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Geraldine
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Géraldine
English
Etymology
From en 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
en female 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.
en 1936 George Weller Clutch and Differential 196 Ayer 1970 0836936590 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.
en town in South r/Canterbury c/New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
en town co/DeKalb County s/Alabama c/USA.
en small town co/Chouteau County s/Montana c/USA.
Related terms
en Jerilyn
pet forms en Geri, en Gerri, en Jeri, en Jerri
Translations
female given name
Armenian: hy Ջերալդինա
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 杰拉爾丁 Jiélā'ěrdīng
Dutch: nl Geralda
French: fr Géraldine
Georgian: ka ჯერალდინი
German: de Gerharda
Hindi: hi गेराल्डिन f
Irish: ga Gearóidín
Italian: it Geraldina
Japanese: ja ジェラルディン
Korean: ko 제랄딘
Polish: pl Geraldyna
Portuguese: pt Geraldina
Sicilian: scn Giraldina
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.
Translations
of or pertaining to the FitzGerald dynasty
Manx: gv Gerryltagh
Anagrams
en adeegilnr redealing realigned engrailed Grande Île Grande-Ile Grande-Île dregealin Grande Ile releading
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Geraldine + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb female English < Germanic languages
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Geraldine + 1
Pronunciation
Jéraldín Ge.ral.dine
Proper noun
Géraldíne jeraldin
tl female English