon as a surname.

Notable people with the name Jerald include:

Given name

• Jerald Brown (born 1980), Canadian football player
• Jerald Clark (born 1963), American baseball player
• Jerald Daemyon, American jazz musician
• Jerald Ericksen (1924–2021), American mathematician
• Jerald G. Fishman (1945–2013), American electrical engineer and businessman
• Jerald B. Harkness (1940–2021), American basketball player
• Jerald Hawkins (born 1993), American football player
• Jerald Honeycutt (born 1974), American professional basketball player
• 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

• Gerald (given name)
• Jerold
• Jerrold

References

1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jerald". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
2. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Gerald". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2022-11-16.