Jerrold
For other uses, see Jerrold (disambiguation).
Jerrold or Jerold are masculine English given name variants of Gerald, a German language name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Jerrold was initially brought to Great Britain by the Normans.[1] There are feminine nicknames, including Jeri. Jerrold is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Jerrold or its variants include:
Given name
| Jerrold | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɛrəld/ JERR-əld |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "rule of the spear" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gerald, Jerald |
- Jerold T. Hevener
- Jerrold Immel, United States television composer
- Jerrold E. Lomax, American architect.
- Jerrold Northrop Moore (b. 1934), US-British musicologist
- Jerrold Nadler, American politician from New York
- Jerold Ottley
Surname
- Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857), English dramatist and writer
- James Douglas Jerrold (1847-1922), author
- William Blanchard Jerrold (1826–1884), English journalist and author
- Walter Jerrold (1865–1929), English writer and journalist
- Variant
- David Gerrold, science fiction author, born Jerrold David Friedman
See also
References
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