Boy name origins & meanings French : Spear warrior Boy name variations Gerald Gerard Geraud Gerardo Gerhard Gerhart Geraldo Garold Gerek Gerrit Garrod Garrard Gerbert Girard Girauld Girault Giraut Gerry Jerry Jerard Jarett Jarrett Family name origins & meanings German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gēr, gār ‘spear’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.