Geraldine

See also Géraldine

English

Etymology

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

1. A female given name.
   • 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 1970. ISBN 0836936590 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.

Related terms

• Jerilyn
• (pet forms): Geri, Gerri, Jeri, Jerri

Translations

female given name

• French: Géraldine (fr)
• Irish: Gearóidín (ga)

• Italian: Geraldina (it)

Adjective

Geraldine (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.

Translations

of or pertaining to the FitzGerald dynasty

• Manx: Gerryltagh (gv)

Anagrams

• engrailed, realigned, redealing