Gerold

Gerold is a Germanic given name composed of the elements ger, meaning spear, and wald, meaning rule or power, giving the overall sense of one who rules with a spear. It was borne by several medieval figures, including Saint Gerold of Saxony, a tenth-century hermit venerated in Austria. The name belongs to the same family as Gerald, Gerard, and Gérald, which spread widely across Europe through Frankish and Norman influence. Harald and Geralt are among the related forms found in Scandinavian and Slavic traditions respectively.