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♂ Giraud
What does Giraud mean?
Giraud 
as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Giraud is "spear ruler; spear brave". Giraud is a variant form of Gerald (Old German): from gār. Giraud is also a variant of Gerard (Old German).
STARTS WITH Gi-
Variations
VARIANT Geraud
OTHER FORMS VIA GERALD, GERARD Garald, Garold, Garrard, Gearard, Geralde, Geraldo, Gerardo▼, Gerhard, Gerold, Gerrald, Gerrard, Geryld, Giraldo, Girard, Girauld, Girault, Jarard, Jerald▼, Jerard
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Giraud Ignatius (G.I.), ..
How popular is Giraud?
Giraud is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#27496 out of 150436, Top 18%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Giraud (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Garold, Gerald (#894 VIA LATEST LIST), Geraldo, Gerard (#1229), Gerardo (#562), Gerhard, Gerold, Girard and Jerald. These relations of Giraud were favored 9 decades ago (MEDIAN #943) and have become significantly less common since, with versions such as Gerald becoming less fashionable. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Giraud is pronounced similarly to Jarad and Jerad▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arnaud, Burgaud (see Burchard), Claud▼, Drud (see Andrew), Evraud (see Everard), Gad, Garan, Gard, Gared, Garland▼, Garrad, Garred, Gerall, Gerant, Gerred, Gian, Giffard (see Gifford), Gilad, Giladi, Gilam, Gilead, Gilray, Girvan, Girven, Girvin, Girvon (see Girvin), Godard, Goraidh, Goran, Gorav, Grady▲, Graidy, Graig, Gram, Grant, Gray, Graye, Gyrd, Laud, Renaud and Thibaud. These names tend to be more frequently used than Giraud.
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