Gérald is a French male given name, a variant of the old Géraud and more common Gérard, both equivalent to Gerald in English.
People with the name include: Gérald Caussé (born 1963), French religious leader Gérald Mossé, French jockey Gérald de Palmas, French recording artist and singer Gérald Leblanc, Canadian poet
Less frequently the French name also occurs as the English name, without the accent: Gerald Messadié, Egypt-born French writer
It is also occasionally a French surname, as in: Jim Gérald (1889–1958), French actor