Geraldine.
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
A town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.
Where this word comes from
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.
Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.
Where this word comes from
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.
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