How to write “Gerald” in Korean
제럴드 je-reol-deu
What Korean friends call you
- 제럴드야 je-reol-deu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 제럴드 씨 je-reol-deu-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Gerald
- 제럴드 52 (91%)
- 제랄드 5 (9%)
Korean labels of 57 people named Gerald on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Gerald, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Gerald Ford — 제럴드 포드
- Gerald Edelman — 제럴드 에덜먼
- Gerald Durrell — 제럴드 더렐
- Gerald Wallace — 제럴드 월리스
116,890 babies were named Gerald in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 390th most common name.
Block by block
- 제 = ㅈ + ㅔ · 5 strokes
Also in 제: Jacob 제이콥 · James 제임스 · Jessica 제시카
- 럴 = ㄹ + ㅓ + ㄹ · 8 strokes
Also in 럴: Carol 캐럴 · Carolyn 캐럴린 · Darrell 대럴
- 드 = ㄷ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
Also in 드: Andrew 앤드루 · David 데이비드 · Sydney 시드니
제럴드 takes 16 strokes in all.
More names: Tamara 타마라 · Lee 리 · Jay 제이 · Tonya 토냐 · Hudson 허드슨
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