Giraud

Giraud is a surname. It is a variant of the Proto-Germanic name Gerard,^[1] meaning spear-strong.

Notable people with this surname

• Alain Giraud (born 1959), French chef
• Albert Giraud (1860–1929), Belgian poet
• Alexis Giraud-Teulon (1839–1916), French academic, lawyer and translator
• Brigitte Giraud (born 1960), French writer
• Charles Giraud (1802–81), French lawyer and politician
• Claude Giraud (1936-2020), French actor
• Dwight Giraud, Barbadian-Canadian drag performer
• Georges Giraud (1889–1943), French mathematician
• Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834), Italian dramatist
• Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general during World Wars I and II
• Hervé Giraud (born 1957), French Catholic prelate
• Hubert Giraud (composer) (1920–2016), French composer and lyricist
• Jean Giraud (1938–2012), French comics artist
• Jean Giraud (mathematician) (1936–2007), French mathematician
• Jean-Baptiste Giraud (1752–1830), French sculptor
• Joyce Giraud (born 1975), Puerto Rican actress, beauty pageant winner
• Matt Giraud (born 1985), American singer, musician and TV personality
• Nicolas Giraud (born 1978), French actor
• Nicolo Giraud (c. 1795 – ?), Greek companion of the poet Lord Byron
• René Girard (1904–1968), French scientist-historian
• Robert Giraud (1921–1997), French poet and journalist
• Théophile de Giraud (born 1968), Belgian writer, philosopher and activist
• Yvette Giraud (1916–2014), French singer

See also

• Girod
• Girard (disambiguation)
• Guiraud
• Girault