Geraldine

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"Ruler with a spear"
Pronunciation
JEHR-əl-deen
jer-əl-deen, jeh-rah-ldeen, jeh-rah-LEEN
Popularity
Geraldine is not among the top 1000 names in the world in recent years.

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Geraldine Name meanings & History

"Ruler with a spear". Feminine form of Gerald. This name was created by the poet Henry Howard for use in a 1537 sonnet praising Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, whom he terms The Geraldine. Geraldine is commonly used as a given name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Geraldine: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Geraldine:

G: Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off,Gregarious

E: Entertain,Exaggerate,Enliven,Expressive,Environment,Enlighten

R: Reason,Resourceful,Restless,Rational

A: Ambitious,Angry,Aggressive,Action,Argumentative,Assertive

L: Languid,Lovely,Luscious,Legal,Liaison,Lover,Lazy

D: Domestic,Demanding,Dutiful,Determined,Daddy,Doting

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

N: Nervous,Nagging,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Neat,Nice,Nutrition

Geraldine is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Geraldine include Geraldine Chaplin, an actress from the United States, and Geraldine Ferraro, an American politician who became the first woman to run for the vice presidency of the United States in 1984.

2.) GERALDINE (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Feminine form of Gerald (to rule with the spear). See GERALD (Male Names). Var: Geraldina. Pet: Geri, Gerrie. (JAY-RAHL-DEE-NEH)


3.) Geraldine (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) mighty with a spear. See also Dena,Jeraldine.

Other Forms: Geralda, Geraldeen, Geraldeena, Geraldeenah, Geraldeene, Geraldina, Geraldyna, Geraldyne, Gerhardine, Gerianna, Gerianne, Gerlina, Gerlinda, Gerrianne, Gerrilee


4.) GERALDINE (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Feminine form of Gerald (spear ruler). See GERALD (English Male Names). Pet: Geri, Gerry. (JER-AL-DEEN)


5.) Geraldine (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: Spear ruler


6.) GERALDINE (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Feminine derivative of Gerald (spear ruler), which is from the Old High German Gerwald, a compound name composed of the elements ger (spear) and wald (rule). Pet: Geri, Gerry. (JER-AL-DEEN)


7.) Geraldine (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) strong

Other Forms: Geraldyne, Geri, Gerri, Gerry


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