Jerrold
Encyclopedia
Jerrold or Jerold are masculine
English
given name
variants of Gerald
, a German language
name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Jerrold was initially brought to Great Britain
by the Normans
. There are feminine
nickname
s, including Jeri
. Jerrold is uncommon as a surname
. People with the name Jerrold or its variants include:
Variant
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
variants of Gerald
Gerald (given name)
Gerald is an English language masculine given name. People with the name include:-Politicians:* Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States* Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970...
, a German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule"). Jerrold was initially brought to Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
by the Normans
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
. There are feminine
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s, including Jeri
Jeri
-People:*Jeri Ellsworth , American entrepreneur and computer chip designer*Jeri Laber , American activist and writer*Jeri Ryan , American actress*Jeri Southern , American jazz pianist and singer...
. Jerrold is uncommon as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. People with the name Jerrold or its variants include:
Given name
- Jerold T. HevenerJerold T. HevenerJerold T. Hevener was an American film actor and director. He appeared in 36 films and directed a further 18 between 1912 and 1917.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-As an actor:* A Terrible Tragedy...
- Jerrold ImmelJerrold ImmelJerrold Immel is a United States television music composer, whose most famous works are the theme tune to the soap opera Dallas and to a lesser extent, Voyagers!....
, United States television composer - Jerrold Northrop Moore (b. 1934), US-British musicologist
- Jerrold NadlerJerrold NadlerJerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the west side of Manhattan from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the site where the World Trade Center stood...
, American politician from New York - Jerold OttleyJerold OttleyJerold Don Ottley was the music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1974 to 1999. His duties with the choir included the preparation and performance of nearly thirteen hundred weekly radio and television broadcasts of Music and the Spoken Word...
Surname
- Douglas William JerroldDouglas William JerroldDouglas William Jerrold was an English dramatist and writer.-Biography:Jerrold was born in London. His father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of Wilsby near Cranbrook in Kent. In 1807 Douglass moved to Sheerness, where he spent his childhood...
(1803–1857), English dramatist and writer - William Blanchard JerroldWilliam Blanchard JerroldWilliam Blanchard Jerrold , was an English journalist and author.-Biography:He was born in London, the eldest son of the dramatist, Douglas William Jerrold. Due to his disagreements with the practices at the elite Mao school, where he was educated for two and a half years, he quit school and began...
(1826–1884), English journalist and author - Walter JerroldWalter JerroldWalter Copeland Jerrold was an English writer, biographer and newspaper editor.-Life and work:Jerrold was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Jerrold and Jane Copeland , and one of 11 children...
(1865–1929), English writer and journalist
Variant
- David GerroldDavid GerroldJerrold David Friedman , better known by his pen name David Gerrold, is an American science fiction author who started his career in 1966 while a college student by submitting an unsolicited story outline for the television series Star Trek. He was invited to submit several premises, and the one...
, science fiction author, born Jerrold David Friedman