He also tells this Ciri at a certain point of the game.
When ? I missed it , I guess it's after a dialogue choice I did not make
When ? I missed it , I guess it's after a dialogue choice I did not make
He goes out hunting with her in the empress ending and during that they have a dialogue where said name is mentioned.
That was his first choice, actually...But after Vesemir told him it's foolish and pretentious, he changed his mind...
But wasn't Vesemir the one who suggested to take the "of Riva" surname in the first place? He even suggested faking a Rivian accent.
If I recall the books correctly, that was Geralt's decision...He expected that people will respect him more if he's authentic...
Ironically, queen Meve knighted him as Geralt of Rivia
It's the same name, the Name Geralt/Gerald (female: Geraldine) is Old high German and is composed of the words "Ger" (Spear) and "waltan" (to prevail). The old High German letter "t" had the same pronunciation as the Old English letter "d".
Other variations of Gerald are:
Gerald, Gerry, Jerry (english, german)
Gerold, Gerhold (german),
Gierold (polish)
Gearalt, Gearóid (irish)
Gerralt (welsh)
Géraud,Gérald (french)
Gerolt (dutch)
Family/Clan Names:
Fitzgerald (Gaeilge: Mac Gerailt), means Son of Geralt.
People can call Geralt whatever they want. Those who know, know he is Geralt. If they say Gerald or Garalt or Jeralt or Gerry or Jerry or Steve, if you KNOW he is Geralt, just walk away feeling smug that you know how it is spelled.