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What does Geraldine mean?
Geraldine 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced jare-ul-DEEN. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Geraldine is "spear ruler". Feminine of Gerald, first coined in the 16th century by the English poet the Earl of Surrey, in a poem for Lady Fitzgerald. In Ireland, the Fitzgeralds were known as the Geraldines. Actress Geraldine Chaplin, Geraldine Fitzgerald; politician Geraldine Ferraro.
ASSOCIATED WITH spear (warrior), ruler (queen), 16th century, lady (noble), ireland (gaelic)
Variations
VARIANTS Deena▼, Dina▼, Dyna, Gearoidin, Geralda, Geraldeen, Geraldene, Geraldina, Geralyn▼, Geralynn, Geralynne, Gerdene, Gerdine, Geri▼, Gerianna, Gerianne, Gerie, Gerilynn, Gerri, Gerrie, Gerrilyn, Gerroldine, Gerry▼, Giralda, Jeraldeen, Jeraldene, Jeraldine, Jeralee, Jere, Jeri▼, Jerilene, Jerrie, Jerrileen, Jerroldeen, Jerry▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Geraldine London (G.L.), ..
How popular is Geraldine?
Geraldine is a very prominent first name for women (#161 out of 4276, Top 4%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Geraldine reached its peak position of #38 in the U.S. in the 1930s, and is currently at #1719. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Geraldine (#1719 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Dina (#1398), Deena, Gerald, Geraldene, Geralyn, Geri, Gerianne, Gerri, Gerrie, Gerry, Jeraldine, Jere, Jeri, Jerrie and Jerry. These forms of Geraldine reached the apex of their popularity in the 1930s (ADOPTION OF 0.56%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.02%, DOWN 97%), with versions like Dina becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Berdine, Bernadine▼, Bernardine, Caraline, Celandine, Coraline▲, Coralline (see Coral), Emeraldina, Fernandine (see Fernanda), Garldina (see Garland), Geradine, Gerarde, Gerardina, Gerardine, Gerardyne, Gererdina, Germaine▼, Gerrardene, Jeraine, Karaline, Koralline, Laralaine, Leraine, Maraline, Merline, Perline, Perlline, Serafine, Seraphine, Tralaine and Verline. These names tend to be less frequently used than Geraldine.
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