Geraldine

See also: Géraldine

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

1. 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.

2. A town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
3. A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
4. A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.

Related terms

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

Translations

female given name

• Armenian: Ջերալդինա (J̌eraldina)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 杰拉爾丁 (Jiélā'ěrdīng)

• Dutch: Geralda
• French: Géraldine (fr)
• Georgian: ჯერალდინი (ǯeraldini)
• German: Gerharda
• Hindi: गेराल्डिन f (gerālḍin)
• Irish: Gearóidín
• Italian: Geraldina (it)
• Japanese: ジェラルディン
• Korean: 제랄딘 (jeraldin)
• Polish: Geraldyna (pl)
• Portuguese: Geraldina (pt)
• Sicilian: Giraldina

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

Anagrams

• redealing, realigned, engrailed, Grande Île, Grande-Ile, Grande-Île, dregealin, Grande Ile, releading

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Geraldine.

Proper noun

Geraldine

1. a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Geraldine.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒeɾalˈdin/ [ˌd͡ʒɛː.ɾɐlˈd̪in̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ge‧ral‧dine

Proper noun

Géraldíne (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English