Gearoid as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gearoid

What is the meaning of the name Gearoid ?

The baby name Gearoid is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Irish: /ˈɟaɾˠoːd̪ˠ/ (approx. "GYAR-ohd"); Anglicized: /ˈɡærɔɪd/ ("GARE-oid").

Gearoid is Irish in Origin.

Gearoid (Irish: Gearóid) is the Irish Gaelic form of the Germanic name Gerald, from elements ger “spear” and wald “rule, power,” giving the sense “spear-ruler” or “one who rules by the spear.” The name entered Ireland with the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century and was naturalized in Gaelic as Gearóid; spelling without the fada (Gearoid) appears in English contexts.

Usage flourished among the Hiberno-Norman FitzGerald dynasty: Gearóid Mór (Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare) and Gearóid Iarla (the poet–Earl of Desmond) are iconic bearers. After the Gaelic Revival it saw renewed popularity and remains a traditional, if moderately uncommon, given name in Ireland today. Common variants and relatives include Gerald and Garrett/Garret in English, the short forms Ger and Gerry, and the Anglicized surname-derived Fitzgerald. A feminine counterpart is Gearóidín (Geraldine). It is distinct from Gerard (Irish Gearard), though often conflated in Anglicized usage.