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Meaning of Gerald | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld

Definitions

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname.
  3. A placename
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A former unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
  6. A place in the United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana.
  9. A small city in Franklin County, Missouri.
  10. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
  11. The former name of Ponder, a town in Texas.

Equivalents

العربية جيرالد
Deutsch Gerald
Español Geraldo
Français Gérald
Italiano Geraldo Geri
Português Geraldo

Examples

“Helen interrupted her sister, by asking her opinion of the how the name, Gerald Vernon, sounded. "Oh, charmingly!" said Charlotte, and, raising herself above her sister, and reclining her splendid head upon her arm, continued she, "Why, do you know such a one?" "I do," said Helen, "It's a pretty name, that's all," and she tried to draw her sister's attention off, […]”
“"You're saying my father's favourite names were Gerald and Candless?" "Not likely, is it? But Gerald must have been a favourite name with Kathleen and George Candless or they wouldn't have called their son by it?"”
“The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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