Geraldine
Geraldine proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages.
Proper noun
Geraldine
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- Hunsdon did first present her to mine eyen; / Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight.circa 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description and praise of his love Geraldine
- 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.1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, →ISBN, page 196
- 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.
Adjective
Geraldine (not comparable)
Geraldine meaning in Hindi
Geraldine in Hindi
- female given name
- गेराल्डिन gerālḍin
Origin of Geraldine
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.
Questions about Geraldine
- What does Geraldine mean?
- Geraldine means a female given name from the Germanic languages.
- What is Geraldine in Hindi?
- Geraldine in Hindi is गेराल्डिन (gerālḍin). See Geraldine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Geraldine?
- Geraldine can be a proper noun or an adjective.
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