Given name & surname
Giraud
“one who is mighty with a spear”·“one who rules with the spear”
Giraud is a variant of Gerard. One English interpretation is “one who is mighty with a spear.” Giraud is a variant of Gerald. One German interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Giraud is a variant of Gerard. One English interpretation is “one who is mighty with a spear.” Giraud is a variant of Gerald. One German interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
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Where it comes from
Giraud is a variant of Gerard. An origin associated with Gerard is Germanic. Giraud is a variant of Gerald. Gerald has been associated with Germanic and Celtic naming traditions.
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The story
Giraud is a variant of Gerald. The history of Gerald gives this family its wider story. Gerald’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
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Giraud’s family of names
Giraud has a related form in Gerald. Giraud has a related form in Gerard. Giraud has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gérald.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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