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Geraldnoun
brought to England by Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.
Etymology: gēr + wald.
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Gerald
Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Irish language Gearalt. Gerald is less common as a surname. The name is also found in French as Gérald. Geraldine is the feminine equivalent.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gerald is ranked #6476 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gerald surname appeared 5,244 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Gerald.
46.3% or 2,429 total occurrences were Black.
46.3% or 2,428 total occurrences were White.
3.4% or 181 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 117 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.1% or 58 total occurrences were Asian.
0.5% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gerald in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gerald in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of gerald in a Sentence
It doesn't make sense, i'm Gerald Tobin.
I support it, look, if Ronald Reagan didn't take the nomination away from Gerald Ford, and Ted Kennedy couldn't take the nomination away from Jimmy Carter, there is no way that a sitting president in the 21st century is going to be denied the nomination for a second term from his party if he wants it.
Gerald Ford can not be acquitted if Gerald Ford don't have a trial, and Gerald Ford don't have a trial if Gerald Ford don't have witnesses and documentation.
At 100 days, Biden job approval at 52 percent. Other than Trump, that's lowest of any president at 100 days since Gerald Ford. Taking out Ford and Trump, it's lowest of any president in modern polling era, if WP is admitting Biden's approval is that low, it must be catastrophically low in the real world.
In 1976, Gerald Ford did not release his returns, but he did release some information about his taxes, that was the last time that a major party nominee hasn’t done it.
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