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Name Origin

Jerold is a masculine given name, considered a variant of Gerald. It shares Germanic roots, meaning 'rule' or 'spear-rule'.

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Famous People

Jerold Katz (1934-)

Physicist

  • Developed the first successful commercial silicon solar cell

Jerold S. Auerbach (1936-)

Professor Emeritus of History

  • Author of numerous books on American history and political thought
  • Recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize at the University of Pennsylvania