Geraldine - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Geraldine \ge-raldi-ne, ger(al)-dine\ is pronounced jare-ul-DEEN. It is of Old German and French origin, and its meaning is "spear ruler". Feminine form of Gerald, first coined in the 16th century. Actress Geraldine Chaplin, Geraldine Fitzgerald; politician Geraldine Ferraro..

Geraldine has 32 variant forms: Deena, Dina, Dyna, Geralda, Geraldeen, Geraldene, Geraldina, Geralyn, Geralynn, Geralynne, Gerdene, Gerdine, Geri, Gerianna, Gerianne, Gerilynn, Gerri, Gerrilyn, Gerroldine, Gerry, Giralda, Jeraldeen, Jeraldene, Jeraldine, Jeralee, Jere, Jeri, Jerilene, Jerrie, Jerrileen, Jerroldeen and Jerry.

A baby name that sounds like Geraldine is Garldina.

Geraldine is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Geraldine. Click here to compare Geraldine with related baby names.