To spear or to rule by the spear
Jerra is often considered a modern feminine diminutive of Gerald or Jerold, which are Germanic names meaning 'rule of the spear'. It may also function as a creative variation of Jera, the Old Norse rune representing the harvest or 'year'. In some contexts, it is used as a phonetic variant of the Arabic name Jarrah.
Less common today
Jerra isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,357 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist and narrator of the novel 'The Well' · The Well by Elizabeth Jolley
