Boy's name
Gearóid
“gar-OHD”
the Irish form of Gerald
The story behind the name
Gearóid Mór FitzGerald, the 'Great Earl' of Kildare, ruled Ireland in all but name for forty years — when told the Irish bishops accused him of burning Cashel cathedral, he replied that he would never have done it but that he thought the archbishop was inside.
Where the name belongs
Famous people with this name
- Gearóid O'Sullivan (1891–1948) — Irish politician
- Gearóid Morrissey (born 1991) — Irish footballer
- Gearóid Ó Cairealláin (1957–2024) — Irish journalist
- Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin (1910–1991) — Northern Irish politician
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Gearóid on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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