Meaning & Origin
A male given name from the Germanic languages, a nonstandard spelling of Gerald.
Jerald is a boy's and girl's baby name of German origin, a variant spelling of Gerald, from the Old German Gerwald, meaning 'ruler with the spear' — combining ger (spear) and wald (rule, power). Several medieval counts and saints bore the name.
Jerald is the spelling that appeared in American birth records throughout the mid-20th century, a phonetic variant that feels distinctly Mid-American in its straight-speaking simplicity. It carries the same Teutonic warrior heritage as Gerald with a spelling that's slightly more personal and less formal.