Given name & surname

Geralds

Geralds is a surname from Old French, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Geralds comes from Old French, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old French Gerald, from Frankish *Gaiʀawald, from Proto-Germanic *Gaizawaldaz, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós, built from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- + *-ós.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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