Germanic · Girl name
Geraldine
“rule of the spear”
About the name Geraldine
Geraldine is the feminine form of Gerald, from the Germanic elements ger, spear, and wald, rule. It was first used by the Tudor poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, whom he praised as the Fair Geraldine; it originally meant a woman of the FitzGerald family. Samuel Taylor Coleridge later used it for the mysterious lady in Christabel. Geraldine Page and Geraldine Chaplin are well-known actresses.
- Meaning
- rule of the spear
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- jer-AL-deen(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Geraldene
- Geraldina
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Middle names for Geraldine
- Geraldine Anne
- Geraldine Marie
- Geraldine Elizabeth
- Geraldine Rose
- Geraldine Claire
Questions about Geraldine
- What does Geraldine mean?
- Geraldine is a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear".
- How do you pronounce Geraldine?
- Geraldine is pronounced jer-AL-deen, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Geraldine?
- Variants of Geraldine include Geraldene, Geraldina.
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