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English
Etymology
From Gerald + -ine. c. 1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds". Taken up as a given name in the 19th century, and used as a feminine form of Gerald.
Proper noun
Geraldine
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- circa 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description and praise of his love Geraldine:
- Hunsdon did first present her to mine eyen; / Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight.
1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, →ISBN, page 196:Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald.
- A town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
- A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
- A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.
Translations
Adjective
Geraldine (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.
Translations
of or pertaining to the FitzGerald dynasty
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Geraldine.
Proper noun
Geraldine
- a female given name from English
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Geraldine.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Géraldíne (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English