Gerald

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Gerald has in its roots Norman and English origins as a derivative of Fitzgerald. The name was so similar to Gerard that it almost fell out of use due to perceived redundancy. This similarity with Gerard is believed to be largely responsible for its practical elimination by the 13th Century. Interestingly, this trend of popularity of Gerard vs. Gerald was to completely reverse by the late 19th Century. Keeping the name alive, and largely responsible for its resurgence, were the Irish. ^[1]

POPULARITY

Social Security Administration

Often, when a major political figure is elected, comes to prominence or is otherwise introduced, that name enjoys a surge in popularity during that period. Records of that, in various forms, can be found back thousands of years. Interestingly, however, the name Gerald encouraged no such spike during before and during the administration of United States President Gerald Ford. The name Gerald was the 102nd most popular name in the United States (according to the Social Security Administration) in 1973 and actually dropped to 131 by 1977, the end of his Presidency.

FACTS

Gerald has a number of name and saint days honoring it throughout the world including:

• The Polish have designated October 13th as a Name Day for the name Gerald.
• Catholics celebrate the name Gerald on the 5th of December as a Saint Day in honor of St. Gerald.
• The French government has designated December 5th as an official Name Day for the baby name Gerald.
• In Poland, the name Gerald has a Name Day celebrated on December 5th.
• The baby name Gerald is honored as a Name Day on the 5th of December in Slovakia. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• Gerald, MO Population (1990): 888 Zip code(s): 63037

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Gerald Ford, U.S. President from 1974-1977
• Gerald M. Edelman, Nobel Prize Winner, Medicine 1972
• Gerald Alexander, baseball player
• Gerald Brown, basketball player
• Gerald Carr, Astronaut
• Gerald Okamura, actor/entertainer
• Gerald Paddio, basketball player
• Gerald Perry, baseball player
• Gerald Riggs, football player
• Gerald Sensabaugh, football player
• Gerald Tinker, football player
• Gerald Williams, baseball player
• Gerald Young, baseball player^[1]
• Gerald Johanssen, fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series "Hey Arnold!"
• Gerald Robotnik, fictional character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
• Gerald (wrestler), one of the Harris Brothers^[1]

OTHER GERALD'S

Gerald Dorsey, Gerald Duran, Gerald Alberalla, Gerald Douglas, Gerald Byrd, Gerald Hughes, Gerald Agate, Gerald Whitaker, Gerald Acks, Gerald Bahnsen, Gerald Mahoney, Gerald Adubato, Gerald Abely, Gerald Adesso, Gerald Conway, Gerald Akin, Gerald Baizen, Gerald Bahamonde, Gerald Blackburn, Gerald Baham, Gerald Abbeg, Gerald Babiar, Gerald Bakke, Gerald Wells, Gerald Abella, Gerald Brandt, Gerald Matthews, Gerald Steele, Gerald Browning, Gerald Mills, Gerald Baggish, Gerald Watts, Gerald Abood, Gerald Kidd, Gerald Crowe, Gerald Adden, Gerald Acken, Gerald Marsh, Gerald Brady, Gerald Sherman, Gerald Nixon, Gerald Newsome, Gerald Bakalars, Gerald Escobar, Gerald Park, Gerald Rosado, Gerald Blevins, Gerald Schmidt, Gerald Adriaens, Gerald Babiss, More results

Author: Mike_Szimanski

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