Gerold
Gerold is a male personal name.
Origin and meaning of the name
- Old High German ( ger = spear; old von waltan = to rule, to rule)
name day
variants
Well-known namesake
First name
- Gerold the Younger († 799), Alemannic Margrave
- Gerold von Anglachgau (8th century)
- Gerold von Friesach († 1333), Bishop of Gurk
- Gerold von Großwalsertal († 978), saint
- Gerold of Jerusalem (Gerold of Flanders, Gerald of Lausanne; † 1239), abbot of the Molesme and Cluny abbeys and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Gerold of Cologne , saint
- Gerold von Mainz , Bishop (724–742 / 43)
- Gerold von Oldenburg , bishop (12th century)
- Gerold von Waldeck († 1231), Bishop of Freising
- Gerold von Braunmühl (1935–1986), German diplomat, RAF murder victim
- Gerold Edlibach (1454–1530) Zurich chronicler and councilor
- Gerold Janssen (1923–2012), German nature conservation activist
- Gerold Rahmann (* 1962), German agricultural economist
- Gerold Reichenbach (* 1953), German politician (SPD)
- Gerold Riedmann (* 1977), Austrian journalist and media manager
- Gerold Späth (* 1939), Swiss writer
- Gerold Tandler (* 1936), German politician (CSU)
- Gerold Ungeheuer (1930–1982), German communication researcher
- Gerold Walser (1917–2000), Swiss ancient historian and epigraphist
- Gerold Wucherpfennig (* 1957), German politician (CDU)
family name
- Carl Gerold (1783–1854), publisher
- Friedrich Gerold (1816–1886) Austrian publisher and bookseller
- Gerda Gerold (1901–1988), stage name of Maria Collm , Austrian actress, singer and diseuse
- Gerhard Gerold (* 1949), German geographer
- Julius Victor Gerold (1808–1876), German composer and arranger and army music director
- Karl Gerold (1906–1973), German journalist
- Mary Gerold (1898–1987), German editor, wife and estate administrator of Tucholsky
- Moritz von Gerold (1815–1884), Austrian publisher and bookseller
- Raimond Gerold (1928–2009), botanist
- Rolf Gerhold , German American football coach
- Rosa von Gerold (1829–1907), Austrian writer and salon lady
- Sebastian Gerold (* 1976), German actor
- Ulrike Gerold (* 1956), German writer
- Volkmar Gerold (* 1922), German materials researcher
Place name
- Gerold (place) in the municipality of Krün in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Upper Bavaria , Germany
- St. Gerold in Vorarlberg , Austria