Around the world, Gérald (Gérald 
, Джеральд 
, Жеральд 
) is quite a rare boy's given name. The forename Gérald is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a rare boy's name, France, and Belgium. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in France, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Madagascar. Much less frequently, Gérald is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Gérald | Belgium, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| Джеральд | Ukraine, Russia |
| Жеральд | Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
Geert, Gellert, Gellért, Gerald, Gerallt, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerardus, Gerd, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Geri, Gerold, Gerrit, Gert, Giraldo, Girard, Gjert, Gérard, Géraud, Гелерт, Геллерт, Геральд, Герардус, Геррит, Герт, Герхард, Джерард, Джерард, Жерар, Джерардо, Жерар, Жеро, Херардо, ג'ראלד, ג'רארד, גרהרד, ז'ראר, جيرار, جيرارد, غيرت, ゲルト, ジラード, 吉拉德, 杰拉德, 格特, and 赫特
Gérald is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gérald , the operatic character in the opera Lakmé; Gerald Broflovski , the fictional character from South Park; Baby Gerald , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Gerald Westerby , the chraracter by John le Carré and Gerald Johanssen , the fictional character in Hey Arnold!, and in many other works.
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gérald de moissac Benedictine monk, FR (b. 1050) |
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gérald mesny FR (b. 1865) |
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gérald antoine French philologist, FR (b. 1915) |
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gérald genta Swiss watch designer (1931-2011), CH (b. 1931) |
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| gérald grosclaude Titanic victim (b. 1887) |
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gérald collot FR (b. 1927) |
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| jim gérald French actor, FR (b. 1889) |
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gérald frydman Belgian film director and screenwriter, BE (b. 1942) |
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gérald tremblay former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (2001-2012), CA (b. 1942) |
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gérald larose Canadian trade unionist, CA (b. 1945) |
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| gérald frédéric de baecker French journalist, FR (b. 1896) |
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| gérald castrix French actor, FR (b. 1898) |
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| gérald fauteux 13th Chief Justice of Canada, CA (b. 1900) |
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gérald aubert French writer, FR (b. 1951) |
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