Geraldine

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.

Geraldine

1. A female given name.
   • 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.

   • 1936 George Weller: Clutch and Differential. Ayer 1970. →ISBN page 196:

     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.

2. a town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
3. a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.
4. a small town in Chouteau County, Montana, USA.

• Jerilyn
• (pet forms): Geri, Gerri, Jeri, Jerri

Geraldine (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.

• dregealin, engrailed, realigned, redealing, releading

From English Geraldine.

Geraldine

1. a female given name

From English Geraldine.

• Hyphenation: ge‧ral‧dine

Geraldine

1. A female given name.