Gerold

Where Gerold comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gerold.

Gerold through the years
  1. 731
    Gerold of Vinzgau born
    730-784
  2. 1912
    First appearance
    #1,885 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1939
    Gerold Späth born
    Swiss poet and writer from Rapperswil on Zürichsee lakeshore
  4. 1939
    Peak, #610
    90 babies named Gerold, the most in any year.
  5. 1960
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,167.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Gerold of Vinzgau · 730-784, 731–785
  • Gerold Späth · Swiss poet and writer from Rapperswil on Zürichsee lakeshore, born 1939
  • Gerold von Braunmühl · German diplomat, 1935–1986
  • Gerold Edlibach · Swiss historian, 1454–1530
  • Gerold d'Einsiedeln · 900–978

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.