Gerald

Gerald
/jer"euhld/, n.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning "spear" and "rule."

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(as used in expressions)
Breyer Stephen Gerald
Alfred Gerald Caplin
Edelman Gerald Maurice
Gerald of Wales
Golding Sir William Gerald
Gerald Herman
Gerald Joseph Mulligan
Michael Gerald Tyson
Ford Gerald R.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.

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