Meaning  The name Geraldine has the following meaning: Female form of the name "Gerald" meaning "Spear, ruler", or "one who rules by the spear". It also has the same meaning in English and French. An old Germanic name.name. First used in England in the 16th century.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Geraldine is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Geraldine in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Geraldine is pronounced as jer-al-deen Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Geraldine and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Geraldine: Boys - Americo, Amerigo, Archibald, Arno, Edsel, Humphrey, Luther, Reinhold, Selmer, Winfield, Girls - Alberta, Christa, Elvina, Fredericka, Hetty, Odelia, Odilia, Both genders - HenryVariants Popular Variants for the name Geraldine: Deena, Gearoidin (Irish Gaelic), Geralda (Spanish), Geraldeen, Geraldene, Geraldina (Spanish), Geraldyna, Geraldyne, Geralyn (English), Geralynne, Gerdene, Gerdine, Gerhardine (German), Gerianna, Gerianne, Gerilynn, Gerrilee, Gerrilyn, Gerroldine, Giralda (Italian), Jeraldeen, Jeraldene, Jeraldine, Jeralee, Jeri, Jerrie, Jerrileen, JerroldeenNicknames Common nicknames for the name Geraldine are: Genie, Geri
Style We think the name Geraldine should fall under the following style category: German. See other German girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Geraldine to be: A talented, strong and nice womanIn one word, you might describe Geraldine as a(n) " talented" person. See other "talented" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Geraldine
