Given name & surname
Geraud
“one who is mighty with a spear”·“one who rules with the spear”
Geraud is a variant of Gerard. One English interpretation is “one who is mighty with a spear.” Geraud is a variant of Gerald. One German interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Geraud is a variant of Gerard. One English interpretation is “one who is mighty with a spear.” Geraud is a variant of Gerald. One German interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Geraud is a variant of Gerard. An origin associated with Gerard is Germanic. Geraud is a variant of Gerald. Gerald has been associated with Germanic and Celtic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Geraud is a variant of Gerald. The history of Gerald gives this family its wider story. Gerald’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Geraud through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1982.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Geraud’s family of names
Geraud has a related form in Gerald. Geraud has a related form in Gerard.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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