Where is Gerald from?

My guess is...

Austria

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12%

Tanzania

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10%

Zimbabwe

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10%

I'm 99% certain Gerald is Male.

According to a dataset of 13122, the average Gerald is around 48 years old.


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Learn about the name Gerald

Meaning of the name Gerald

From a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear", from the elements ger meaning "spear" and wald meaning "rule". The Normans brought this name to Britain. Though it died out in England during the Middle Ages, it remained common in Ireland. It was revived in the English-speaking world in 19th century.

Characteristics of the name Gerald

OriginsEnglish, Dutch, German
PronouncedJEHR-əld(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsstrong, refined, serious, simple, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Gerald

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.